Aviation Week MRO

By Henry Canaday
U.S domestic flights have plateaued at a very partial recovery level, and U.S. flights to Latin America lag behind. This has brought some relief to
MRO

By Victoria Moores
South African LCC Mango is in “critical discussions” with maintenance provider South African Airways Technical, triggering questions over the airline’s continued operations.
MRO

By James Pozzi
Sanad Aerotech has agreed new terms with Pratt & Whitney and International Aero Engines (IAE) to provide expanded MRO services for the V2500 engine
MRO

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore Airlines will not refit its SilkAir Boeing 737-800s with new lie-flat business class seats, as the regional unit reintegrates with the parent carrier.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Alex Derber
Lufthansa Technik’s parent company began last week in gloomy mood, warning of further job cuts, fleet reductions and the distinct possibility that
MRO Asia

By Henry Canaday
With airlines moving to smaller, leaner and more efficient fleets of narrowbodies to accommodate predicted reductions in passengers through 2023, AJW
Supply Chain

Turkish Carrier Selects Triumph for Wheel Services Triumph Group subsidiary Triumph Aviation Services-Asia Ltd. (TASA) has been awarded a contracted
MRO

By Lee Ann Shay
As Lion Air’s contract vendor manager, Ferry Utama is examining the Indonesian carrier’s maintenance contracts and figuring out what changes need to
MRO Asia

By Sean Broderick, Lindsay Bjerregaard
Spirit AeroSystems, its diversification efforts struggling as two major acquisitions remain in limbo, announced a smaller move to bolster its strategy via an aftermarket support partnership with Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corp. (EGAT).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Despite numerous studies and reports on the cleanliness of passenger aircraft and the low risk of infection while aboard, the implementation of tangible and visible measures is key to building passenger confidence.
MRO Asia

By Lee Ann Shay
Digitalization is accelerating in the aviation aftermarket as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and this is a trend that should not slow down as the
MRO Asia

By Chen Chuanren
MRO providers in Asia are not seeing customers move their maintenance bookings forward, despite fleets being largely grounded because of the pandemic.
MRO Asia

By Henry Canaday
Even in a grim overall picture, there are pockets of progress in both air traffic and aircraft maintenance. For example, air travel is essential to
MRO Asia

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
It could be more than five years before engine shop visits return to pre-pandemic levels, but recovery could be quicker for higher-efficiency and cargo aircraft platforms.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Aircraft engines MRO providers are forecasted to lose $1.5 billion in revenue as airlines turn to green time engines from parked aircraft amid the pandemic to preserve cash.
MRO Asia

By Chen Chuanren
The sweeping measures taken by the Chinese central government to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak have softened the impact felt by MRO provider Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company (GAMECO) but such market conditions are difficult to find elsewhere.
MRO Asia

By Henry Canaday
International flights are still dramatically down in Southeast Asia. For example, daily flights out of Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur International Airport
MRO Asia

By Henry Canaday
Kazakhstan’s flag carrier Air Astana recently resumed flights to Turkey and Germany, but the COVID-19 pandemic has been tough on the central Asian
MRO

Corsair Signs Up for Skywise French airline Corsair has signed a contract with Airbus to equip its fleet with the FOMAX data collection tool, which
MRO

By Henry Canaday
The virus crisis has been like no other crash in aviation markets. Short term, carriers have been drawing down inventories to conserve cash and
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alex Derber
Following the rejigged purchase of AerSale by Monocle, corporate maneuvering in the aftermarket has continued with the merger of North Carolina-based
MRO

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The engine OEM is using virtual reality and remote collaboration tools to train engine maintainers and inspectors more efficiently.
Emerging Technologies

By James Pozzi
The British School of Aviation (BSA) has gained approval from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA) to offer both face to face and online engineer
MRO

By Alex Derber
The current crisis has been particularly hard on South American carriers and their related maintenance networks. Coronavirus deaths and infections
MRO

By Alex Derber
The coronavirus crisis has played havoc with merger and acquisition deals that were in the pipeline before the pandemic struck. In South Korea
MRO