Safety, Ops & Regulation

C Cubed Aerospace hopes to receive an FAA supplemental type certificate for its Airbus A320 passenger-to-freighter conversion by the end of 2020, and another following not too far behind for its A321 conversion. The timing could be good given changes in the cargo-conversion dynamic.

The COVID-19 pandemic could be the push the industry needs to get the FAA to update outdated aviation maintenance training regulations. The pandemic

India applied some of the most severe virus-retarding restrictions to both aviation and its economy generally.

Surplus parts will be available, but will airlines simply use their own?

Ask the Editors: As airlines gain more leverage with lessors on aircraft maintenance, use of such parts may increase.

Ask the Editors: Airline cabins are already quite safe, and many airlines now require face coverings throughout flight and in airports.

The MRO is working on supplemental type certificates to convert all major commercial aircraft types into auxiliary freighters.

How Croatia Airlines has adjusted its MRO activities to handle disruptions related to the COVID-19 crisis.

The FAA has fast-tracked guidance on technology such as cameras and video conferencing for a range of required tasks.

Australian MRO providers have strengths they can leverage to gain advantages over foreign competitors.

FAA standards for remote technology use are welcome—but time is of the essence, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

How conversational AI can make MRO processes more efficient.

Southwest Airlines remains committed to the Boeing 737 MAX but will stretch out planned deliveries and accelerate retirements of an undetermined

While demand for business and military MRO remains strong, commercial and component MRO are seeing major disruptions.

Fast-growing Asian carriers are not used to grounding jets, and most of the Asia-Pacific region does not have, like the western U.S., vast dry deserts

As regulators increase acceptance of remote collaboration technologies, MROs pursue their use cases for new efficiencies.

News of promotions, appointments and honors involving professionals within the business aviation community

The FAA plans to require Boeing 737 MAX operators to replace a poorly designed engine-access door component with an updated version.

Year ahead could see end to nagging entry-to-service issues.

The technical risks of landing and reflying rockets have been resolved, but the business case seems far from closed.

HEPA filters and fresh air recommended to keep cabins virus-free.

Remote inspection approvals, distance learning could mark permanent shifts.

The major trends that shaped the aviation aftermarket over the past 25 years also provide clues to where it’s going.

Structural health monitors could be the most efficient way to inspect airframes but are not being readily implemented.

Trends in navigation systems lean toward being more satellite-dependent and accuracy-accentuated.