This part will
cover the following topics: general principles of aircraft maintenance for all
civil aviation products including drones, the associated regulatory
constraints, the economical, operational and safety aspects, business models
and environmental challenges. Introduction to the main maintenance stakeholders,
how they operate and which are their business relations. Maintenance cost and
the aircraft end of life main aspects and related business models. The organization
and the tools implemented by aircraft and systems manufacturers to support
their products, the services business models and the future development related
to the predictive maintenance. Fundamental principles of logistics management
of spare parts in Civil and Military aviation. Aircraft operators’ organization
and tasks for the technical management of the aircraft and its continuing
airworthiness. MRO organization, infrastructure, tools, material, personnel and
environmental aspects and how they can be optimized to reduce cost. The safety
and Human Factors aspects relate to aircraft maintenance.