Propelled by the introduction of the 787 into service, Boeing’s overall Airplane Health Monitoring (AHM) capabilities are expanding rapidly. AHM is poised to deliver distinctly predictive inflight data to engineers and maintainers that will allow them to interdict incipient problems before they fully manifest themselves—and the airframer is introducing the approach across its product line.

Kelly Aviation Center , San Antonio, appointed Robert Kirsch director of operations.

Air France-KLM could open at least one component maintenance, repair and overhaul facility in China to provide support to local operators.

Aerovision International has acquired 10 Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft that have been in storage for two years, raising the possibility that some of them could be retired even though the oldest of the 50-seat regional jets.

LAN Airlines has much to be excited about. It merged with TAM on June 22, becoming part of the largest South American airline entity in terms of passengers, destinations and fleet size. The airlines already are cross-selling cargo and passenger flights, as well as code-sharing on some international routes from Santiago, as they work to combine into a single customer network.

Grupo Aeromexico and Delta Air Lines have reached a tentative agreement to build a new, jointly operated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) center in Queretaro—instead of expanding the existing one at Guadalajara as previously planned—and expect it be fully operational by 2014. Under the memorandum of understanding signed by the carriers, they will move work currently being performed at Guadalajara International Airport to the new facility at Intercontinental Airport in Queretaro, next to that state’s Aerospace Park.

The Irish commercial aircraft MRO industry is positioning itself for growth, as Ireland's economy slowly recovers from its own financial crisis and the global economy falters

Toughened resins and simpler composite damage-detection technology have scant applicability to most aircraft