Aircraft maintenance exists within a paradigm shaped by operational urgency, safety requirements, and persistent cost pressure.

Researchers have created a self-healing composite that is tougher than materials currently used in aircraft wings, turbine blades and other applications—and can repair itself more than 1,000 times.

In June 2023, a keen-eyed employee at TAP Air Portugal spotted a discrepancy: Parts for an airplane engine didn’t seem to match the paperwork. The employee contacted the manufacturer, Safran, which ...

COOLIDGE, Arizona – From engines to landing gear, the hunt is on for aircraft parts as airlines prepare their jets for swarms of summer travelers, with new planes from Boeing and Airbus still in short ...

PHOENIX – Two affiliated global aircraft parts companies plunked down $27.5 million recently for an industrial property in Tempe. Setna iO, which is based in Chicago, and Setnix bought the ...

Have you ever wondered what happens to massive commercial airplanes like Boeing's 737 when they reach their end-of-life and get taken out of service? All that stuff has to go somewhere, after all. The ...