An airline has an aircraft coming in for a heavy maintenance ‘D’ check, and in accordance with its maintenance schedule, it has reserved hangar space and lined up its maintenance staff. But during the check, the airline discovers that one of the floor panels needs to be replaced. And its MRO service provider informs it that it will take at least 3 months to procure that specific panel.

Aircraft operators receive service bulletins when a product improvement becomes available. These SBs are often best handled with modification kits. But how does this work in practice and is there a better way to go about it? Two of our experts break it down.

To keep aircraft ready to fly, you need quick and easy access to spare parts. But with so many different ways to approach spares access, how do you decide which solution is best?

Delivering a spare part from supplier to buyer involves many different steps executed by many different parties. Satair’s Julia Kerres walks us through the process.