Safety, Ops & Regulation

Expanding use of delegations, such as Organization Designation Authorization, help to make the industry more efficient and less dependent on the regulator.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Safety agency says abusive grinding could have been avoided if the MRO had conducted a Barkhausen inspection instead.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Good news from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau’s safety report.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

An amendment to a European Aviation Safety Agency rule could require repair stations to amend their manuals.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

ARSA suggests alternate solution for maintenance organizations battling current maintenance data requirement.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Canadian ultra low-cost carrier is to reconsider its maintenance strategy when 10 of its Boeing 737-800s are flying from Spring 2019.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
LHT says the fully-automated procedure is able to provide more consistent, reliable results than the human eye.
Emerging Technologies

The low-cost Brazilian airline is changing its maintenance operation to prepare for external customers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Agency also looking at installation of parts without form 1 or equivalent to improve maintenance efficiency.
MRO

Challenges exist for airlines in procuring aircraft components from suppliers on-time and on-quality.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The airline, which commenced operations last year, is continuing to recruit staff and may also add a hangar.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Ann Shay, Lindsay Bjerregaard
Avianca taking steps to add MRO capabilities in conjunction with service expansion and alliance with United and Copa.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

While it’s good that a six-year FAA bill passed in late 2018, the number of MRO-related provisions in it is worth noting—and acting upon.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Expect 2019 to be a good year for airline passenger traffic
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Australia’s safety authority seeks feedback on proposed fatigue rules and plans to address maintenance personnel in subsequent revisions.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Drawing future aviation mechanics into schools and the profession—and finding more instructors—needs more work.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Paul Seidenman
Avionics suppliers are ready, but will operators flying in U.S. or European airspace be able to meet the regulatory deadlines for ADS-B Out?
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By James Pozzi
Through a series of component pooling arrangements, the carrier says it has also negated the impact of partially reduced availability of used and surplus parts.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
How aircraft maintenance hangars in areas with extreme weather and seismic activity are built to provide safer, more comfortable working environments for MRO staff.
MRO

Regulator could re-evaluate its authority to issue monetary penalties for non-compliance with operator manuals, plans and procedures.
MRO

One of the measures proposed by the European Commission is extending the validity of type certificates by nine months.
Supply Chain

With being compliant critical for airlines, one Swedish company is exploring an easier and better way to update manuals.
Emerging Technologies

Canadian carrier First Air sheds paper for deferred maintenance logbook, will seek paperless docs in future.
Emerging Technologies

The Japanese MRO will open with four hangar bays for aircraft maintenance and painting, with plans for capability expansion.
MRO

AirBaltic, based in Latvia, is expanding its in-house maintenance capabilities as it alters its fleet.
Safety, Ops & Regulation