Preliminary Report Points To Lion Air Safety, MRO Shortcomings

Nov 30, 2018
Changes already implemented at Lion Air MRO subsidiary Bantam Aero Technic after gaps were identified in some of the airline's maintenance operations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

AerSale Dives Deeper Into Component Repair

By Lindsay Bjerregaard Nov 29, 2018
The company says its latest acquisition of component repair specialist Avborne will fill gaps in its existing MRO capability.
MRO

Lufthansa Technik Lands Major Arkia Contract

By Lindsay Bjerregaard Nov 29, 2018
The MRO provider will provide on-site engineering, maintenance and component support for the airline’s modernizing fleet.
MRO

Permagard Debuts New Product to Combat Bed Bugs on Aircraft

By Lindsay Bjerregaard Nov 28, 2018
The company says Bed Bug Killer, which is the first product of its kind approved for aviation, provides a quicker, cheaper alternative to the industry’s current bed bug treatments.
MRO

The Future of Drones at MRO Europe 2018

By Lindsay Bjerregaard Oct 24, 2018
Aviation Week caught up with the CEOs of Donecle and MRO Drone at MRO Europe to find out more about where the use of drones for maintenance is headed and what is still standing in the way of its full potential.
MRO

Gastops ChipCHECK Demo at MRO Europe 2018

By Lindsay Bjerregaard Oct 22, 2018
From the exhibition floor at MRO Europe 2018, David Lefebvre, mechanical engineer for Gastops, demonstrates the company's ChipCHECK analyzer. Through the same technology the Mars rover uses to analyze rocks, ChipCHECK allows rapid on-site identification of turbine particles to monitor equipment degradation.
MRO

Viewpoints from MRO Europe 2018

By Lindsay Bjerregaard Oct 22, 2018
Industry experts from Airbus, Boeing, Lilium and Pratt & Whitney share their views on the future of MRO, data ownership and what MRO issues keep them up at night.
MRO

Airbus Digital Services at MRO Europe 2018

By Lindsay Bjerregaard Oct 19, 2018
Norman Baker, senior vice president, digital services for Airbus, talks Skywise and the digital solutions Airbus has on display at MRO Europe this year.
MRO

Inspiring the Next Generation at MRO Europe 2018

By Lindsay Bjerregaard Oct 18, 2018
MRO students had the chance to attend this year's MRO Europe. Find out more about their experience at the show and what they are most excited about in the industry.
MRO

How Electric Propulsion Could Impact The Aftermarket

Sep 26, 2018
Growing use of electric propulsion by aircraft is likely to affect MRO, but the details and extent are hard to predict.
MRO

Satair 3D Printing Demo at ap&m Europe 2018

By Lindsay Bjerregaard Jun 05, 2018
Vincent Gröne, project manager at Satair, talks about the company’s work with additive manufacturing, including training, certification and printing of flying parts and tools.
MRO

Testia Smart NDT Tools Demo at ap&M Europe 2018

By Lindsay Bjerregaard Jun 04, 2018
From the exhibition floor at ap&m Europe 2018, Phil Edwards, senior instructor and engineer for NDT at Testia demonstrates two of the company’s Smart NDT tools. The ThicknessTool is used for post-blend scanning and the Smart UE1 can perform ultrasonic and eddy current tests.
MRO

Expert Teleportation Demo at ap&m Europe 2018

By Lindsay Bjerregaard Jun 01, 2018
James Pozzi receives a demo of the Expert Teleportation hands-free remote collaboration tool at ap&m Europe 2018.
MRO

IFS Maintenix Line Planner and Fleet Planner Demo

By Lindsay Bjerregaard May 04, 2018
A demo of IFS' new Maintenix Line Planner and Fleet Planner software from the 2018 IFS World Conference.
MRO

Fountx Assisted Reality Wearable Demo

By Lindsay Bjerregaard May 02, 2018
Fountx general manager Laurence Beraldo demonstrates the new assisted reality wearable and talks about how the technology has benefited TAE Aerospace and its customers.
MRO

ExxonMobil Grease Demos At MRO Americas 2018

By Lindsay Bjerregaard Apr 20, 2018
From the exhibition floor at MRO Americas 2018, Gary K. Dudley, ExxonMobil's global grease product technical advisor, demonstrates the results of grease tests applicable to the aviation industry.
MRO

Skype for Borescopes

By Lindsay Bjerregaard Apr 19, 2018
From the exhibition floor at MRO Americas 2018, Marcellette Cloche demonstrates Safran's new B.SIde remote borescope inspection service.
MRO

VisionThree Virtual Reality Training At MRO Americas 2018

By Lindsay Bjerregaard Apr 17, 2018
From the exhibition floor at MRO Americas 2018, Jason Morris demonstrates VisionThree's virtual reality training software and its uses within the MRO industry.
MRO

Breaking Barriers At The Aerospace Maintenance Competition

By Lindsay Bjerregaard Apr 13, 2018
Three all-female teams made history at this year's Aerospace Maintenance Competition at MRO Americas in Orlando, Florida.
MRO

Safran NacelleLife Demo At MRO Americas 2018

By Lindsay Bjerregaard Apr 13, 2018
From the exhibition floor at MRO Americas 2018, Olivier Savin and Kiêm Vadee share details about Safran Nacelles' new NacelleLife service offering, including a demonstration of the JetLife app and Presto non-destructive evaluation tool for composite structures.
MRO

Surface Trak Demonstration At MRO Americas 2018

By Lindsay Bjerregaard Apr 11, 2018
From the exhibition floor at MRO Americas 2018, John Baker, President of Venture Research, demonstrate's the company's just launched Surface Trak tracking tool system.
MRO

PTC's IoT And AR Solutions At MRO Americas 2018

By Lindsay Bjerregaard Apr 11, 2018
From the exhibition floor at MRO Americas 2018, H. Brent Baker, Sr., VP, worldwide federal aerospace and defense at PTC, talks about the company's IoT and augmented reality products and demonstrates an AR innovation with potential industrial and training uses.
MRO

Tool Gauge Evaluating Collaborative Robots

By Lindsay Bjerregaard Mar 15, 2018
The "cobots" from Universal Robots promise quick, easy setup and multiple applications without the constraints of traditional industrial robots.
Emerging Technologies

Tool Gauge Prepares For Facility Expansion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard Jan 03, 2018
The Tacoma-based aerospace parts manufacturer will expand its facilities, capabilities and staff.
Supply Chain

First Look At Gogo’s New Wireless Touchscreen IFE

By Lindsay Bjerregaard Dec 12, 2017
Gogo hopes to give passengers a more personalized IFE experience with its new Vision Touch system.
MRO