Teeing up an issue for Congress in 2013, Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), have introduced a bill that would push the FAA to begin setting privacy rules for the use of UAVs in civilian airspace. UAVs can carry “infrared thermal imagers, radar and wireless network 'sniffers,' with the capability to collect sensitive detailed information while operating in the skies above,” according to Markey. As such, he is seeking to regulate their use.

Turkish Technic is in the process of networking its entire MRO operation to better track, measure and control its resources.

Washington NTSB's revamped most-wanted list of safety improvements and a set of related recommendations are challenging the FAA to revisit its recently established position against mandating cargo aircraft fire-suppression systems.

In Paul McElhinney's first formal sit-down interview with the press, he tells Aviation Week about how GE will have to change and innovate to ramp up to service 45,900 engines in 2020

With a demand for higher levels of customer service, third-party logistics providers are developing services for the MRO industry that go far beyond basic warehousing and transportation. These include:

When Moog Aircraft Group launched its total support program for flight-control systems for the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350, the concept was simple: Guarantee airlines that a component will be ready to ship within 2 hr.—or as little as 10 min. in an aircraft-on-ground (AOG) situation—from a location no more than 6-7 hr. from anyplace in the world.

CFM56 overhaul market should top $15 billion in next three years.

How much longer will young aircraft fetch higher prices for their parts than as whole airplanes?