Aerospace Technical Writing and Aircraft Documentation
Aerospace Technical Writing
Technical documentation for the people who build, certify, install, operate, maintain, and support aerospace products.
For more than 35 years, aerospace manufacturers, suppliers, completion centers, MROs, and defense contractors have trusted AEC to develop the technical publications that support certification, manufacturing, operation, maintenance, and continued airworthiness.
This support helps customers reduce the documentation burden on engineering teams, address publication backlogs, keep programs moving, and maintain current technical information as products and requirements change.
Our team combines experienced technical writers and illustrators with former mechanics, technicians, and inspectors. This technical depth helps us understand the systems, identify gaps, and create documentation that works for the people using it.
AEC supports ATA iSpec 2200, S1000D, legacy ATA 100, FAA-related documentation requirements, OEM-specific systems, and customer-defined standards. Our quality management system is certified to AS9100D, supporting consistent planning, review, configuration control, and delivery.
AEC also supports defense and government technical writing, manufacturing technical writing, and transportation technical writing programs, and provides technical writing services, technical writing outsourcing and contract writers, and technical documentation services and solutions across industries.
Aerospace Documentation We Produce
AEC develops, revises, maintains, and converts a broad range of aerospace technical publications for manufacturing, certification, operation, and continued service.
Aircraft Maintenance Manuals (AMM)
Procedures and technical information for inspecting, servicing, testing, removing, installing, and maintaining aircraft systems and installed equipment.
Component Maintenance Manuals and Publications (CMM/CMP)
Shop-level instructions for disassembly, inspection, testing, repair, reassembly, illustrated parts data, and return to service.
Illustrated Parts Catalogs and Lists (IPC/IPL)
Illustrated parts information that identifies assemblies, components, part numbers, quantities, effectivity, and related ordering data.
Instructions for Continued Airworthiness and Airworthiness Limitations
AEC has developed thousands of complete ICA packages for aircraft, VIP interiors, components, modifications, and installed equipment. Depending on complexity, an ICA may be a short standalone document or a multi-manual package organized through a principal manual and incorporating maintenance, parts, inspection, life-limit, wiring, airworthiness-limitation and other critical information.
Service Bulletins and Temporary Revisions
We create and incorporate service bulletins, service letters, temporary revisions, and other change information that must remain coordinated across the applicable publication set.
Task Cards, Work Instructions, and Installation Instructions
AEC develops instructions for technicians, assemblers, installers, inspectors, and maintenance personnel. These may support production, equipment installation, scheduled maintenance, repair, modification, or shop-floor operations.
Flight and Operating Manuals
We support Aircraft Flight Manuals, Flight Crew Operating Manuals, operating procedures, quick-reference information, and other publications used by flight crews and operators.
Wiring and Maintenance-Planning Documentation
AEC develops and revises Wiring Diagram Manuals, electrical and EWIS documentation, Maintenance Planning Documents, time limits, maintenance checks, and related technical data.
STC and Interior-Completion Documentation
We support modifications, FAA Supplemental Type Certificate programs, VIP & airline interiors, seating, furnishings, special-missions, and completion projects with ICAs, maintenance manuals, illustrated parts information, flight manual supplements, and related technical publications.
Proven Aerospace Documentation Experience
AEC has supported technical publications across virtually every segment of the aerospace industry, including:
- Commercial Aviation
- Military Aircraft
- Aircraft Interiors
- Cargo Conversion Programs
- Aircraft Completion Centers
- Component Manufacturers
- System & LRU Suppliers
- Rotorcraft
- Space Systems
- Emerging Aerospace Technologies
Our experience includes aircraft systems and components, electrical and mechanical equipment, airline & business jet interiors and furnishings, modifications, specialty equipment, and complex integrated systems supporting both emerging aviation companies and next-generation platforms.
Documentation Support for Boeing Suppliers
AEC supports Boeing suppliers with Component Maintenance Publications and related technical source data.
Our team has experience developing and revising CMP content, preparing T-files, entering information into Boeing systems, and working within Boeing-specific publication requirements and processes. We can help suppliers organize their source data, address publication requirements, and maintain documentation as products and customer requirements change.
Standards, Certification, and Customer Systems
AEC works with ATA iSpec 2200, legacy ATA 100, S1000D, FAA-related documentation requirements, and documentation supporting TC, STC, TSO, and PMA programs. We also work within OEM-specific publishing systems, military standards, and customer-defined templates, conventions, and authoring requirements.
We have developed the documentation that supports certification and continued operation. The customer, design approval holder, or applicable regulatory authority retains technical authority and final approval.
Writers Who Understand the Product and the Work
AEC's writers do more than organize words provided by others. They review engineering drawings, specifications, source data, parts information, maintenance requirements, and other technical material to develop a working understanding of the product and the task.
This allows our writers to develop content from available source data while using engineers and other experts efficiently for clarification and validation.
Our team includes former mechanics, technicians, engineers, inspectors, illustrators, editors, and experienced technical writers. Many bring hands-on experience that helps them:
- Interpret complex engineering and maintenance information
- Identify gaps, conflicts, and missing source data
- Ask informed technical questions
- Provide practical feedback on procedures and content
- Collaborate effectively with engineers and Subject Matter Experts when clarification or validation is needed
When required, AEC can also support onsite research, equipment observation, procedure review, and collaboration with operators, maintainers, technicians, and production personnel.
Customer Success Story
Teamwork and communication are critical in any business, and this has never been an issue with AEC; in fact, this has been a very positive aspect of working with AEC on a daily basis. AEC has proven, on multiple occasions, to go above and beyond in order to adhere to a tight schedule of aircraft deliveries. Working with AEC has been a pleasure.
Bombardier Challenger and Global Technical Publications
Flexible Ways to Work With AEC
AEC can support a single complex publication, a temporary workload increase, or a long-term documentation program.
Fixed-price projects
AEC completes a clearly defined scope for an agreed price and schedule.
Hourly project support
AEC provides flexible support billed for the actual time required.
Embedded writers and dedicated teams
AEC personnel work as an extension of the customer's organization.
Managed documentation programs
AEC coordinates the resources and day-to-day execution required to maintain a publication set, backlog, or recurring workload.
Learn more about our Technical Writing Outsourcing and Contract Writers services.
From Data to Done
From scope and source review to delivery and ongoing lifecycle support.
Scope and Source Review
We review the available engineering data, drawings, specifications, configurations, standards, and customer requirements. Together, we define the deliverables, responsibilities, schedule, and review process.
Authoring and Illustration
AEC writers and illustrators develop the content in the required format, software, publishing system, and documentation standard.
Quality Review and Customer Validation
The documentation moves through the appropriate AEC quality reviews and customer and Subject Matter Expert review, as applicable. Comments, corrections, and technical decisions are carefully incorporated and tracked.
Delivery and Lifecycle Support
AEC delivers the required publication files and can continue supporting revisions, configuration changes, temporary revisions, source-data updates, and recurring publication cycles.
Talk to an Aerospace Documentation Expert
Tell us about your aircraft, component, manufacturing, modification, or FAA certification documentation needs. We can help determine the appropriate scope, team, standards, and engagement approach.