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In the early days of aviation, aircraft maintenance and parts management were largely unregulated. Mechanics and engineers relied on their experience and intuition to determine whether a part was airworthy. However, as commercial aviation expanded and safety became a paramount concern, the need for standardized classifications of aircraft part conditions emerged. Regulatory bodies such as
Aircraft maintenance operates on a razor-thin line between strategic planning and reactive crisis management, where the latter often translates to crippling costs. In an industry grappling with parts shortages and maintenance slot scarcity, efficient inventory planning is the only viable route to sustainability. Why is Aircraft on Ground (AOG) so costly for airlines? Aircraft maintenance
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You don’t really think about where things come from until they don’t show up. A plane’s grounded. Some mechanic’s pacing a hangar floor, waiting on a part that was supposed to be there yesterday, with paperwork that’s supposed to be clean. But it’s not. The tag’s wrong. The numbers don’t match. Somebody, somewhere, forgot to
Aviation may be all about speed, but when it comes to managing aircraft maintenance, it’s the cost of standing still that truly hits hard. Behind every safe flight, every scheduled departure, and every cargo delivery, there’s a silent yet vital economy in motion — the aircraft parts market. It’s a world where a single component
As the Northern Hemisphere steps into the peak of the summer travel season, airports from Atlanta to Amsterdam are hitting record passenger volumes. Airlines are increasing flight frequencies, fleets are being pushed to capacity, and maintenance schedules are tighter than ever. While this surge in demand is a positive sign for the industry’s continued recovery,
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