It has been nearly three years since the last time we wrote on the subject of a workforce shortage of trained aircraft technicians. Needless to say, a lot has changed since then.
Revisiting the Technician Shortage
All About the Alligator
In the high stakes and high-pressure world of aircraft maintenance repair and overhaul, along with flight operations departments, having the right tool for the job is imperative.
HELIMO: ALL ABOUT SKID HELICOPTERS
Helicopters are perhaps the tremendous revolutionary technology in aviation since powered flight, and certainly have proven to be one of the most important evolutionary processes of powered flight.
Spacer 250: Focus on the Heavies
Much of the focus of aircraft tug technology has gone to technology and units geared primarily toward private jets, turboprops, and general aviation, and it makes perfect sense.
Transversal movement: thinking outside the box
We often fall victim to the fallacy that there is only one way of doing something, that all methods of movement have been discovered and summarily implemented.
Updating your GSE: Should you buy or rent?
Aircraft ground support equipment is designed to last for years. Many years of hard use, years of unrelenting physical conditions, years of abuse at the hands of inexperienced operators.
What has become of all the grounded airliners in 2020?
The early part of 2020 left us all with images that we could never have imagined beforehand and hopefully will never be experienced again. Perhaps the most iconic imagery of the year were endless rows of grounded airliners, sitting static and mothballed as there were no travelers to speak of the world over.
MRO equipment changes with a reduced workforce
The past year has taught us a lot of lessons about patience, flexibility, adaptability, and perseverance, whether we wanted to learn them or not. But this was all done under the hope that the downturn in aviation would be a temporary one.
The situation of commercial aviation since the start of Corona
The world is now a year into the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has deeply impacted all facets of life. Perhaps no other industry has been harder hit overall than the aviation industry, particularly the airline industry. Airlines fell very hard last spring and have had some difficulty recovering since.
Wheeled Helicopters: Their Purpose, and How to Move Them
The single feature that makes wheeled helicopters favorable to a fixed-wing under all circumstances is vertical takeoff and landing. If an operator does not need this capability, there is no advantage in a helicopter over a fixed-wing of comparable size and scope.