With aircraft retiring younger, used parts will play an increasing role in the aftermarket. As volumes increase, parts dealers, lessors, MROs and others seem to be moving into the aircraft disassembly business, rather than relying on independent teardown facilities to feed them. Does this upstream integration make sense? Will it work?
GE Aviation and Evergreen Aviation Technologies (EGAT) have formed a joint venture specializing in overhaul of GEnx engines, continuing 15 years of cooperation between the two companies.