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The Lean Airline Blog
Lean Digest: Quick, Actionable Solutions for Aviation Leaders
Mar 4, 2026
Management of Change: Identifying Hazards, Mitigating Risks
Lean Management
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
Airworthiness
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
Lean Management
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
Airworthiness
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
Lean Management
Learn strategies to streamline material and information flow in aviation operations
Feb 17, 2026
Black Boxes Unboxed: Flight Recorders Through the Decades
Airworthiness
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
Lean Management
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
Airworthiness
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
Lean Management
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
Airworthiness
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
Lean Management
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)!
Airworthiness
EASA NPA 2025-02(A) explains how non-installed equipment (NIE) is defined, certified, and maintained, replacing the legacy “appliance” concept.
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