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Magazine Issue

Aviation Week & Space Technology - Inside MRO December, 2016

VOL. 178 NO. 49 December 02, 2016

IT

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Airlines Prioritize Data Analytics While OEMS, MROs Ramp Up Offerings

Dec 02, 2016
Where airline IT investment priorities lie and how OEMs and MROs are adapting their output.

Maintenance Check

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GE, Capgemini Partner To Digitize Data Exchange

Dec 02, 2016
Airline and MROs exchange many work packages and information via PDFs. GE and Capgemini partner to facilitate data exchange across industry.

News Briefs and Contracts

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Inside MRO News Briefs And Contracts, December 2016

Dec 01, 2016
MROs sign agreements in Asia-Pacific and Europe.

Safety & Regulatory

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Airline Community Discusses Impending Maintenance Technician Shortage

Nov 29, 2016
Boeing forecasts that more than 670,000 maintenance technician will be needed by 2035.
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MRO Industry Asks FAA To Rewrite Repair Station Manual Draft Proposal

Nov 30, 2016
Commenters on draft Advisory Circular 145-9 say it does not capture the industry’s increased regulatory complexity and technological sophistication.
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Lufthansa Technik Urges Regulatory Change To Ease Global Operations

Dec 01, 2016
EASA also calls for regulatory flexiblity “to accommodate new business models and technology” without compromising safety.
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Opinion: Trump Could Help MRO

Dec 02, 2016
Trump has a chance to use his business instincts to support global industries and the U.S.’s role in the worldwide aviation sector.

Airline Insight

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Qantas Sees Results Of Maintenance Changes

Nov 30, 2016
Qantas’s engineering division has played a major role in the airline’s financial turnaround, reducing time aircraft spend on the ground.

Components

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Landing Gear Moving To On-Condition MRO

Dec 02, 2016
“The increasing use of composites in landing gear will accelerate a trend toward more on-condition maintenance and away from heavy overhauls,” says Tjaard Sijpkes, head of technologies for Fokker Landing Gear.

Airframes

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Why Turboprop MRO Is, And Will Remain, Brisk

Dec 01, 2016
Upgrades of avionics and engines should keep MRO for turboprop aircraft booming for the foreseeable future.

Operations

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Ranking Commercial Aviation's Cybersecurity Priorities

Nov 29, 2016
Aviation Week survey reveals intellectual property threats rank as the greatest for commercial aviation manufacturing and MRO.

Engineered

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What Passenger Cabin Windows Will Future Airliners Have?

Nov 28, 2016
The aftermarket drives the cockpit window business, but passenger cabin windows may be replaced by screens.

Engine Analysis

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A380 Engine Reliability High But Spare Parts Risk Arises

Nov 29, 2016
Engine Alliance GP7200 engines power 60% of the A380 fleet and will generate $4.2 billion in MRO spending over the next decade.

MRO Links

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Aircraft Window And Windshield Market To Grow

Dec 02, 2016
Spotlight on newly debuted window and transparency products and repair services.

Viewpoint

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Opinion: Impact Of Smarter Aircraft On Maintenance, Reliable Travel

Dec 02, 2016
The Golden Age of Aviation is often pegged to the 1920s or ’60s, but technological advances mean another golden era is underway here and now.