If Charles Dickens were to make a prediction about the state of aircraft maintenance in 2012, he might say it will be the best of times and the worst of times. The good news is business is picking up; the bad news is there are problems.
Concerns expressed during an informal survey of maintenance industry executives included some issues concerning the FAA’s transition from a designated alteration station to an organization designation authorization program; the role of mobile maintenance support teams; the detrimental effect on industry with respect to Congress’s position on foreign repair stations; the uncertainty created by Congress’s failure to pass a new, multiyear reauthorization bill for the FAA; and product liability. Those issues notwithstanding, without exception the one overriding concern in the maintenance industry is the lack of qualified maintenance technicians.
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