Welcome to the first Aviation Week & Space Technology MRO Edition! Each monthly edition is for readers like you who are involved in the airline aftermarket. Overhaul & Maintenance readers will find the same editorial elements, except in a different order—plus you get this week's regular AW&ST. We embedded two data-rich media extras in the iPad version of the magazine, which is available to you free through Zinio (www.zinio.com/apps). AW&ST subscribers who register their subscriptions can view the extras at AviationWeek.com/awst.

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The supply chain train wreck that engulfed Boeing and others in recent years taught invaluable lessons to the rest of the aerospace industry, particularly those companies ambitiously planning to advance on the systems integration scale.

The European Aviation Safety Agency has expanded inspection intervals for A380 wing component cracks as the regulator continues to work with Airbus to approve a final fix for the problem.

Delta Air Lines’ new paradigm for feeding its network from small communities has encountered some growing pains, with Great Lakes Aviation tempering the size of its operation at Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport (MSP) until it can better coordinate its reservations system with the mainline carrier, obtain the proper gates, establish a maintenance base and teach its customers how to book flights under the new arrangement.

Boeing will help Indonesia clear obstacles to growth in the Southeast Asian market.

Three of every four engines powering 50-seat RJs will need to be overhauled within the next three years.