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By Roger Cox
Imagine the shock you would feel when you realize the airplane you’re flying is rapidly descending into San Francisco Bay and it’s not responding to
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Keith Mwanalushi
North American suppliers and MROs are increasingly turning to USM to deliver cost savings to customers.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
F-35 and F-15EX programs face near-term cuts as U.S. Air Force makes new push for Next-Generation Air Dominance.
Defense

Kenneth Waugh, Coopesa’s CEO, talks with Aviation Week’s Lee Ann Shay on the MRO Americas show floor on April 28 in Dallas about the Costa Rica MRO’s new 737 conversion program.
MRO Americas

By Victoria Moores
Ethiopian Airlines has joined the Brown Condor Initiative (BCI), which aims to make it easier for North American carriers to access maintenance
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Pozzi
New terms extend on contracts signed in 2018.
MRO Americas

By James Pozzi
The facility will be the fifth at its Tarbes, France site and the first sole engine shop.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Kevin Honan/AviationManuals
Thousands of Risk Assessments are submitted to ARC Safety Management every year. In 2021, nearly 30% of the top 10 selected risk factors were related to a lack of recency
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
If your aircraft will remain overnight at a location with air temperatures that drop considerably below freezing, it is important to remove liquids that could freeze and burst their containers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
When a business jet’s nose is lowered to the runway on landing, it is important that the nose remains stable regardless of whether the nosewheel abruptly rolls over imperfections in the pavement.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Eric Martel, Bombardier’s president and CEO, was in Wichita April 19 for Bombardier’s announcement that it was designating the site as its U.S
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Pozzi
The base maintenance facility will lead to the creation of 200 new jobs by 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alex Derber
Etihad Engineering has boosted its access to used serviceable material via a deal with Dutch parts company Touchdown Aviation (TDA). Under the deal
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Preflight descriptions should better explain “how, what and why” to properly evaluate a component’s airworthiness The authors of preflight checklists
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Ann Shay
Spirit AeroSystems signs a long-term agreement with GAMECO to become its authorized service center in China.
MRO

By Lee Ann Shay
While AAR is probably more known for aftermarket MRO and used parts, its OEM parts supply business is a growing part of its portfolio.
Supply Chain

Anthony Waas
The curriculum for engineering must expand to include flexible interdisciplinary coursework and hands-on laboratory experience.
Aerospace

By Paul Seidenman, David Spanovich
The use of predictive maintenance in business aviation is growing, especially for newer aircraft and engines.
Maintenance & Training

By Matthew Orloff
Aviation Week's Matt Orloff tests the Honeywell Anthem, a cloud-connected cockpit system designed to be intuitive for the pilot, to see how it performs.
Flight Deck

By Michael Bruno
The space sector has unique propellants when it comes to M&A, which is likely to create a “melt-up.”
Commercial Space

By Paul Seidenman, David Spanovich
Business aviation could benefit from the use of more predictive maintenance. Airlines have seen using it for years.
Maintenance & Training

By Matthew Orloff
At age 24, Robynn Brown is a pilot for VeriJet, which operates a fleet of Cirrus Vision SF50 business jets.
Maintenance & Training

By Karen Walker
A zero-sum game is a situation in which one person or group can win something only by causing another person or group to lose it.
Air Transport

By Karen Walker
After months of being told by airlines that it was safe to fly, in terms of virus infection risk, passengers are returning to air travel in droves. They are clearly ready to fly. But the air transport industry? Not so much.
Air Transport

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Etihad Engineering Component Agreement Etihad Engineering has signed a component agreement with Touchdown Aviation, under which TDA will provide
MRO