Safety, Ops & Regulation

U.S. carrier Southwest Airlines has formally opened its new maintenance facility in Houston nearly two years to the day it announced the planned

American Airlines will start installing ADS-B In on more than 300 Airbus A321s.

Vincenzo Quaranta, head of marketing and sales for engineering and maintenance, discusses Alitalia’s MRO plans.

Two legislative initiatives about MRO show policy-making at its best, and worst.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has taken the next step in its revisions to instructions for continued airworthiness (ICA) and

The FAA has been under intense scrutiny by U.S. lawmakers in view of the Boeing 737 MAX crisis and its link to product certification. But a recent

MRO spending worldwide is healthy, but creating capacity challenges.

New-generation aircraft and advances in IT will create opportunities and challenges for MRO.

A new Lithuanian MRO is in discussions with Israel Aerospace Industries to either partner or establish non-competing businesses at the same airport in

In the early 2000s several big U.S. carriers outsourced widebody base maintenance to MRO providers in Asia and as we enter a new decade it is worth

Planned changes to EEASA instructions for continued airworthiness (ICA) and parts-marking rules take into account industry feedback on a draft proposal but stop short of satisfying maintenance providers that believe their access to key repair data remains too limited.

Production resumption is not linked to getting MAX flying again.

The year 2020 will see important milestones for the aviation industry for several reasons.

Civil aviation MRO trends to monitor in 2020 as the market grows to $73 billion.

Japanese airlines and LCCs, as well as other Asian carriers, are generally cautious about PMAs.

FAI Technik, a full-service FBO and MRO firm based in Germany, has completed FANS installations on two Bombardier Challenger 604s.

ExpressJet Airlines is pursuing maintenance workforce and technology growth following its sale earlier this year to ManaAir, a joint venture between

Although the House has OK'd a bill to set up a Space Force, the military will not be able to implement it until a fiscal 2020 approps bill is passed, the DOD says.

British Airways is exploring the option of 3D printing a variety of parts.

Airline wants pension cuts to boost the wages of aircraft technicians.

The proposed airworthiness directive is based on an Airbus service bulletin issued last month.

Leasing companies warned to be vigilant of international sanctions following a 2013 incident which resulted in a fine for a lessor.

As cyber threats increase, is your aftermarket company prepared?

A more open-minded approach from the industry’s regulators is being seen towards the use of digital in maintenance operations.

Why the time is now for commercial aviation to take steps to reduce its carbon footprint.