Tag: maintenance
NEWS May 05, 2026 A British Airways 787 Worth $355 Million Was Stabbed by Its Own Engineering Steps at Heathrow While Passengers Watched From Buses A British Airways Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner has been grounded at London Heathrow Airport following a ground handling incident that is as costly as it is avoidable, an engineering mishap driven by one of the most fundamental properties of a fully loaded commercial aircraft. Read More →
NEWS Apr 27, 2026 Toilet Water Flooded American Airlines Regional Jet From Front to Back at the Gate A deeply unpleasant incident unfolded at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport when passengers aboard an American Airlines regional jet operated by PSA Airlines were forced off the aircraft after a lavatory malfunction caused toilet water to flow the full length of the cabin. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Mar 26, 2026 How LPI’s Engineering Legacy Is Solving Modern MRO Safety and Downtime Challenges Discover how LPI Lift Systems is redefining aircraft maintenance with custom multi-axis lifts, replacing dangerous ladders and scaffolding with ergonomic, safe solutions. Read More →
NEWS Mar 03, 2026 West Star Aviation Dominates Mid-Atlantic MRO Market with Strategic Acquisition of DCJet Services West Star Aviation has officially signaled a major consolidation in the business aviation maintenance sector, finalizing its acquisition of field maintenance and Aircraft on Ground (AOG) specialist DCJet Services. Read More →
STORIES Mar 02, 2026 ExecuJet Haite Secures Multi National Maintenance Approvals For Flagship Gulfstream G700 Global aviation regulatory bodies have officially cleared ExecuJet Haite Aviation Services to perform comprehensive line and heavy maintenance on the Gulfstream G700, marking a pivotal moment for business aviation infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region. Read More →
NEWS Feb 06, 2026 Security Camera Footage Reveals Critical Maintenance Mishap Before Omni Airbus H160 Ditching Newly surfaced security camera footage from the operator’s maintenance facility has placed a harsh spotlight on ground procedures performed just days before the aircraft plummeted into the Atlantic. Read More →
NEWS Feb 02, 2026 FedEx Targets May 31 Return for MD-11 Fleet Following Fatal November Crash A stark divide has emerged between the world’s two largest logistics giants as they navigate the future of the iconic McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighter. While FedEx Express is doubling down on the trijet with a target return-to-service date of May 31, 2026, United Parcel Service (UPS) has officially closed the book on the aircraft’s thirty-year tenure following a devastating accident that sent shockwaves through the industry. Read More →
NEWS Jan 08, 2026 FAA Proposes Mandatory 737NG Stabilizer Inspections Following Reports of Dangerous "Pitch Oscillations" In a significant move to address emerging safety concerns within the global narrowbody fleet, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officially issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) targeting the horizontal stabiliser components of the Boeing 737 Next Generation (NG) series. Read More →
NEWS Dec 15, 2025 NTSB: Maintenance Error Led to Citation CJ4 Gear Collapse in Baton Rouge NTSB has determined that improper installation of a critical landing gear component caused a Cessna Citation CJ4's right main landing gear to collapse during landing rollout in September 2025 Read More →
NEWS Sep 10, 2024 American Airlines To Hire 500 New Aircraft Maintenance Technicians and Staff American Airlines plans to expand its workforce by generating approximately 500 new aviation maintenance positions, with over 385 dedicated to licensed aviation maintenance technicians (AMTs). Read More →