An Undergraduate Course in Airline Engineering: A Discussion of a New Course Offered in the Department of Aeronautics and Space Technology of Northampton College, London

IN major airlines now, the engineering function has progressed far beyond simple maintenance. When less complicated aircraft were operated on simpler route patterns, the scope of skilled licensed engineers sufficed, but complexity has so multiplied the problems that now management of maintenance has assumed a large role in the engineering function. Further, many airlines now employ technical staff to study and improve the equipment in use, to compare alternative possible replacements and to specify the engineering requirements of aircraft for future operations.