Kenya’s 30-Year-Old Presidential Jet Returns With OneWeb Internet, Cost Undisclosed
Kenya’s 30-year-old presidential Fokker 70 is returning to duty after a year-long overhaul added new aircraft systems, a refurbished interior…
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Boeing’s $131.2 Billion F-15 Contract Is a Ceiling, Not Spending
Boeing now holds an F-15 production and support contract with a $131.23 billion ceiling, but the government has not ordered…
Dover’s C-5M Engine Tool Could Cut Rigging Labor From 200 Hours to 16
Two hundred labor-hours versus 16: that is the potential maintenance reduction behind a six-gauge engine-rigging set developed at Dover Air…
Velana Airport Reportedly Routes Restricted Aircraft Parts to Russian Airlines
An aircraft component can cross several borders without changing what it is, but each transfer can make its destination and…
FAA Orders Boeing 787 Inspections Over Manufacturing Gaps and Fatigue Risk
A shim is meant to fill the space between aircraft structures before they are fastened together. If that gap exceeds…
FAA Orders Recurring Boeing 787 Wing Inspections for 17 U.S. Jets
The Federal Aviation Administration has turned a Boeing 787 manufacturing concern into a recurring maintenance requirement for 17 aircraft on…
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…
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…
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