Maintenance & Training

Thai Airways and the country’s major state-owned airport operator Airports of Thailand (AOT) are considering a joint venture to keep essential air transport services running.

Pilots who have seen proposed material say it marks major philosophical shift.

Since June, airlines have started to reinstate substantial capacity, and now must hope demand will return as expected.

Valerie Manning, Airbus senior VP customer support, provides a glimpse of how the OEM is working with customers through the pandemic and what’s its

Munich-based MTU Aero Engines has announced plans to reduce its 10,000-strong workforce by 10-15% in response to the COVID-19 downturn, although the company plans to avoid any compulsory redundancies.

The Aircraft Accessories and Components Company (AACC), a subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI), has appointed Mazen Johar as CEO to oversee the company’s operations starting as of now.

Unstable approach set up fatal accident as pilots did not act on multiple cues.

Ask the Editors: Industry consolidation and growing automation and digitization will exacerbate pandemic-related layoffs.

Air BP has appointed Martin Thomsen as chief executive officer, Air BP, to commence on July 1.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to keep global fleets grounded, one MRO reports a significant increase in its engine preservation business. “We are

Chinese MRO provider Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (Gameco) broke ground on its component and composite repair centers on Wednesday (June

Early evidence suggests many passengers are not disciplined in following new rules and airlines are not enforcing guidelines enough.

India’s decision to restart limited domestic passenger airline operations on May 25 is beginning to encourage the aircraft maintenance industry. The

Tommy Hughes, VAS Aero Services CEO, talks with Lee Ann Shay about the state of the spare parts market and used serviceable material in this Fast 5.

Ask the Editors: Composite use is growing as a percentage of weight for manufacturers. Repair and recycling knowledge also are improving.

John Slattery, who it was announced yesterday is stepping down from his role as president of Embraer’s commercial aircraft division is to become president and CEO of giant engine maker GE Aviation.

Embraer’s former vice president of commercial aviation for the Middle East and Africa, Arjan Meijer has been appointed new president and chief executive of the Brazilian company’s commercial aircraft division.

A320 pilot Tom Peaford writes about the challenges facing pilots in the post Covid world and how to address those challenges.

Etihad Engineering, the MRO arm of Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Aviation Group, says it has expanded its operations in aircraft maintenance and parking to meet

The moving of assets and access to technical expertise are cited as some of the biggest challenges for lease returns during the COVID-19 crisis.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

An expected surge in used serviceable materials (USM) poses a risk to new-parts sales, but structural fundamentals in global fleets and customer preference should limit the downside for many parts suppliers even as opportunities for used-parts specialists increase.

In response to the novel coronavirus, the U.S. military was forced to think outside the box on how to produce pilots.

In 2014, Etihad Airways purchased the fixed-wing section of Horizon Flight Academy and, after re-launching and rebranding, Etihad Aviation Training (EAT) became the first European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approved training organisation (ATO) in the UAE.

After several uncontained failures, the FAA has issued ADs to require inspections of specific GE90 parts.