Some of the leading Asia-Pacific MRO organizations are pushing ahead with expansion plans despite the fact that their revenues have been dealt a significant blow over the past 18 months by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA), has appointed Aaron Munetsi as its new chief executive officer, with effect from 27 September 2021.

Joramco - the Amman-based MRO provider and the engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has named Fraser Currie as its new chief executive.

Commercial business at AAR Corp. was up sequentially and year-over-year (YOY) last quarter, pointing to signs of increased airline activity filtering down to the company’s variety of services that range from selling parts to overhauling airframes. 

The new contract adds on 12-year D-checks for Hawaiian Airlines' A330-200s.

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to accelerate the trend in the Asia-Pacific airline industry of maintenance outsourcing, according to some senior airline executives.

Specialist surveillance company 360iSR has teamed up with Canadian UAV to develop a global programme to provide comprehensive unmanned aerial systems (UAS) operations training.

Engine MRO companies specializing in used survivable material (USM) are noticing an uptick in requirement for widebody engine parts thanks to newfound air cargo demand brought about by reduced belly capacity.