A sustainable approach to Aircraft Engine Maintenance

This paper proposes a conceptual framework in order to integrate simultaneously reliability, economic, environmental and social performance of aircraft engine maintenance activities. A practical guideline for application of this framework for an aircraft engine is illustrated. After studying the available scientific literature on the problem, we highlight the main contributions of past research and the existing gap of considering a sustainability approach to aircraft engine maintenance operations. We uncover the main areas which provide insights for researchers and manufacturers.