FAA allows pilots to conduct PA–28 fuel selector inspections
Submitted by Aircraft Mainte... on Tue, 04/10/2018 - 10:57From AOPA News
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It’s Official: Rotorcraft Pilot and Mechanic Shortage Verified
Submitted by Aircraft Mainte... on Thu, 03/01/2018 - 13:04The results of a study forecasting the U.S. supply of rotorcraft pilots and mechanics over the next 18 years has been released, confirming what many in our industry suspected. Unless there are some fundamental changes in policy, outreach, scholarships, and access to financing, the helicopter industry faces large-scale deficits in the amount of available and qualified licensed and certificated pilots and mechanics.
EASA Reconsiders Part-Tagging For Repairs Subject To EU-U.S. Bilateral
Submitted by Aircraft Mainte... on Tue, 02/13/2018 - 09:28What's In A Name? Alodine
Submitted by Aircraft Mainte... on Tue, 02/13/2018 - 09:20AD affects 14,653 Cessnas
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FAA Asks Industry To Help Improve MRO Guidance
Submitted by Aircraft Mainte... on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 12:14FAA is establishing a working group to review all repair station guidance and recommend ways to better align it with the agency's rules that govern maintenance organizations.
The effort, set up under FAA's Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC), gives industry the opportunity to weigh in on the myriad advisory circulars, policy statements, and other guidance that FAA leans on to enforce its Part 145 regulations. The rules apply to the 4,800 FAA-certified repair stations, including 800 located outside the U.S.