Qantas is open to bringing in more third-party heavy maintenance work, and the carrier believes it offers significant advantages despite the lower labor costs of Asian MRO competitors.
Mainland Chinese air traffic may still be reeling from coronavirus, but Taiwan has a plucky new startup, Starlux Airlines, that has big plans for growth.
Engine maintenance is a costly business, so much so that struggling Kenya Airways has been forced to tap state coffers to fund scheduled overhauls for the CF34-10 engines powering its Embraer 190 aircraft.
The prolonged MAX agony continues to ripple through many sectors of aviation, including the supply of freighters. 2019 was a slow year in narrowbody cargo-conversion markets, acknowledges Robert Convey, senior vice president of Aeronautical Engineers.
The privatization of Air India has proved to be a tortuous process, with few investors willing to take on a debt-laden flag carrier riddled with inefficiencies.
Nicole Noack, who has 17 years of base maintenance and modification experience with Lufthansa Technik and is head of the Independent Aircraft Modifier Alliance (IAMA), spoke with Lee Ann Shay on the sidelines of MRO Middle East in Dubai about overcoming concerns over supplemental type certifications.
The collapse of regional carrier Flybe saw another UK-based airline bite the dust, but administrators EY confirmed that its MRO affiliate Flybe Aviation Services will continue operating.
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has lined up operators for its first two Airbus A321 converted freighters and expects to receive its FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for the program around July 1, the company’s top executive said.
Rolls-Royce recorded a 14% increase in services revenue, to £4.86 billion, for its civil engine business in 2019 as invoiced flying hours increased 7%.
The aerospace parts manufacturer is implementing a variety of robots to address challenges in the Pacific Northwest, including ongoing Boeing woes and a skilled labor shortage.
The struggles of state-owned airlines are usually good news for their privately owned rivals, but in South Africa the fallout from mismanagement of flag carrier is not limited to South African Airways.
Embraer established AOG teams that it dispatches 75% of the time within 4 hours of the call. Frank Stevens, Embraer VP global MRO centers, explains how on the sidelines of MRO Middle East in Dubai.
