Safety, Ops & Regulation

Boeing has completed redesign work and retrofit instructions on 737 Next Generation nacelles to better protect them from broken fan blades.

The agency’s final policy made few changes to its initial proposals.

Tamarack Aerospace Group plans to offer the upgrades alongside its new winglet upgrade for the De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Q400.

Marubeni Corporation has invested in inventory solutions provider DASI following the exit of Fortress Investment Group.

Congress is readying new legislation that will guide how much the FAA spends over the next few years, while giving the agency an updated to-do list.

Harrods Aviation announced that it has transitioned its ground support fleet to all-electric vehicles as part of an ongoing sustainability campaign.

Aerospace group Tim Investment will operate at the facility from early 2025 after signing an MoU with the Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub.

ARSA examines the actions aviation companies can take to become and stay leaders in the market.

The agency has not had administrator for more than 450 days, and the effects are rippling through aviation and other industries.

An Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) of India investigated the incident.

In a safety information bulletin (SIB) issued June 23, EASA cites two in-service incidents where main cargo doors have opened in flight.

How recent forest fires in Canada are affecting commercial aviation and aircraft.

ARSA argues EASA’s regulatory paperwork preferences are hindering bilateral parts standards established before the agency’s birth.

Prolonged storage in certain conditions can exacerbate cracking in material used in A380 wing structures, Airbus says. And the company is working to rectify it.

Although airlines and MROs are desperate for new technical talent, some companies are finding skills shortfalls with new hires.

Since the FAA’s new Part 147 regulations took effect last September, MRO training schools are seeing plenty of positive impact.

The push to give FAA near-term programmatic and funding stability is underway with both U.S. House and Senate versions of five-year reauthorization proposals.

ST Engineering and SIA Engineering’s new solar panels are saving considerable energy costs and emissions.

The MOBILE Act could move forward efforts to accommodate passengers with reduced mobility to stay in their own personal wheelchairs onboard an aircraft.

CASA has lost a lot of experienced technical staff over the past 10 years, said Darren Dunbier, Virgin Australia’s general manger for engineering operations.

The findings are behind a May 11 airworthiness directive (AD) issued by EASA on the A380.

The German passenger-to-freighter conversion specialist has received an STC approval from the CAAC.

The U.S. FAA is giving operators three years to replace decompression panels on certain Boeing 787s.

A May 11 airworthiness directive requires A380 operators to calculate “factored time on ground” and conduct inspections based on Airbus’ revised criteria.

The Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvement Act is seeking more stringent restrictions on foreign repair stations.