Maintenance & Training

By Chen Chuanren
Emirates and Gameco have signed new multi-year agreements extending heavy-maintenance support for Emirates’ Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 fleets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Operators of Airbus A320neo-family aircraft with suspected nonconforming fuselage panels have six months to conduct inspections and plan any needed repairs.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
As evidence-based training (EBT) gains ground in air transport, experts are beginning to measure its benefits in operations.
Maintenance & Training

By Alan Dron
GetJet Aviation Holdings, parent of Lithuanian ACMI and charter operator GetJet Airlines, is expanding into the MRO market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Wheel bearings, landing gear components that ensure smooth rotation and sustain high loads, should be maintained carefully, Airbus experts say.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Keith Mwanalushi
Airlines’ reliance on older aircraft is increasing turnaround times and straining technical teams.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alex Derber
Korean Air has turned to Delta TechOps for Leap-1B engine maintenance while it builds up its own capabilities in South Korea.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
An Albastar-operated 737 lost separation with an Air France Hop! E190 in July 2023 after its transponder malfunctioned and the crew and ATC failed to notice.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By James Pozzi
Rolls-Royce has added further capacity to its global aftermarket network after opening its Beijing-based engine maintenance joint venture (JV) with Air China.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Pilling
Togo-based ASKY and Angolan flag-carrier TAAG have revealed plans to establish their own MRO operations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Pozzi
Aeroplex's Ferenc Hortobagyi discusses the continuing ramp up of the operation and where it is planning more large-scale investments.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
GE Aerospace’s airline customers have achieved considerable on-wing engine performance and efficiency gains through its proprietary engine wash system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Insufficient radome maintenance after a bird strike probably caused airspeeds to become unreliable on an Air France-operated Airbus A350.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Keith Mwanalushi
BeauTech Engine Leasing says a looming CF34 engine capacity crunch as regional jet fleets approach a major maintenance cycle will strain the MRO ecosystem.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alex Derber
Teardowns of relatively young Airbus A320neo aircraft are continuing, with EirTrade Aviation becoming the latest company to buy aircraft for part-out.
Supply Chain

Sharon Devivo
We need clarity about the regulations and access to loan funds for students, to ensure the pipeline of up-and-coming pilots is not slowed.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Ann Shay
EasyJet plans to acquire Slovenia-based Adria Tehnika, which operates five lines of maintenance at its Ljubljana Airport base.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
EASA is mandating Airbus-recommended inspections of A350 auxiliary power units (APU) following two in-service incidents linked to a common problem.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office has secured the conviction of the former director of AOG Technics, which sold unapproved CFM 56 engine parts from 2019-23.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Human error appears regularly in the probable cause and contributing factors sections of accident reports. Too often, however, the probing stops there.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
European ULCC Wizz Air says that a fleet of 500 aircraft is necessary to be relevant in the aviation business.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
HAECO and Vietnamese company Sun Group are planning to build a $360 million maintenance facility at Van Don airport.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Swaati Ketkar
Safran has opened a new Leap MRO facility in Hyderabad, India, which will eventually have capability to maintain up to 300 engines annually.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The FAA has finalized a “framework” for approving advanced automated systems in aircraft and applying current regulatory policies to concepts.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Students at JetBlue’s partner schools can now train for aviation maintenance roles at the airline through an expanded program.
Workforce & Training