According to the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA), over 140 million of passengers were carried by local airlines in 2011, i.e 3.8% more than in 2010. Such market growth along with the aging aircraft fleet will eventually trigger an increase in demand for MRO services and spare parts solutions. As a rule, spare parts demand reflects the [...]
Aircraft technical maintenance training organization FL Technics Training has introduced a new course for the future Bombardier CL-600-2B19 family aircraft maintenance specialists. The process of certification authorizing the company to organize Bombardier CL-600-2B19 technical maintenance type training courses in accordance with the European Aviation Safety Administration (EASA) Part 147 requirements was completed by the Lithuanian Civil Aviation Administration in February, [...]
The common purpose of aircraft parts supply chain is to procure the required part in due time at the most convenient location. The secondary objective is to implement the most effective parts acquisition management processes. However, nowadays the innovative aviation business models and the dynamic growth of passenger flows, especially in the emerging markets put forth the third no less [...]
BAA Training everyday receives dozens of emails from people interested in aviation profession and studies. In the interview Indre Sveistryte, head of Ab Initio department, answered the most frequently asked questions, received by the Ab Initio department of BAA Training. 1. How many students are accepted per year? It is planned to admit around 35 new students. 2. What is [...]
According to the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) statistics, the cause of 60-70% of all airplane accidents and incidents are related to ’human factor’. Stress, irritability, fatigue and even pilots’ arrogance towards other staff may take its toll on aircraft crew members during the flight and thus contribute towards a lowered attention span. In [...]
In the next two decades the global MRO revenue should increase from USD 40 to 100 billion. Although today the Asian Pacific region accounts for a fifth of the entire market, the MRO industry in China and India grows by on average 8% per year. Passenger flows have already reached 700 million annually. Therefore, with the expected 11 thousand new [...]
In the last couple of years the headlines of aviation media are fraught with statistics on the current lack of pilots and an increasing demand for the professionals in the field. However, in reality, when interviewing fresh ATPL graduates, it comes to light that one of the major factors in determining a successful pilot career is the steps that a [...]
New generation aircraft, such as Boeing 787, 737 NG, Airbus A320neo, A380, Bombardier Global or Embraer Phenomen can run considerably longer without the need of any servicing making them increasingly attractive to airlines renewing their existing fleets. In the meantime, MROs having to deal with the increase in the use of field-loadable software (FLS) respond by expanding the list of [...]
