David Wells, head of engineering at the Jetstar Group in Australia, talks about how the airline developed virtual reality maintenance training—a first in Australia. So far the carrier has rolled it out for Boeing 787 and Airbus A320 training and has seen shorter than expected immersive learning periods, about 30 minutes compared to 3- 3.5 hours.

Some facts and figures related to the MRO segment of the turboprop aircraft.

Repair unit of GKN Aerospace expects FAA validation of both EASA STCs to follow later in Q1 2019.

The agreement is more about transparency than a change to CFM’s aftermarket policies.

SynapseMX’s new cloud platform seeks to help carriers solve the headaches of unscheduled maintenance through artificial intelligence and better team coordination rather than through hiring of more technicians.

Under the new certification, the turboprop manufacturer has extended the intervals between the type A maintenance checks on all its aircraft types.

The multi-service company has bought out Dubai-headquartered Aerotask.

Commercial and defense joint ventures are expected to close by the end of 2019.