Aviation Week MRO

British Airways’ first Airbus A350-1000 was withdrawn briefly from service Aug. 10 after an incident led to the aircraft being checked by engineering staff.

A Norwegian Boeing 787 flight departing from Rome had an apparent inflight engine failure.

The aim is to avoid delays and turn-backs with smarter inspections.

The touch-labor-driven needs of maintenance mean that it is less open to true technological disruption than other industries.

Aviation attorney sees problem with some repairs if the UK leaves the EU with a No-Deal Brexit.

Airline-MRO balances heavy checks on its own fleet with third-party work.

The MRO is significantly growing its training program and targeting new demographics to meet increasing workforce demand.

Large deployments of Mixed Reality in MRO could come quite soon.

Aigle Azur may be in a bit of trouble, including because of Flygscam?

On Aug. 5, Embry-Riddle started teaching 13 Marine Corps employees who will be transitioning out of the military A&P courses. Kenneth Witcher, dean of the university’s College of Aeronautics, discusses this new program, which will be followed up with a second one starting in December.

The peak summer months require airlines to optimize their maintenance planning, which must be done year-round.

How German/Turkish joint venture airline SunExpress successfully handles MRO for its widely dispersed route network.

Office of Inspector General report criticizes FAA monitoring of MRO providers’ drug and alcohol compliance programs.

EU, Mexico sign agreement to harmonize air transport regulations and standards.

United Technologies is partnering with nonprofit Girls Who Code to teach high school students about computer science opportunities within aerospace.

ATSG adds Boeing 767s for use by Omni Air and Amazon, among others.

De Havilland’s aircraft support network after Longview’s purchase of the company from Bombardier.

Singapore pays well, but restricts foreign hiring; Chinese mechanics do not roam, yet.

ARSA outlines issues it hopes Stephen Dickson will embrace.

A new “plug-and-play” system aims to solve the challenges that come with traditional means of aircraft washing.

MTU Maintenance signs a contract with Atlas Air and reports first half results.

Rolls-Royce updates the status of the Trent 1000 high-pressure turbine blade fixes.

The demand for MRO services generated by commercial aircraft is expected to be slightly above $73 billion by the end of 2019.

Sales of services boosted the Canadian aircraft manufacturer in the second quarter of this year.

The new partnership aims to provide a one-stop-shop solution for additively manufactured aerospace components.