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is assessed. All repair stations must have proper tooling required by
the manufacturer in place when the work is performed.
Training skills - Personnel training is required and demonstrated. Operators must assess the experience and competency of
MRO personnel. Training is required for certificated and non certificated personnel alike.
The same criteria are applied to in house maintenance operation
for operators. The standards and expectations of performance are
the same.

Outsourcing Challenges
Capacity and infrastructure - Some MROs still suffer from operations geared for the repair of older aircraft and have been slow to
invest in technologies that would support maintenance on new
generation airframes. In recent years, MROs have made investments in training and equipment to service new generation aircraft.
Infrastructure with improved IT platforms are becoming available
that include the use of big data, predictive maintenance and AI. With
MRO heavy check capacity becoming saturated, the MRO industry
is starting to assess the risk of investment in new check facilities
through acquisition or construction. The MRO industry is expected

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to grow 3.5 percent per year through 2029. With hangar space filling
up fast, air carriers are now making hangar slot reservations years
in advance to assure availability of space sufficient to support their
fleet maintenance schedules.
Personnel -Based on surveillance standards used and performance metrics by air carriers, training and competency of foreign
repair station personnel are equivalent to the A&P mechanics as a
matter of practical application. Further, MROs have the same challenges as air carriers when it comes to acquiring trained and experienced personnel. How well they can continue to compete for the
necessary skills and talent remains to be seen. Concerns regarding
supervisory ratios of supervision are warranted, but not as important as the resources and competency the maintenance provider
has invested in the work force in general.

Technician Shortages
The simple math is that seasoned experience levels are being spread
thin. MROs and air carriers are suffering from diminishing technical
skill as experienced mechanics leave the workforce. MROs especially
are losing experienced mechanics as air carriers draw them in to
support their own operations. For both, necessary labor needed to

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Aircraft_Maintenance_Technology_January-February_2020

Editor's Viewpoint
Industry Inspection
Should Operators Still Outsource?
All Lit Up
Supplying the A&P Demand
All Booked Up
Aviation Education Demands Better
Positively Charged
ARSA Insight
Professionalism
Securing a Skilled Workforce Amid Labor-Related Headwinds
Advertiser's Index
Editor's Takeoff
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Aircraft_Maintenance_Technology_January-February_2020 - Editor's Viewpoint
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Aircraft_Maintenance_Technology_January-February_2020 - Industry Inspection
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Aircraft_Maintenance_Technology_January-February_2020 - Should Operators Still Outsource?
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Aircraft_Maintenance_Technology_January-February_2020 - All Lit Up
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Aircraft_Maintenance_Technology_January-February_2020 - Supplying the A&P Demand
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Aircraft_Maintenance_Technology_January-February_2020 - All Booked Up
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Aircraft_Maintenance_Technology_January-February_2020 - Aviation Education Demands Better
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Aircraft_Maintenance_Technology_January-February_2020 - Positively Charged
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Aircraft_Maintenance_Technology_January-February_2020 - ARSA Insight
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Aircraft_Maintenance_Technology_January-February_2020 - Professionalism
Aircraft_Maintenance_Technology_January-February_2020 - 45
Aircraft_Maintenance_Technology_January-February_2020 - Securing a Skilled Workforce Amid Labor-Related Headwinds
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Aircraft_Maintenance_Technology_January-February_2020 - Advertiser's Index
Aircraft_Maintenance_Technology_January-February_2020 - Editor's Takeoff
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