In this month’s MRO Links: Connecting pilots and maintenance providers, clean-sheet controls, and optimal navigation and flight planning.

Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co. (Gameco) has become Satair Group’s first Chinese customer for its Airbus Managed Inventory (AMI) service, an automated inventory management solution.

The investigation into the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 has finished examining several aircraft parts washed up on east African beaches and nearby islands.

Regulators, Rolls-Royce are unclear on the exact cause of an internal rubbing problem, so the EASA is mandating checks on the issue.

Rolls-Royce updated production instructions to correct an issue with Trent XWBs at the source.

Avionics upgrade plan prepares 737 NG fleet for ADS-B and adds capabilities for flight data management.

As manufacturers make design improvements to wheels and brakes to improve durability and ease of maintenance, MRO shops and airlines will benefit.

Russian airline traffic may have taken a hit due to economics and sanctions, but it is another story for local MROs.