Maintenance & Training

Proposed new minimum training for 737 MAX pilots includes five scenarios in full-flight simulators preceded by reviews of related checklists and materials, a report issued by the FAA Oct. 6 reveals.

South African Airways Technical (SAAT) has agreed to resume maintenance work for South African Airways (SAA) and its LCC operation Mango Airlines after suspending services because of non-payment.

Istanbul Aviation Academy, a Turkish flight training school located in Istanbul, has purchased an Alsim AL250 flight simulator.

The Emirates Group and GE Aviation have officially kicked off GE’s Leadership Development Programme for 28 UAE National employees at the Emirates Group.

Brazilian low-cost carrier GOL recently improved its financial position, and one bright spot is its engines. Cristiano Mousinho Gomes, GOL airline’

Starved for heavy checks, many independent MROs are looking forward to lease-transition work. But most lease transitions in the COVID-19 world—and the

System would automatically scan anyone who enters the cabin, adding a layer of defense against virus transmission.

Ask the Editors: Pilots are concerned about fulfilling requirements during the pandemic.

South African LCC Mango is in “critical discussions” with maintenance provider South African Airways Technical, triggering questions over the airline’s continued operations.

With airlines moving to smaller, leaner and more efficient fleets of narrowbodies to accommodate predicted reductions in passengers through 2023, AJW

As Lion Air’s contract vendor manager, Ferry Utama is examining the Indonesian carrier’s maintenance contracts and figuring out what changes need to

Aircraft engines MRO providers are forecasted to lose $1.5 billion in revenue as airlines turn to green time engines from parked aircraft amid the pandemic to preserve cash.

The sweeping measures taken by the Chinese central government to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak have softened the impact felt by MRO provider Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company (GAMECO) but such market conditions are difficult to find elsewhere.

Ask the Editors: The rest of this year will be relatively quiet for MROs, but then the return will start happening in 2021.

Kazakhstan’s flag carrier Air Astana recently resumed flights to Turkey and Germany, but the COVID-19 pandemic has been tough on the central Asian

The HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search-and-rescue helicopter has begun live-fire testing of its three primary weapons–the GAU-2, GAU-18 and GAU-21.

WASHINGTON—A U.S. Congressional report on the Boeing 737 MAX reveals that while Boeing learned during the model’s development that pilots might not

The ASECNA Committee of Ministers meeting has appointed Mohamed Moussa as Director General of the Agency for the period 2021-2024.

U.S.-based aftermarket inventory specialist AvAir has acquired surplus Airbus and Boeing parts stock emanating from Argentinian flag carrier

Stuart King, cofounder of Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) that supports humanitarian missions across Africa, has passed away at the age of 98.

As industry ranks are decimated, OEMs and top-tier companies already are worried about losing too many talented workers.

Aerospace companies are mapping strategies to meet both employee and business needs in an uncertain future.

Monocle Acquisition Corp. and AerSale have agreed to a revised merger deal that is expected to see the combined, publicly traded company, AerSale Corp

The aerospace arm of ST Engineering is ramping up its Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) capabilities at its Guangzhou, China, and San Antonio, Texas, facilities as the MRO reacts to the demand for air cargo capacity resulting from the COVID-19 crisis.

Noureddine Mouaddib, founder and president of Rabat International University, made an appeal to tackle challenges regarding human resource development in aviation at a conference in Marrakesh, Morocco. Vincent Chappard and Anuradha Deenapanray report.