OPINION

How To Colonize Mars

Antoine Gelain | Aviation Week & Space Technology

Musk’s approach is flawed. If he truly believes that what is at stake is the long-term survival of humanity, then he should not expect to charge people $200,000 for the trip.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Will Europe’s Regional Airlines Keep Growing Through 2017?

Cathy Buyck | Aviation Week & Space Technology

European regional airlines are cautiously optimistic about continued growth, and regional aircraft OEMs worldwide are also reaping the benefits.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

US Airlines Protest New DOT Consumer Rules

Aaron Karp | Air Transport World

The US Department of Transportation has outlined a collection of regulatory initiatives it is characterizing as consumer protection for airline passengers.

SAFETY

Cataracts And Night Flying

Richard N. Aarons | Business & Commercial Aviation

The NTSB has reached out to the pilot community urging to be aware of the dangers slowly progressing cataracts can present for some piloting activities — especially night operations.

SAFETY

10 Facts About Aircraft And Animal Collisions

Jen Deglmann | Inside MRO

In just 26 years, more than 170,000 aircraft encounters with animals have been reported in the U.S., 97% of which are bird strikes.

Video: AJW Gains Chinese Approval For Component Repairs

Lee Ann Shay | Inside MRO

A three-year-old Montreal component repair shop fills missing puzzle piece in AJW’s strategy and logs wins from China and Canada.

MRO EUROPE

Collaborate To Unlock Big Data

Lee Ann Shay and Helen Kang | Inside MRO

Stan Deal, SVP of commercial aviation services for Boeing, speaks briefly before the opening of MRO Europe on big data and weathering bizarre economic issues.

Insourcing MRO Guarantees Positive Experience

Lee Ann Shay | Inside MRO

Jens Thordarson, VP of technical operations, speaks about what's driven Icelandair to expand its insourcing at MRO Europe.

MRO Training ‘Ripe For Disruption’

James Pozzi | Inside MRO

Technical training in maintenance, repair and overhaul is “ripe for disruption,” with applications such as virtual reality technology predicted to become as disruptive to MRO training as 3-D printing is to parts manufacturing.

Boeing Encourages Industry Cooperation On Big Data

Lee Ann Shay | Inside MRO

Boeing is encouraging the industry to collaborate to unlock the value of data so airlines can drive down their costs.

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