In the civilian workforce, aviation maintenance technicians with a certification from the Federal Aviation Administration ...
When people have a blemish, they see a dermatologist; when they have a physiological problem, they see an orthopedist. For the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper, aircraft structural maintainers fill both ...
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said the service's maintainers have pulled off "miracles" to keep planes in the air, despite a lack of spare parts, manpower and decades-old aircraft. Here, ...
Applied responsibly, in-service monitoring and predictive maintenance form the backbone of sustainable, long-term operation for aging aircraft fleets.
Air Force maintenance troops have developed customized stands at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, thus revolutionizing maintenance for the F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jet. The new customized stands ...
The B-2 Spirit requires climate-controlled hangars and constant stealth coating maintenance, limiting deployability despite its strategic strike capability. The CH-53E Super Stallion requires ...