A pre-buy inspection (PPI) is a critical, detailed evaluation of an aircraft's condition, flightworthiness, and maintenance history, performed by an independent certified mechanic. PPIs are vital for ...
When booking a pre-buy inspection, consider whether an aircraft is on the MRO's repair station certificate. Credit: Elliott Aviation When considering a preowned business aircraft, the wise purchaser ...
Dozens of aviation groups warned House and Senate leaders on Monday that a government shutdown would delay federal inspections of aircraft and postpone repair work on “critical” air traffic control ...
A generation ago, a spate of fatal crashes of planes and helicopters the Forest Service hired to fight wildfires spurred the agency to start having its own inspectors to make sure the aircraft could ...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is demanding the Federal Aviation Administration increase inspections of aircraft maintenance after his office reviewed agency records and found that enforcement ...
Pilots must thoroughly check an aircraft's maintenance logbooks to ensure it is legally airworthy, verifying compliance with required inspections and Airworthiness Directives (ADs). Key inspections to ...
In this piece, GBOYEGA ADEOYE writes on how artificial intelligence could help inspectors more quickly assess images taken by drones during visual inspections. A decade after drone use for aircraft ...
Given how your average commercial airliner contains over a million parts, it's no surprise that keeping them airworthy takes a small army. In fact, Boeing estimates that the commercial aviation ...
SMU Office of Research Governance & Administration – Aircraft surface inspections are a critical and mandatory component of airworthiness that uses visual and digital checks to spot minute damage, ...