Aviation Week MRO

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Collins Aerospace and Knight Aerospace have joined forces to develop a mobile galley and lavatory system that can be rolled on and off cargo aircraft.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Henry Canaday
The big COVID-19 damage to Asian aviation has been in international flights, which unfortunately are a huge portion of commercial flying among small
MRO

By Alex Derber
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) plans to step up its MRO activities in the wake of its recent decision to pause almost all development of its M90
MRO

By Sean Broderick
While powerplant suppliers Safran and MTU Aero Engines posted expected drops in aftermarket revenues for the last quarter, executives from each company highlighted several trends that support a cautiously optimistic outlook.
MRO Transatlantic

Satair 3D Prints Flying Metal Spare Part for Airbus Aircraft Satair says it has provided one of its U.S. airline customers with what it believes is
MRO Transatlantic

By Henry Canaday
The virus crisis is hitting the bottom lines of most MROs pretty hard now and will for some time to come. But companies that offer the right portfolio
MRO Transatlantic

By James Pozzi
Lithuania-based FL Technics’ engine division has opened a new facility for CFM56 family engine MRO quick turn activities in Kaunas. The new hangar
MRO

By Lee Ann Shay
Ennio Rodriguez, CEO of Coopesa, sees pressure on labor prices and longer credit terms from operators due to the crisis brought on by the COVID-19
MRO

By Alan Dron
Wales-based MRO Caerdav plans to expand its activities by entering the passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion market.
MRO

By James Pozzi
Despite the impact of the COVID-19 crisis during 2020, Alitalia says it will look to extend its heavy maintenance insourcing program and maintain
MRO Transatlantic

By James Pozzi
UK-based MRO Caerdav will begin offering aircraft cargo conversion services as part of a new offering capitalizing on market demand partly driven by
MRO Transatlantic

By Lee Ann Shay
American Airlines is balancing short-term needs to keep its operation running with activities to position it for the future. While it pulled its
MRO Transatlantic

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Testia’s Smart UE1 inspection device is getting a variety of new capabilities to increase efficiency.
MRO Transatlantic

By Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno
Top-tier manufacturers and suppliers are not banking on a quick commercial aftermarket rebound, financial figures and commentary from 2020 third-quarter (Q3) earnings calls underscore.
Supply Chain

By Lee Ann Shay
Three MRO luminaries received awards at Aviation Week Networks’ virtual MRO Transatlantic event on Oct. 28.
MRO Transatlantic

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
NLR says the robot will be able to move throughout a hangar and perform aircraft inspections just like human technicians.
MRO Transatlantic

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Dutch startup Aiir Innovations is developing web-based capabilities so companies can access its artificial intelligence tech for borescope inspections from anywhere in the world.
MRO Transatlantic

By Henry Canaday
China’s GDP grew 4.9% in the third quarter of 2020, after increasing 3.2% in the second quarter, dramatically better than the western economies still
MRO

By Lee Ann Shay
How the airline industry emerges from the crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic is unclear, but don’t expect the ecosystem to be the same. “The
MRO Transatlantic

By Sean Broderick
The shared need between heavy maintenance providers and their customers to survive the pandemic-driven downturn could foster more long-term agreements that give both sides the certainty they crave, industry executives say.
MRO Transatlantic

By Sean Broderick
The surplus parts sector’s importance will increase as cost-conscious airlines navigate their way through the pandemic-induced downturn, but the
MRO Transatlantic

By Chen Chuanren
Cebu Air, the parent company for Philippines LCC Cebu Pacific, and Singapore Airlines Engineering Company (SIAEC) have terminated two joint ventures in the Philippines, buying out each other’s shares in the Aviation Partnership (Philippines) Corporation (APPC) and SIA Engineering Philippines Corporation (SIAEP).
MRO

By Henry Canaday
The aviation aftermarket is just in the first phase of a long adjustment to the virus crisis. Coming up in the long road back to health will probably
MRO

By Lee Ann Shay
As the aviation industry tracks fleet status daily for signs of recovery, Wendy Sowers, Boeing’s director, commercial market forecasting and analysis
MRO Transatlantic

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The MRO has introduced a digital training platform and virtual tours for customers to cope with COVID-19 travel restrictions and social distancing requirements.
MRO Transatlantic