Aviation Week MRO

Aviation’s sole winner from the Covid-19 crisis has been the cargo market, where demand towers over supply due to a huge reduction in bellyhold

Iberia has laid out plans to expand its existing maintenance installations into a major hub for MRO activities in southern Europe. The Spanish flag

UPS is in the home stretch of a five-year project designed to add 20 years of useful life to its Airbus A300-600 freighter fleet, finalizing agreements with two maintenance shops that will install upgraded avionics and other components on 51 aircraft.

Triumph Group saw both MRO sales and key leading indicators such as repair orders climb last quarter, suggesting that the commercial aftermarket recovery is gaining momentum.

The American Airlines subsidiary is moving into a larger facility at Springfield-Branson National Airport to enable scheduled overnight maintenance on up to three Embraer E175s simultaneously.

Upcycled A340 Fuselages Used in Football Stadium Project Global design firm Populous is using upcycled Airbus A340 fuselages to create a main façade

Ed Koharik, Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) COO, talks to Lee Ann Shay about its aircraft leasing and cargo businesses, which includes Amazon as a

The much-needed digitization of aircraft trading has taken a big step forward following GECAS’ migration of 40 aircraft onto the electronic Global

Sustainable Aero Lab will explore development of new technologies to improve aviation’s impact on climate change—including initiatives developed within MRO.

WinAir is developing new features to help users overcome difficulties in maintaining compliance during situations such as remote work and aircraft return to service.

Analyst forecasts of North America leading the world in passenger growth is stirring optimism with companies already seeing an upturn in business in

AJW Group has opened a new warehouse in Milan to provide supply chain services for easyJet’s operation in the European Union (EU). The new 35,000 ft

Choices made in 2021 will be critical for future success of MROs and commercial operators in the recovery period ahead.

Although widespread groundings of aircraft have provided a great opportunity to perform retrofit and upgrade work, most airlines have been too

Estonian maintenance provider Magnetic MRO has formally launched its engine repair business. The venture, Magnetic Engines, was launched via a virtual

RwandAir Picks TRAX eMRO Software RwandAir has selected TRAX eMRO software for aircraft maintenance and fleet management. The flag carrier airline of

Startup Assaia has partnered with airport solutions provider ADB SAFEGATE to use smart technology for streamlined turnarounds and predictive analysis.

Russian aviation was not hit as hard as that of most countries by the virus crisis, at least domestically, according to year-end figures released by

The U.S. Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center East is pursuing investment in laser ablation technology to make cleaning of aircraft components safer and more efficient.

Regio Lease, a specialist in consulting and airworthiness management, has confirmed its acquisition of engine borescope and blending repair company

United Airlines had some good news for the MRO market in its fourth-quarter earnings, revealing that it was resuming heavy maintenance and engine

Sureclean has introduced an electrostatic aircraft disinfection system that it says provides unique benefits compared to other products on the market.

Diversification into military as well as commercial aviation has helped some major MROs weather the virus crisis and remain in decent shape. Solid

Although overall MRO demand is expected to remain depressed this year, one bright spot may be an uptick in lease-end and transition checks and

Jim Berberet became president of Triumph Product Support in 2020 and discusses how the aftermarket division has adapted its business to the pandemic