Survey assessing how industry tracks tools finds desire for improvement and identifies some obstacles

Demand for British aftermarket work expected to grow but startups face uphill struggle

The Australian Transport Safety Board (ATSB) says new hardware, recurrent inspections and changes to engine monitoring “adequately address” its concerns about failures of high-pressure turbine nozzles in the Engine Alliance GP7200 turbofan engine for the Airbus A380. Investigators determined that higher-than-expected metal surface temperatures had caused the failure of high-pressure turbine (HPT) second-stage nozzle guide vanes in a GP7270 turbofan on an Emirates Airline A380 in November 2012. The resulting damage caused the engine to shut down in flight.

It appears that the Qantas Airways eavy maintenance facility at Avalon Airport—near Melbourne—could be the next casualty of the airline’s efforts to streamline its maintenance operations in Australia.

Modifying oil pressure sensor systems prevents misleading readings

Operators have 135 days to inspect some 3,800 Honeywell ELTs

The still-being-finalized partnership between AJ Walter Aviation and Aviation Technical Services (ATS) could have its first customers by the time the joint venture is formally launched later this month, ATS executives tell Aviation Week. The companies on Aug. 16 announced a memorandum of understanding that would combine complimentary services and offer them under a common umbrella. Even though the venture’s details are set in stone, customers are showing interest in the potential offering.

Fielding depends on implementation of new fleet-management concept