A maintenance and parts coverage initiative called the Legacy Engine Assurance Program has been launched to provide more affordable hourly engine coverage for operators of Honeywell TFE731 and Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-powered aircraft.

Completions and maintenance specialist Flying Colours Corp. has extended the range of airframes on which it can now install Inairvation pre-engineered cabin retrofit solutions in North America.

U.S. low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines could explore more joint venture and partnership opportunities with aftermarket providers during the next decade as its expansion continues with the introduction of more aircraft and engines.

Accident investigators are puzzling over the causes of the first ever failure of a second-stage high-pressure turbine stage on a General Electric CF6-80C2 engine which suffered an uncontained release of debris during the Oct. 28 takeoff run of an American Airlines Boeing 767-300ER from Chicago O’Hare International Airport.

How two companies are harnessing information flowing from aircraft and engines for predictive maintenance.

Foreign countries still have advantages because of U.S. trade restrictions, the Aeronautical Repair Station Association notes.

With the next-generation air traffic management era commencing in North America and Europe in 2020, the airline avionics retrofit market will grow as more legacy aircraft see extended service.

With new engines generating about 1 TB of data per flight, the opportunity for predictive maintenance soars, if the right insight is available.