C O V E R S T O R Y
CONTENTS: MARCH 2018
INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
38 Airbus On the Way to the
Electric Future, E-Flight Part 3
By Marino Boric
FROM THE FA A
48 How to Tell the Human Factors
Story Using Accidents and Events
By Dr. Bill Johnson
INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
52 It's All About Skilled
Performers at AMC
By Steve Staedler
C O L U M N S
EDITOR'S VIEWPOINT
4 Time to Hit the
Highway or Skyway
By Ronald Donner
ATEC INSIGHT
55 Springtime in
Washington and
ATEC 2018
By Crystal Maguire
ARSA INSIGHT
58 Proving Ground
By Brett Levanto
D E P A R T M E N T S
27 TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
56 INDUSTRY NEWS
57 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
57 ADVERTISERS' INDE X
ON THE COVER: Magnetic
MRO facility in Estonia.
MAGNETIC MRO
ABOVE: AAR Indianapolis
A AR CORP.
MRO/COVER STORY
28 MRO Market for Next 10 Years is
"Basically Bullish," But Challenges Remain
The numbers tell the tale. Oliver Wyman's Global Fleet & MRO Market
Forecast Commentary, 2018 – 2028 contends "These are heydays for
the commercial aviation industry as well as businesses supporting it,"
the study's Executive Summary says. Total MRO spending is projected
to increase to US$114.7 billion from today's US$77.4 billion. MRO
executives share their view of opportunities and challenges.
By Jerome Greer Chandler
F E A T U R E S
COMMERCIAL MRO
6 Lufthansa Technik Component
Services Increases U.S. Footprint
By Barb Zuehlke
MANUFACTURING INNOVATIONS
10 Liebherr: Family
Owned Company with
Worldwide Impact
By Marino Boric
AIRLINES
20 How to Enhance Generator
Performance
By Ed Barnes
COMMERCIAL MRO
24 Keeping Pace: New
Business Models Put Aircraft
Maintenance Center Stage
By James Elliott
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