USAF Lt. Gen. (ret.) Dick Newton has been appointed executive VP of the Arlington, Va.-based Air Force Association, succeeding David T. “Buck” Buckwalter. Newton was assistant vice chief of staff/director of the air staff at USAF headquarters at the Pentagon.

Excluding retrofits or airworthiness-directive compliance, the worldwide market for overhauling Rolls-Royce Trent 700-series turbofans is projected at about $2 billion for the next three years, with Asian carriers accounting for the largest share of the work.

US Airways is increasing capacity on its fleet of Airbus A321s by adding four seats to each aircraft.

Aviation industry groups will seek congressional penalties against the Transportation Security Administration if the agency fails to release its foreign repair station security rule before the end of March.

Think tanks, analysts and politicians have been predicting the rise of Africa’s economies and subsequent opportunities for air travel for many years. The forecasts, for various reasons, have often not turned into reality. But now it seems that foreign airline investors are gaining confidence in the region’s growth potential.

How would you define data harmonization and why does our industry need to strive for this? In preparation for our MRO IT Forum in Miami Sept. 19-21, I asked the industry via social media and LinkedIn groups for help with the definition.

The FAA, citing a need to keep rulemaking transparent, has restored language on an engine component vibration testing rule that triggered industry opposition after being adopted without public comment. Opposition to the change came from the Modification and Replacement Parts Association (Marpa), which filed a suit seeking to have the July 5 revision dropped. That change would have required on-engine tests as part of certification process “surveys” for components, such as fan blades.

Materials advancements promise next-gen engine energy efficiency