Executives from Airbus, Boeing and Embraer have told delegates at MRO Europe they are responding to customer demand by moving more heavily into the aftermarket, but plenty of competition remains.

Christian Suttner, the co-founder and managing partner of startup incubator Starburst, has predicted that drone-based aircraft maintenance inspections will go mainstream by 2020.

TAP Express CEO Valter Fernandes used the podium at MRO Europe in Amsterdam to call for action on long aviation lead times, saying the industry has lost its edge because innovation is too slow and expensive.

MRO Briefs-Oct. 16, 2018

Ethiopian Maintenance & Engineering Services, part of the Ethiopian Airlines Group, has become the first MRO in Africa to repair GE Aviation’s GEnx engine, which powers the Boeing 787.

UK-based maintenance provider Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) said it has secured “significant” funding from its owner, Greybull Capital, after earlier reports that its future might be under threat.

MRO Briefs-Oct. 12, 2018

MRO Briefs-Oct. 10, 2018