The Lean Airline Blog

Lean Digest: Quick, Actionable Solutions for Aviation Leaders

  • Mar 4, 2026

Management of Change: Identifying Hazards, Mitigating Risks

A structured approach to aviation change management, identifying hazards and mitigating risks before execution.

  • Mar 3, 2026

Instructions for Continuing Airworthiness (ICA): From Certification to Operation

Explore how Instructions for Continuing Airworthiness (ICA) keep aircraft safe, compliant, and fully operational throughout their lifecycle.

  • Feb 25, 2026

Lean Maintenance: 4 Real-World Case Studies with Results in Numbers

Discover how Lean transforms aircraft maintenance with measurable improvements in efficiency, productivity, and operational performance.

  • Feb 24, 2026

From Ladders to Drones: Transforming External Aircraft Visual Inspections

Drones help aircraft maintenance teams perform external inspections faster and more accurately.

  • Feb 18, 2026

TIMWOODS Waste #1: Transportation – Unnecessary Movement of Materials and Information

Learn strategies to streamline material and information flow in aviation operations

  • Feb 17, 2026

Black Boxes Unboxed: Flight Recorders Through the Decades

A journey through the evolution of flight recorders, key lessons from accidents, and current requirements.

  • Feb 11, 2026

When One Change Can Change Everything: Systems Theory

Even a single change in cabin procedures, maintenance schedules, or staffing can ripple across airline operations and impact performance

  • Feb 10, 2026

CMR (Part II): Coordinating, Categorizing, and Managing Certification Maintenance Requirements

Discover how CMRs are coordinated, categorized, and managed to ensure aircraft maintenance prevents safety-significant latent failures.

  • Feb 4, 2026

Leading Lean: Overcoming the Obstacles

Discover Lean leadership challenges and strategies to overcome them while driving efficiency and continuous improvement.

  • Feb 3, 2026

CMR (Part I): Understanding Certification Maintenance Requirements and System Safety Analysis

Learn about scheduled maintenance required by design to comply with type certification and detect safety-significant latent failures that could be hazardous or catastrophic.

  • Jan 28, 2026

Continuous Improvement of Management Systems: From Compliance to Results

Continuous improvement beyond regulatory compliance: leveraging Lean tools to enhance effectiveness and efficiency of management systems.

  • Jan 27, 2026

Goodbye Appliances! Hello Non-Installed Equipment (NIE)!

EASA NPA 2025-02(A) explains how non-installed equipment (NIE) is defined, certified, and maintained, replacing the legacy “appliance” concept.