Aviation Week MRO

From the exhibition floor at MRO Americas 2019, Michael Vincent, sales project specialist for Keyence, demonstrates how the company’s handheld 3D measurement system with built-in augmented reality can be used for MRO component inspections.

Industry experts from CAVOK and AeroDynamic Advisory analyze the commercial MRO market at MRO Americas 2019.

Chinese component specialist has rebranded the business as Flightparts Brazil.

From the exhibition floor at MRO Americas 2019, Will McOnie, sales and business development manager for Semmco, demonstrates how the company’s UCAS XS Variable Height Access Steps and SMART Nitrogen Trolley products improve MRO worker safety.

The agreement with Sky Regional Airlines is for Pratt & Whitney Canada’s APS2300 APUs on Embraer 175 aircraft.

The French MRO provider completed the acquisition of EAS Services in February and has since rebranded the business Sabena Technics PGF.

The end-of-life aircraft specialist is targeting the Embraer E-Jet in the Americas and opened its new U.S. parts storage and distribution center for the aircraft earlier this year.

Mitch Snyder, president and CEO of Bell, talks to Lindsay Bjerregaard about the company’s new Nexus eVTOL concept and the future of UAM in advance of Aviation Week Network’s inaugural Urban Air Mobility Conference.

New technologies, joint ventures and airline growth are driving expansion of MRO services worldwide.

Hawaiian using its own maintenance services as well as outsourced MRO to handle major fleet changes.

A phased rollout with clearly defined milestones is an effective approach to implementing new systems.

Partnership will be a 51% to 49% split and will be based in low-cost carrier NokScoot's Thailand home base.

AeroStar Avion Institute is working with AAR, Olive-Harvey College and other industry stakeholders to provide aviation maintenance education and career opportunities to underrepresented demographics.

Expanded agreement grows on cooperation first signed by both parties in late 2017.

The MRO will establish the new station at Dubai International Airport.

Vaibhav Kumar, an aerospace engineering graduate student at Georgia Tech and one of Aviation Week’s 2019 20 Twenties winners, talks about founding startup AirLogs—which seeks to save mechanics time by digitally analyzing maintenance records.

Consultancy has a conservative outlook for the superjumbo and its engines and parts yet identifies some signs of positivity for its secondary market.

The grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX fleet has led to changes in the market for older variants of the narrowbody, says the CEO of Dubai’s DAE Capital.

StandardAero has received STC approval to install the SmartSky 4G LTE system on several Embraer models and plans to seek approval for other aircraft types.

The MRO giant is looking to grow its digital interests and will expand its global reach this year.

Craig Barton, vice president of technical services at American Airlines, discusses some of its day-to-day maintenance planning processes and gives insight on its large-scale fleet retrofit plans.

Supply chain agreement covers the airline’s Airbus A350 aircraft fleet.

The five-year contract will see the Russian maintenance provider oversee services on the aircraft types operated by the Kazakhstan flag carrier.

The Baltic maintenance provider now holds the capabilities for three additional aircraft types including two widebodies.

The company’s new U.S. hub in Arlington, Texas will develop, manufacture and repair ground support equipment and aviation access platform products for North American customers.