FAA Investigates Two O’Hare Airliner Tire Failures Three Hours Apart
Two passenger jets sustained tire damage after landing safely at Chicago O’Hare International Airport just over three hours apart on…
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FAA Makes Overseas Heavy Maintenance More Traceable Through Annual Carrier Reports
Traceability is the central mechanism in the Federal Aviation Administration’s updated reporting framework for overseas heavy maintenance. Under InFO 26012,…
Proposed Law Would Keep 126 A-10 Warthogs and Rebuild Support Through 2033
Keeping the A-10 Warthog available for ground troops would require the Air Force to reverse part of a retirement effort…
Qantas A380 Flew Twice With Maintenance Lamp Left Inside Its Wing
A Qantas Airbus A380 completed two long-haul passenger flights with a portable maintenance lamp inside its left wing. The aircraft…
Aircraft Trend Analysis Turns Failure Warnings Into Planned Maintenance, Not Airworthiness Findings
Aircraft operators and maintenance, repair and overhaul teams are now using off-boarded performance data to identify deteriorating components and move…