Acquiring parts for your aircraft is an everyday occurrence that is typically given little attention, at least until higher-ticket items are involved.

The 40-strong fleet of C-9s operated by the U.S. military is advancing in age, with the youngest aircraft closing in on 20 years old.

Before Raytheon set off to produce the Premier I, the company had to break down some of the old corporate philosophies. Overcoming the greatest obstacle -- the traditional design team composition itself -- was accomplished when management added a contingent of full-time maintenance technicians to the group.

Clearly, Robert Frost was a poet with an aviator's heart. Pilots quite rightly fear both fire and ice.

U.K.-based BBA Aviation will buy Gulfstream's engine overhaul and repair operations in Dallas, and Gulfstream will purchase BBA's maintenance centers in Dallas, Las Vegas, Minneapolis and West Palm Beach, Fla.

Despite stiff competition within the Asia/Pacific region, Taiwan-based Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corp. (EGAT) plans to grow its earnings more than 85% over the next few years, according to a company executive.