EU Finance Ministers Energy Tax Revamp May End Jet Fuel Exemption

Europe’s finance ministers agreed to revise current energy taxation laws at a Dec. 5 meeting of the EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin), a move that could pave the way for an end to jet fuel’s exemption from tax. read more from Aviation Week – Aerospace Defense, Business & Commercial News https://ift.tt/2Yv3kqZ via IFTTT

How Digital Workforce Tools Are Transforming MRO Strategies

Henry Canaday, Lindsay Bjerregaard Printed headline:  Digits and Devices   The digital age is steadily revolutionizing aircraft maintenance in many ways. Digitized data enables the powerful analytics that are transforming maintenance strategies. But digital technology is also enabling many tools and devices that can perform very specific maintenance tasks faster, more precisely and at lower […]

Emerging Cabin Trends Impact On Lease Returns

Alex Derber Printed headline: Tricks of the Trade   Several new aircraft and a range of new cabin options have hit the market over the last decade. For eye-catching technical innovation, Boeing led the way with the 787’s oversized, electronically dimmable windows. More recently Airbus has had sales success but ensuing production problems with its […]

How Digital Workforce Tools Are Transforming MRO Strategies

Henry Canaday, Lindsay Bjerregaard Printed headline:  Digits and Devices   The digital age is steadily revolutionizing aircraft maintenance in many ways. Digitized data enables the powerful analytics that are transforming maintenance strategies. But digital technology is also enabling many tools and devices that can perform very specific maintenance tasks faster, more precisely and at lower […]

Boeing Global Services’ New CEO On Getting To $50 Billion Revenue

Lee Ann Shay Inside MRO’s Lee Ann Shay conducted this exclusive interview with Ted Colbert, who transitioned to CEO of Boeing Global Services in October, from Boeing chief information officer and senior vice president of information technology and data analytics.  Given your IT and data analytics background, how much of an influence will this have […]

Thermoplastics, New Actuation Systems To Facilitate Aircraft Door MRO

Paul Seidenman, David J.Spanovich Printed headline: Evolving Doors   Passenger cabin and cargo compartment doors and their components have historically been high-maintenance items, given their vulnerability to corrosion and high collision risk. Fortunately, OEMs and their suppliers are working to make their products more damage-tolerant and less maintenance-intensive through innovation in materials and parts. read […]