Kepler Aviation insights and guides: aviation regulation, airworthiness, AI and blockchain applied to the sky.
Four aviation businesses stopped within days. For an owner or lessor, taking the aircraft back starts with taking its airworthiness records back.
When an operator stops, the airworthiness records must follow the aircraft. What the regulation requires, what it cannot do, and the clauses to plan ahead.
An AI agent can assemble an airworthiness file; it cannot sign it. What a signature commits and how to bound the tool's use.
Indian media report the pilots' federation asking for the full anomaly history of AI-171. Here is what an airworthiness file must be able to produce.
Issued on 22 June 2026 and effective on 24 June 2026, EAD 2026-0119-E names sixteen A380s by MSN: five in Group 1, grounded except for ferry flights, eleven in Group 2, to be inspected within 25 flight cycles
EASA EAD 2026-0119-E: sixteen A380 MSNs listed by name, two groups, two deadlines. The documents that prove your aircraft is in, or out.
Honda now targets Echelon type certification and first delivery in 2031, first flight in 2028: in-service aircraft will fly longer than planned, and their airworthiness records will be audited all the more
Echelon: certification and delivery targeted 2031, first flight 2028, says Honda. Current aircraft will fly longer; their records will be audited more often.
EASA proposal 26-096 covers DA42 aircraft. Prepare document references, gas spring history and life-limit tracking with a template and a fictional case.
A financing proposal described as green needs a clear criterion and supporting evidence. What the Dassault ruling changes and which records to prepare.
Before trying aviation AI, ask about its limits, evaluation results and stopping conditions. A fictional case helps prepare your supplier discussion.
Prepare eVTOL records by linking the applicable regime, configuration, maintenance and staff competence. An EASA-based approach to document handover.
The invoice states the levy charged. Payment and a reported climate benefit each need their own supporting evidence.
Singapore’s SAF levy finances sustainable aviation fuel. Understand the dates and records needed before reporting a climate benefit for your organisation.
A worked example of handing over evidence, resolving a missing attachment and checking what the recipient can access.
When a technician leaves, their explanations must remain accessible. See how to hand over aircraft maintenance records and resolve a missing attachment.
An easier search can help a mechanic. The next step is to open the source and check which aircraft it applies to.
Korean Air uses AI to search maintenance records. A fictional case shows how to check the source, aircraft and document version before accepting an answer.
The revision effective on 2 September 2026 narrows applicability. Check the helicopter serial number first, then identify its inspection group.
AD 2025-0094R2 for AB139 and AW139 helicopters: check applicable serial numbers, inspection groups and the deadlines that still require tracking.
The directive has applied since 7 September 2026. Part number, manufacturer and serial number determine which gearboxes need repeated attention.
AD 2026-0168 for the A109/AW109 family: identify the affected tail gearbox, understand inspection timing and prepare the supporting aircraft records.
Which engines to check, why a piston pin certificate matters and how to prepare for 14 September 2026.
The Lycoming AD takes effect on 14 September 2026. Ask your shop to check the engine, piston pins, production certificates and applicable deadlines.
The fraud shows why a certificate must remain verifiable with its issuer, even after several suppliers have handled the part.
AOG Technics: what the February 2026 sentence teaches owners and maintenance teams about aircraft parts certificates and how to verify them.
Prepare electric or hybrid aircraft for your fleet: aircraft-specific records, battery tracking and practical questions to put to the manufacturer.
Electric aircraft: separate demonstrators, type certification and aircraft records. Learn which documents to request before a future fleet entry.
A buyer needs to verify the aircraft’s history. Start with missing evidence before negotiating price and timing.
Before selling an aircraft, prepare the records that let a buyer verify its maintenance. A practical method without promises of a resale premium.
Keeping the complete report and checking file integrity are different tasks. A digital fingerprint can help, within clear limits.
Airworthiness review reports: understand retention duties, what a blockchain fingerprint can verify and the evidence your records still need.
The review rules changed on 7 August 2026. Check who can issue the ARC, when it can be extended and which report must be retained.
Regulation 2026/100 changes airworthiness reviews. Understand ARC issuance, extension and the records to prepare under the rules applying since August.