The German MRO giant will undertake repairs for nacelles found on the engine type.

ST Engineering has signed a three-year agreement with Safran, one half of the CFM company, to provide quickturn maintenance offload support for Leap 1A engines. 

The MROs signed a cooperation agreement to market services in the region where neither has a physical presence.

Ground support is a key piece of the air transport jigsaw.

If all goes as planned, Bridgeport will begin welcoming A220s for unscheduled airframe work by the end of 2023, said SVP and head of aftermarket Ismail Mokabel.

In a supply and production-constrained environment, maintenance providers are finding themselves challenged to get parked or retired aircraft back into service. 

AIESL is progressing toward a sale by its government owner, and this transformation has created interest for global MRO providers.

The demand for regional airlines is strong, albeit hampered by pilot availability and labor shortages, and executives say it is a market poised for evolution.