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The Aeronautical Repair Station Association hailed the latest efforts by the U.S. government to reduce barriers between the U.S. and Cuba, saying the changes increase access to aircraft maintenance and put safety ahead of politics. Just recently, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security each published a new round of amendments to further facilitate travel and commerce between the U.S. and Cuba.
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Aviation Week Network
Aer Lingus and SunExpress are both evaluating which maintenance tasks can be moved from C checks to line maintenance to decrease aircraft downtime. "We have dedicated systems engineers and line maintenance technicians who are looking at each Boeing task card," and evaluating which ones make sense to move to from a C check to line maintenance based on things such as tooling, manpower and transfer costs, Cemil Sayar, SunExpress technical director, said at Aviation Week's MRO Europe Conference.
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MRO-Network
Rockwell Collins sees airlines moving away from time and material contracts with new generation aircraft, such as the Boeing 787, according to Thierry Tosi, the company's VP and general manager service solutions. The OEM, which suppliers the 787's flight deck displays system, crew alerting system, communications and surveillance systems, core network cabinet plus more, has secured maintenance contracts for about 50 percent of the aircraft flying, according to Tosi.
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FLYING Magazine
A product liability decision handed down by a U.S. Court of Appeals in North Carolina earlier this year could upend how state courts, as well as aircraft OEMs, view a manufacturer's responsibilities for aircraft and the parts they create. At issue is whether a state can impose tougher safety standards on aviation than those already mandated by the FAA. Until recently, the aviation industry believed it had years ago found a point of balance on how it wrestled with product liability issues.
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"Suppose you have line maintenance done on a defect — unscheduled maintenance — and you need to fix it and get the aircraft back into the air," Kanishka Agiwal, associate partner in IBM's Watson Travel & Transportation unit, says. The line technician fixes the problem and makes some quick notes, using his natural language in a log. But what happens the next time the same problem occurs, perhaps with the same part?
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FLYING Magazine
News of the death of legendary test pilot and aerobatics pioneer Bob Hoover has brought grief to the aviation community. Hoover, known among his many fans as the "pilot's pilot," died at about 2 a.m. PT, on Oct. 25 according to reports. The WWII pilot and aerobatics pioneer was one of the most accomplished aviators of all time. He was 94 years old.
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Logistics Management
Earlier in October, Union-represented aircraft mechanics and other workers for UPS took the company to task, saying as they head into contract negotiations, the company is calling for a massive reduction in both active and retiree health benefits for 1,200 maintenance workers. On Oct. 21, these workers voted to authorize a strike vote. UPS mechanics and other maintenance workers in more than 90 U.S. locations are part of Teamsters Local 2727, which represents roughly 1,200 employees that maintain that company's jet aircraft fleet. The Teamsters said voting will continue through November through mail-in ballots.
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Avionics
Boeing will implement its Optimized Maintenance Program service for Azur airline's Boeing 757 and 767 fleet. Powered by Boeing Analytics, the program aims to reduce scheduled maintenance labor costs, lower materials costs and improve airplane maintenance ground time.
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Melbourne, Florida-based Satcom Direct has received parts manufacturer approval (PMA) from the FAA for its SD Wi-Fi Hub, as well as EASA Part 145 repair station designation. The FAA approval designates the company as an authorized manufacturer for avionics, as well as an authorized maintenance repair and overhaul center for all SD avionics.
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Reuters
In search of higher profits margins, Boeing Co is aiming to win more of the lucrative market for replacement parts and repair services, pitting the plane maker against major suppliers who view that growing $62 billion a year market as their turf. Boeing said it has added 35,000 parts to stocks it positions around the world to serve airlines in the last year, after analyzing its vast store of aircraft data to see where the parts will be needed.
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Popular Mechanics
The U.S. Air Force is turning obsolete F-16 Fighting Falcons into target practice, a longstanding tradition as older planes age out. The dronified F-16s will be used to test new weapons, including the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The process involves ripping out unnecessary components and replacing them with 3,000 wires, a flight control computer and a new autopilot. The planes are also redesignated with a "Q," the military aviation code for unmanned aircraft, making them QF-16s.
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