Aviation Week MRO

Cameron Byrd
AIXI CEO Cameron Byrd argues airlines should let go of skepticism about artificial intelligence or risk falling behind other industries.
Emerging Technologies

By Keith Mwanalushi
Airlines’ reliance on older aircraft is increasing turnaround times and straining technical teams.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alex Derber
Korean Air has turned to Delta TechOps for Leap-1B engine maintenance while it builds up its own capabilities in South Korea.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Ann Shay, Swaati Ketkar
Listen in to hear about the steps Safran is taking to build deeper Leap-1A and -1B engine MRO capability at its new facility in Hyderabad, India.
MRO Podcast

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The first group of locally-trained aviation maintenance engineers has graduated from a new MRO school in Namibia.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alex Derber
Asia-Pacific’s newest nacelle repair facility has received regulatory approval to offer MRO and rotable support for the nacelles on three engine types.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Pozzi
Rolls-Royce has added further capacity to its global aftermarket network after opening its Beijing-based engine maintenance joint venture (JV) with Air China.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Pilling
Togo-based ASKY and Angolan flag-carrier TAAG have revealed plans to establish their own MRO operations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Pozzi
Aeroplex's Ferenc Hortobagyi discusses the continuing ramp up of the operation and where it is planning more large-scale investments.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
GE Aerospace’s airline customers have achieved considerable on-wing engine performance and efficiency gains through its proprietary engine wash system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Keith Mwanalushi
Jeh Aerospace is leveraging digital technology to ramp up manufacturing capacity, aiming to alleviate supply chain bottlenecks.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Alex Derber
The Philippines' booming airline sector is driving demand for MRO services, with the number of approved maintenance organizations rising through this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
EASA has granted a Supplemental Type Certificate to Sweden's Taby Air Maintenance for the company’s Saab 2000 Cargo Conversion.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Keith Mwanalushi
BeauTech Engine Leasing says a looming CF34 engine capacity crunch as regional jet fleets approach a major maintenance cycle will strain the MRO ecosystem.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alex Derber
Teardowns of relatively young Airbus A320neo aircraft are continuing, with Eirtrade Aviation becoming the latest company to buy aircraft for part-out.
Supply Chain

By Lee Ann Shay
EasyJet plans to acquire Slovenia-based Adria Tehnika, which operates five lines of maintenance at its Ljubljana Airport base.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Keith Mwanalushi
Airbus and ATR are deploying new strategies to address Africa’s chronic spare parts shortage.
Supply Chain

By Keith Mwanalushi
SkyThread and Wingleet have joined forces to integrate their technologies, aiming to cut paper documentation and address parts tracking headaches.
Supply Chain

By Swaati Ketkar
Tata Projects and ASI Global have partnered to deliver custom MRO facility design and construction across India.
MRO

By Swaati Ketkar
GMR School of Aviation in Hyderabad has partnered with RH Aero Systems to develop training focused on aftermarket tooling.
Workforce & Training

By Alex Derber
New generation narrowbody engines are unlikely to match the durability of their predecessors within the next five years, engine lessor ELFC's COO says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office has secured the conviction of the former director of AOG Technics, which sold unapproved CFM 56 engine parts from 2019-23.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By James Pozzi, Jens Flottau, Daniel Williams
Editors discuss Airbus’ A380 program and aftermarket and how key operator Emirates is expanding its maintenance setup for its Trent 900s.
MRO Podcast

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Air Canada’s narrowbodies and regional jets will be retrofitted with refreshed cabins over the next couple of years.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Alex Derber
HAECO and Vietnamese company Sun Group are planning to build a $360 million maintenance facility at Van Don airport.
Aircraft & Propulsion