A pre-buy inspection (PPI) is a critical, detailed evaluation of an aircraft's condition, flightworthiness, and maintenance history, conducted by an impartial licensed mechanic prior to purchase. This ...

When booking a pre-buy inspection, consider whether an aircraft is on the MRO's repair station certificate. Credit: Elliott Aviation When considering a preowned business aircraft, the wise purchaser ...

The editor-in-chief’s Beech Debonair is pictured getting a once-over during an annual inspection. Many owners choose to perform other, unrelated tasks during an annual inspection, especially if they ...

Drone or quadcopter with camera 3d for scanning. This idea is now being applied to aircraft inspections, and will result in lower costs and improved safety. Aircraft are regularly inspected for a lot ...

The FAA's final rule incorporates Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 737-53A1408 RB, dated December 20, 2024, which ...

In an effort to streamline the process of inspecting its aircraft, French aircraft manufacturer Airbus has started testing the use of drones to accomplish the task. Airbus announced the news during ...

Note: Digital photograph available at http://www.rit.edu/news/pics/rit_lsa_course.jpg Pilots of light-sport aircraft—such as powered parachutes—can inspect and ...

T-34C Turbo Mentors begin making their way back to Navy and Marine Corps training squadrons this month after completing standard five-year aircraft conditional inspections. Remarkably, the first T-34C ...

Aircraft inspections are one of the best things operators can do to ensure safety in flight, but ironically, the chore can be a little unsafe for inspectors themselves. To properly review an ...

The FAA’s airworthiness directive applies to in-service 737 MAX 8, MAX 9 and 737-8200 aircraft.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Crews work on the wing of an Airbus A380 aircraft. The A380, the world's largest passenger plane, has faced similar emergency ...