Aviation Week MRO

TULSA, Oklahoma--American Airlines is poised to restart Boeing 737 MAX revenue service on Dec. 29—less than six weeks after the FAA cleared the model

Swiss International Air Lines’ sister-company Edelweiss Air has had electronic flight bags on board its 16, mostly Airbus, aircraft for about a half

The OEM has partnered with Canadian startup Aero HygenX to tailor a new version of its autonomous RAY robot for Dash 8 Series aircraft cabins.

The fate of the Boeing 777 fleet will provide a bellwether for the health of the long-haul market next year. Of key interest will be how many aircraft

As of November 2020, China’s international flights are still down substantially but its daily domestic flights in the last week of the month averaged

Bii Adds to A320 Interior Components Stock Bii.aero has boosted its stock of Airbus A320 interior components, purchasing a “significant amount of

In 2016, AFI KLM E&M embarked on an important innovation, using drones for line MRO inspections. The global MRO has completed four use cases for

Although travel restrictions have hammered medium- and long-haul flying, domestic flights are still possible in many countries, which has meant less

STS Aviation Group is now offering customers both new and old options to deal with COVID-19-driven uncertainties, according to company executive Bryan

MTU Maintenance Zhuhai plans to establish a second facility focusing on Pratt & Whitney narrowbody engines such as the geared turbofan. The facility

CDB Aviation, the Dublin-based arm of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, will convert a pair of Airbus A330-300 into freighters to meet expected future demand.

The Independent Aircraft Modifier Alliance has identified ‘orphan’ STCs, cross authority validations and more as challenges it plans to tackle in 2021.

One of the most influential voices in the aircraft leasing community has said that he expects the next clean-sheet aircraft from Boeing and Airbus to

The German engine specialist, a partner in the PW1000G program and one of its key MRO providers, has benefitted from warranty work linked to several

Sabena Technics Acquires Military and Helicopter MRO Sabena Technics has acquired Aeromecanic, which provides maintenance services for military

The North American launch customer for HAECO Cabin Solutions’ passenger aircraft interior stowage devices will now be able to carry an additional 13,500 lb. of cargo in the cabin.

Hungarian MRO Aeroplex announced plans to build a new 26,246 ft.2 widebody maintenance facility in Budapest by early 2022. Arpad Demeny, CEO of

The normalizing of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) brought with it new possibilities for both countries’ commercial

Insights into how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the OEM/MRO relationship, lessor maintenance and the workforce. David Marcontell, an Oliver Wyman

The MRO Blockchain Alliance has completed two proofs of concept for important elements of the part-tracking approach. Andre Fischer, CEO, of FLYdocs

ST Engineering will be simplifying its portfolio into commercial and defense divisions, replacing the sector-centric aerospace, electronics, land systems and marine entities.

There are major benefits to MROs getting rid of their own paperwork during heavy checks, and there could be even more if all communications with

Long before COVID-19 was a term in the public consciousness, digitization across the commercial aftermarket was much on the increase. Driven by a

The COVID-19 crisis may have made the commercial aftermarket grind to a halt for much of 2020, but signs of life are evident as some aircraft return

In October 2020 Russian airlines carried a total of nearly 7 million passengers, about 60% of year-ago levels, on domestic and international routes