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Staying compliant has always been essential in aviation maintenance. But keeping up with evolving regulations has become more challenging than ever. The FAA’s latest regulatory expansions, including new Safety Management System (SMS) requirements for Part 135 and Part 91 operators, mean additional oversight and stricter enforcement. At the same time, a growing shortage of experienced maintenance technicians is stretching teams thin. That makes it harder to maintain compliance without sacrificing efficiency or aircraft availability.
We surveyed 100 aviation maintenance technicians to understand their top compliance concerns. Here’s what they had to say.
For Directors of Maintenance (DOMs) and their teams, the expanding complexity around compliance isn’t just about paperwork. It's a real operational hurdle. In today’s environment, missing a single airworthiness directive (AD) or service bulletin (SB) can lead to unscheduled maintenance, costly delays, or even regulatory scrutiny. Maintenance leaders need a better way to manage compliance—one that’s faster, smarter, and easier to scale.
The compliance challenge: AD/SB monitoring is a full-time job
Anyone who has spent years in maintenance leadership knows that tracking ADs and SBs isn’t as simple as pulling a single report or checking a single database. Without a centralized compliance solution, staying compliant requires:
- Monitoring multiple OEM websites
- Cross-referencing regulatory updates with FAA databases and other sources.
- Manually updating maintenance records and work orders to reflect compliance changes.
- Preparing documentation for regulatory audits and inspections on short notice.
Each of these tasks demands significant time and attention, often costing hours every week. There is always a risk that something important could be missed. Maintenance managers often rely on technicians to check for AD/SB updates manually, pulling them away from hands-on work and reducing shop productivity.
A mistake in this process isn’t just an administrative oversight—it can have real-world consequences. Miss an important AD, and your aircraft could be grounded at the worst possible time. Fail to comply with an SB update, and a minor maintenance issue could turn into a major operational problem.
With these challenges in mind, the question isn’t whether compliance needs to be streamlined, but rather how to make it more efficient without increasing risk.
A smarter approach: Centralized compliance with Veryon Publications
Instead of chasing ADs and SBs across multiple platforms and risking data silos, Veryon Publications centralizes compliance tracking, giving maintenance teams a single-source solution for ADs, SBs, type certificates (TCs), and supplemental type certificates (STCs).
How Veryon Publications simplifies compliance
Veryon Publications transforms this cumbersome process by centralizing everything on one platform. Here's how it works:
Single-source documentation hub
With online and offline capabilities, Veryon Publications brings aircraft technical maintenance and regulatory publications together in one app for quick and compliant action.
"We feel like Veryon Publications is a much better product for us in that we no longer are required to do the constant updating of libraries. It’s all done online for us, which has been a big plus."
- Michael Rasch, Regional Maintenance Manager at Atlantic Aviation
Aircraft-specific profiles
Veryon Publications automatically tailors compliance updates to your fleet configuration. No more guessing which directives apply. For example, a King Air 350 operator can configure a profile that pulls in updates from Textron, Pratt and Whitney, and Hartzell, all in one place.
Single-source library for compliance
Veryon consolidates all relevant ADs, SBs, TCs, and STCs into one searchable platform. This ensures:
- Every update is instantly available
- No critical compliance directive is missed
- Preparing for audits is simple and stress-free
Real-time compliance alerts
Rather than relying on technicians to manually check for updates, Veryon Publications provides real-time alerts. Teams always have the latest information, which means:
- No scrambling to meet last-minute compliance deadlines
- No downtime from missed updates
- Better operational planning with fewer surprises
"And I have every confidence that no matter where I am, or when I need it, the information I am getting is current."
- Travis Lamance, Co-Owner and COO at English Field Aviation
Audit-ready compliance reporting
Veryon Publications allows maintenance teams to:
- Generate FAA-compliant reports in seconds
- Quickly provide documentation for audits or inspections
- Reduce time spent on paperwork so technicians can stay focused on maintenance
Veryon Publications
With online and offline capabilities, Veryon Publications brings aircraft technical maintenance and regulatory publications together in one app for quick and compliant action.
The real-world benefits: More time, less risk
For maintenance leaders, compliance is about more than just avoiding fines—it’s about keeping operations running smoothly while minimizing downtime and unnecessary risk. Veryon Publications delivers real, measurable benefits for maintenance teams:
- Time Savings – Instead of spending hours tracking down ADs and SBs, maintenance teams can access everything they need instantly, allowing them to focus on actual aircraft maintenance rather than administrative work.
- Risk Reduction – A centralized system eliminates compliance blind spots. Every AD and SB is accounted for, reducing the likelihood of non-compliance, audit failures, or operational disruptions.
- Audit-Ready Compliance – Whether it’s an FAA inspector or an internal audit, having instant access to required compliance documentation eliminates the stress of last-minute report generation and ensures full transparency in maintenance records.
- Seamless Integration with Maintenance Workflows – Compliance tracking doesn’t exist in a vacuum—it’s directly tied to maintenance operations, record-keeping, and fleet availability. Veryon Publications works alongside Veryon Tracking, allowing teams to manage compliance and maintenance together in one system.
Is your compliance process working for you?
Maintenance leaders should regularly evaluate their compliance process to identify inefficiencies. Consider these questions:
- How much time does your team spend manually tracking ADs and SBs each month?
- Have you ever missed or delayed compliance actions due to outdated tracking methods?
- Are technicians spending more time checking compliance updates than performing hands-on maintenance?
- Would an automated system help free up resources for higher-priority operational tasks?
If any of these issues sound familiar, it might be time to rethink how your organization manages compliance.
One-click access to tech pubs and compliance tools
For Veryon Tracking users, the power of Veryon Publications is fully integrated. Teams have one-click access to a complete library of technical publications, ADs, SBs, and compliance reports, all within the same platform they already use for maintenance tracking.
Moving forward: Compliance that supports your operation
Regulatory oversight isn’t going away. If anything, compliance demands are only becoming more complex, and teams that rely on outdated, manual tracking methods will continue to struggle. Veryon Publications provides a modern, centralized solution that simplifies compliance, reduces workload, and ensures no critical directive is ever missed.
For maintenance organizations looking to operate more efficiently, with fewer compliance risks, it’s time to move beyond spreadsheets, PDFs, and OEM website scrambles. Get everything you need in one place—because compliance should support your operation, not slow it down.
"I can save files on compliance windows and update compliance information faster using the internet service. Veryon has been my partner with getting all of the compliance documents we need in a timely manner."
- Chris Reyes, Director of Maintenance at Sierra West Airlines
Bonus resource
Get more tips on how to avoid non-compliance by speeding up AD/SB monitoring with Veryon Publications.