The general industry trend performance indicators since 1991 are provided for overall total aviation operations, regularity of operations, aircraft fleet structure, aircraft operators’ number. The areas of priority in further development of civil aviation are highlighted as well as the general characteristics for problems constraining the growth in air transport maintenance efficiency indicators.

In this article the key aspects for ensuring safe, regular and economically feasible aircraft operation and maintenance are considered with reliance to scientifically proven admissible failure minimum equipment lists.

Logistics aspects of programs optimization of the maintenance of the aircrafts flight validity using models of steered semimarkovian processes are considered.

The results of research to develop a method of integrated logistics support when forming procedures for maintaining airworthiness of aircraft, which involves analysis, structuring, algorithmization, functional and simulation formation of procedures, network planning and operational procedures control are given.

The article discusses issues related to the definition of the probability of occurrence of elements states, and directly related to the conformity assessment of functional systems.

The article discusses issues related to determining the technical states of aircraft functional systems (FS). Mathematical formulas are given for expressing the relationship between the main parameters characterizing the model.

The article considers operational fail-safe model formal description with possible updating and adaptation of parameters during flight cycle accomplishment taking into account unforeseen events.

The article considers the control of the state of aviation gas turbine engine (GTE), based on the analysis of harmful substances impurities in the air conditioning system in order to predict seal wear of rotor supports, the state of which largely affects the performance and efficiency of gas turbine engines, without removing it from the aircraft.

The condition of research in the field of the organization of working process in chambers of combustion of low-dimensional GTE is considered. Ways of improving characteristics of combustion chambers are planned.

The objective of the current research was to develop methodology for diagnosing industrial gas turbine engine bearings using the standard performance parameters. This paper presents mathematical thermal model of combined thrust and radial bearing and provides the model application examples for diagnostics.

The article presents the main types of damage of foreign aircraft operated in civil aviation, there are photos of the basic kinds of injuries.

V.P. Cogaev’s version of statistical theory of similarity of metal fatigue fracture is dealt with in the article.

The method of forming the complete set of spare parts, including optimization according to the criterion of its sufficiency, to ensure the regularity of flights of civil aircraft is dealt with in the article.

A strength reserve coefficient evaluation of Mi-2 drive shaft with critical resource (4500 hours) is given in this paper. This coefficient is compared to the strength reserve coefficient evaluation of Mi-2 drive shaft with operating time of zero hours.

The article deals with methodical issues of development of the training materials automated base for conducting classes using a specialized simulator.

The article is devoted to the automated educational systems as means of theoretical education of civil aircraft personnel. The author considers different types of AES, handles the problem of actuality of such systems today and of the necessity of their development and possible availability.

Procedural simulator "FAROS" allows to do a troubleshooting of aircraft A320 family systems. For example, replacing the SDAC unit of Indicating/Recording System (ATA 31). Implementation of troubleshooting on procedural simulators helps in future do maintenance for real aircraft quickly and accurately.

The methods of assessment of the transportation efficiency of a passenger aircraft based on mathematical modeling of all stages of flight for an accurate estimation of the fuel quantity taking into account different factors influencing the expenditure of the fuel are given.

This article presents an algorithms to energy balance equations generation describing the process of hydrocarbon compounds production, as well as provides an assessment of alternative jet fuel application necessity. Based on the proposed model for calculating the energy distribution for jet fuel production process from renewable energy sources (biomass) a rational choice of the most suitable alternative types of aviation fuel becomes possible

In this article the historical background for establishment of educational and methodic association of universities in aviation dimension and specialities are described, results of its activity shown and further development of educational operation is proposed.

The work presents the assessment of the recovery process of radio equipment for flights with two types of failures in the description of the recovery process by using the properties of the injected semi-Marcov random process. The relations for the average time for systems failure in case of their reservation, which allows to calculate the value of probability of stable states were obtained.

The article deals with specification evaluation model of radars reliability which operate in different working conditions, resulting from exposure to various external disturbances. The assessment possibility of the operating expenses level according to the value which depends on the emission efficiency of the signal which is determined by external influences is also shown.

The paper outlines the formulation and solution of the problem of an airplane trajectory control within dynamically changing flight conditions. Physical and mathematical formulation of the problem was justified and algorithms were proposed to solve it using modern automated technologies.

The article describes the problems of development of regional air transportation in the Russian Federation, the main difference of air transport from other transport modes, the reasons that led to the destruction of the existing system of regional flights, the basic functions of regional airports, proposals on the development of regional aviation.