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  2. Aircraft maintenance - Wikipedia

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    Aircraft maintenance is the performance of tasks required to ensure the continuing airworthiness of an aircraft or aircraft part, including overhaul, inspection, replacement, defect rectification, and the embodiment of modifications, compliance with airworthiness directives and repair.

  3. Air travel is breaking records, but a lack of planes could ...

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    There is also a global shortage of spare parts, which means that planes need more downtime for maintenance, and some of the new-generation aircraft have reliability issues. Both issues mean more ...

  4. Aircraft maintenance checks - Wikipedia

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    A United States Navy SH-60F Seahawk helicopter undergoing routine maintenance in 2005. Aircraft maintenance checks are periodic inspections that have to be done on all commercial and civil aircraft after a certain amount of time or usage. Military aircraft normally follow specific maintenance programmes which may, or may not, be similar to ...

  5. Environmental impact of aviation - Wikipedia

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    An aviation biofuel (also known as bio-jet fuel, [89] sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) or bio-aviation fuel (BAF) [90]) is a biofuel used to power aircraft. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) considers it a key element in reducing the environmental impact of aviation. [91] Aviation biofuel is used to decarbonize medium and long ...

  6. Aircraft maintenance technician - Wikipedia

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    In 2019 number of aircraft technicians was 292,002, only 2.4% were women. [15] [16] According to the 2019 report from Boeing North America will need 192,000 new technicians over the next 20 years. [17] Wage level; The average annual income of aircraft maintenance personnel is $68,677 in the United States. [18]

  7. Air travel - Wikipedia

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    Air travel is a form of travel in vehicles such as airplanes, jet aircraft, helicopters, hot air balloons, blimps, gliders, hang gliders, parachutes, or anything else that can sustain flight. [1] Use of air travel began vastly increasing in the 1930s: the number of Americans flying went from about 6,000 in 1930 to 450,000 by 1934 and to 1.2 ...

  8. Aircraft performance - Wikipedia

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    Aircraft performance refers to the ability of airplanes and helicopters to accomplish certain useful things. [1] It is an important consideration when designing and testing aircraft, to ensure the aircraft can be operated in an efficient and economic manner. [ 2 ]

  9. Alleged racist rants of Yellowstone park shooter uncovered in ...

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    In a new court filing, federal prosecutors allege the suspect who took a hostage and got into a shootout with Yellowstone National Park rangers in July ranted that he "refuse[s] to fraternize with ...