Maintaining Your Airplane

Here’s what to do when the manufacturer of your airplane closes its doors.

A looming technical labor shortage has prompted a push to get youth interested in becoming aircraft mechanics.

With aircraft connectivity comes new maintenance considerations.

Deploying a DER repair can be the ultimate upcycling in aviation maintenance, sometimes becoming the difference between saving or scrapping a part.

A free aircraft engine guidebook that is priceless.

Aircraft jet engines are particularly susceptible to damage when flying through adverse conditions such as forest fire smoke.

After the fractional jet company ceased operations, its owners are now responsible for maintaining the airplanes.

Mechanic and alumni organizations offer options for staying connected in the industry.

FAA regulations specify which maintenance tasks certificated pilots can perform on their own airplanes.

Education is pricey, tools are expensive, and it takes years to earn a living wage as an aircraft mechanic.