Japan is home to major airlines Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways. Its MRO industry is less developed—but that’s changing.

Ataturk Airport was home to a high level of MRO activity, much of it now being transferred to the new Instanbul Airport.

The carrier is trialing Donecle drones for completing significantly quicker autonomous checks of aircraft in its fleet.

The MRO looks to build its component repair and accessories business by adding Safe Aviation Solutions’ capabilities to its portfolio.

Terms of bilateral aviation safety agreements can be tricky, but on balance they are often helpful, especially for smaller MROs.

Air-taxi operations will require each eVTOL vehicle to stream live telemetry data to central operations centers for human oversight.

The Independent Aircraft Modifier Alliance aims to tackle common STC problems, harmonize best practices and develop a common voice for its members.

Ukrainian International Airlines trains its own mechanics as it seeks to expand operations.