Safety, Ops & Regulation

Sarah MacLeod
The FAA’s informal rulemaking process should welcome open communication to ensure impacts are understood.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
In an upcoming airworthiness directive, the FAA will order inspections of all U.S.-registered 737 Next Generation and 737 MAX models in service.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jeremy Kariuki
According to Fokker Services Group (FSG), the facility is used for component maintenance for major airlines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The FAA plans to order all Boeing 767 operators to either check records or inspect main landing gear outer cylinders for signs of heat damage.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The ASCIC was formed earlier in 2024 as a direct response to a records-falsification scandal that made headlines late in 2023.
Supply Chain

By Keith Mwanalushi
ACMI and charter services provider Maleth Aero has become the first organization of its kind to utilize Salient’s maintenance check flight program.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Digital fingerprints allow customers to check a part’s authenticity by taking a picture with a cellphone.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Keith Mwanalushi
Industry in the region is changing business and risk management practices to ensure compliance with the European Union’s 13 sanctions packages on Russia.
Services & Support

By Sean Broderick
A sweeping FAA reauthorization bill includes a lot of positives for the maintenance world.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Keith Mwanalushi
Airbus is designing aircraft lavatory concepts aimed at meeting new rules proposed by the U.S. Transport Department.
Interiors & Connectivity

Brett Levanto
Industry scrutiny and edits are necessary to ensure new FAA rules are consistent and clear.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Keith Mwanalushi
Cranfield University is investigating how to maximize predictive maintenance benefits with limited or multiple sources of data.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
American Airlines’ vice president of safety systems, efficiency and compliance shares perspectives on leadership career paths in aviation.
Workforce & Training

By Chen Chuanren
Japan and South Korea's civil aviation regulators have agreed to mutually recognize each other’s aviation certifications and approvals.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
How much did the U.S. Congress pack into the new FAA Reauthorization Act?
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA plans to mandate inspections of certain structural fittings on some Boeing 787s after learning from Boeing the parts are made from the wrong material.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Auditors from the U.S. Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General will evaluate the FAA’s surveillance of United Airlines maintenance activity.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Christian A. Klein
A look at the rules, people and technology behind the scenes that enabled Taylor Swift’s safe air travel from Tokyo to the 2024 Super Bowl.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Paul Seidenman, David Spanovich
Aircraft cabin evacuation slides are being designed with new materials that reduce weight and increase inspection intervals.
MRO

Aviation Week Network Staff
Pobeda has become the first Russian commercial airline included in the U.S. Treasury’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Boeing’s efforts to address widespread organizational safety problems were met with sharp criticism in two U.S. congressional hearings April 17.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Obstacles to technician training and certification are holding back the industry’s workforce pipeline potential.
Workforce & Training

By Sean Broderick
Coalition is tackling thorny area of fraud in aviation parts supply chain.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Sarah MacLeod
ARSA argues leadership changes at the FAA and Boeing have overcomplicated safety policies and procedures for the workforce.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Keith Mwanalushi
After a recent counterfeit parts scandal, USM specialists are looking at control and traceability mechanisms.
Supply Chain