The bible of damage tolerance compliance is FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 25.571-1C -- Damage Tolerance and Fatigue Evaluation of Structure. The definitions below are based on those found in that document. You will run into these terms in the maintenance manuals, service bulletins and other airworthiness documents associated with DT-certified aircraft.

Sometimes it can seem as if the skies in which we fly are unchanging and there's little we don't already know about weather, particularly as it pertains to aviation.

Just like its name, the philosophy behind the U.K.'s latest low-cost carrier, Go, is brief -- ``keep it simple, keep it good.''

Large market shares, a huge installed base of equipment and systems, and technology leadership across all of its core businesses combine to form a solid base from which Honeywell Corp. should be able to improve its financial performance during the next five years.

Israeli defense electronics manufacturer Elbit Systems Ltd. is a company to watch as a likely buyer while consolidation among lower-tier suppliers plays out in the U.S.

Capacity among U.S. airlines is expected to increase significantly, starting in the second quarter, and sustain an aggressive rate of growth through 1999.

FAA has approved a performance envelope expansion for the Boeing MD 600N that will enable operators to increase the weight and altitude at which takeoff and landing operations will be permitted.

Until recently, consolidation of major systems integrators have largely overshadowed forces shaping how lower tiers of the aerospace supply chain will look in the future.