Workforce & Training

Contract mechanics and the companies that supply them are especially vulnerable.

A youth education program by American Airlines and Chicagoland schools is gaining traction there and at carrier’s other MRO stations.

Surviving and thriving in the new non-normal era

Create a positive connection with the other people in your peoples’ lives and make the company a part of that relationship.

The financial help available to airlines under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) come with restrictions and conditions

As airlines conserve cash and compile excess aircraft, MRO providers will feel the financial pain.

How American Airlines AMT Elena Gonzalez is working to empower women in aviation maintenance.

EPlane, an electronic marketplace startup for aviation aftermarket parts and MRO, announced March 24 that it landed $9 million in new funding from Japanese conglomerate Marubeni Corp.

With facilities in 15 Chinese cities, including Wuhan, the origin of novel coronavirus, and four U.S. cities, the HAECO Group was exposed to the virus

As in-person classes are cancelled to prevent the spread of COVID-19, many aviation maintenance schools are scrambling to come up with contingency plans for Part 147 curriculum.

ENTROL has Turin Flying Institute order for an en-4000 FNPT II MCC simulator.

ST Engineering’s aerospace arm is based Singapore, whose warm, humid climate has apparently limited the local spread of coronavirus. But it has facilities in San Antonio, Texas, and Shanghai, China, and customers that fly all over the world, so is subject to the general forces hitting air-traffic demand.

Asta Zirlyte, CEO of Heston MRO, talks with Lee Ann Shay during MRO Australasia in Brisbane about where the independent line maintenance provider is heading. Heston acquired Aircraft Maintenance Services Australia from SIA Engineering in 2018 and rebranded the business.

Domestic players such as Rex and Heston MRO are looking to launch or expand heavy maintenance services.

From trade tensions to the COVID-19 coronavirus, how Western aftermarket companies are navigating business in China.

Aircraft maintenance scheduling is finally moving beyond Excel spreadsheets and waterfall boards.

Despite recent events, the outlook for the aviation industry is still mostly positive.

The aerospace parts manufacturer is implementing a variety of robots to address challenges in the Pacific Northwest, including ongoing Boeing woes and a skilled labor shortage.

Embraer established AOG teams that it dispatches 75% of the time within 4 hours of the call. Frank Stevens, Embraer VP global MRO centers, explains how on the sidelines of MRO Middle East in Dubai.

UK independent MRO Caerdav expects its pending multi-million-pound investment from the Middle East, which will lead to new facilities and training capabilities, to be finalized in the new few months.

A February report to the U.S. Congress by the Government Accountability Office found only mixed evidence on the much-discussed mechanic shortage, but urged FAA to increase collaboration and data efforts to develop what GAO called “a robust, diverse,” mechanic workforce.

On Capitol Hill, industry stakeholders highlight the need for modernizing aviation maintenance curriculum as a key barrier in filling empty AMT positions.

LOTAMS was approved by EASA to provide 787-8/9/10 type training.

The aftermarket boom in the Middle East, primarily driven by the expansions of carriers Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways has provided a boon for MROs in the region while outside companies have set up shop its growth epicenter the United Arab Emirates.

Viva Air has ambitious growth plans. See how its expanding fleet and maintenance contribute.