Tag: maintenance
INFORMATIONAL Jun 16, 2026 Hop-A-Jet Pushes FAA to Strengthen Engine Corrosion Directive on Pratt & Whitney Turbofans A Florida charter operator is urging the FAA to expand its corrosion airworthiness directive covering Pratt & Whitney JT15D engines after a costly inspection finding. Read More →
NEWS Jun 10, 2026 NetJets Opens New Maintenance Hub at Reading Regional Airport in Pennsylvania NetJets begins maintenance operations at its new Reading, Pennsylvania facility, expanding its in-house MRO capacity to support a growing private jet fleet. Read More →
STORIES Jun 02, 2026 FL Technics CEO on Why AI Can't Replace Human Engineers: “There is no place for mistakes.” FL Technics CEO Žilvinas Lapinskas joins AeroXplorer to share how AI is reshaping MRO, streamlining documentation while keeping certified engineers in control. Read More →
NEWS Jun 01, 2026 Boeing 787 Dreamliner Loses Door at Remote Pacific Airport, Puzzling Engineers A Boeing 787 Dreamliner had a door detach at a remote Pacific airport, leaving engineers searching for answers about the cause. Read More →
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 →