Maintenance & Training

Over 90% of aircraft struck by lightning suffer damage.

The Virginia Beach, Virginia-based Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) last week opened it 14th and largest facility in the McKinley Park neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side, just a few miles from Midway International Airport.

Kansas State University’s Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus is partnering with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to create a program to train students to serve as officers and pilots within the NOAA Corps.

Pilots should also consider engine spool-up time and flight director guidance.

Examining what modification and upgrade work independent and OEM shops are booking

Compliance with manufacturer's service bulletins may or may not be mandatory, but should never be ignored.

State of the used aircraft market and its impact on the aftermarket

Reporting, investigating, communicating and training—and SMS systems for small operators.

Bombardier is investing in major expansions of its worldwide service center network as it grows the segment, with plans to add hundreds of technicians over the next 18 months.

Cirrus Aircraft has expanded into central Florida with Cirrus Orlando to provide flight training, aircraft maintenance, management and sales for the Cirrus G2+ Vision Jet.

Bombardier has completed the refurbishment of its Dallas Service Center with additional maintenance and support capabilities for customers in the U.S. and Latin America.

Recent developments in training and simulation include new simulators, training facilities and partnerships.

Engine MROs ramp up as flight hours increase; pre-owned market stays hot.

Beta Technologies has selected Canada’s CAE to develop the pilot and maintenance training program for the Alia electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

The first part of this article looked at trying to solve problems that appear to be impossible. The old saying “When all you have is a hammer

Through its partnership with Western Technical College in El Paso, Texas, students will be able to transition directly from the school to the bizjet MRO provider's workforce.

European flight-training provider Bartolini Air has taken delivery of the first new CAP10C NG as launch customer of the re-introduced aerobatic airplane, which it uses for upset-recovery training.

Just because something is impossible doesn’t mean it doesn’t have a solution.

The partners will back Aeralis’ effort to fly a pre-production example of its modular training aircraft before 2025.

Pressure on aviation manufacturing to reduce component prices has created a market that seeks parts that are “good enough,” which is a disturbing trend for an industry that boasts safety and quality as its primary concerns.

Aquiline Drones is offering tuition-free drone pilot training to police officers and firefighters nationwide until the end of the year.

In an historically tight market for pre-owned aircraft, business jet owners are seeking a range of modifications and upgrades to their existing

Tight Pre-Owned Market Driving MROs’ Post Pandemic Prospects

What Adobe Systems did to launch a flight department.

Why you should evaluate training annually—and the costs of not doing so.