Aviation Week MRO

By Henry Canaday
After China, Europe was the second region to be hit hard by the virus crisis. Its aviation sector was severely restricted but appears to be recovering
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By James Pozzi
After acquiring Swfr120 million ($125 million) of finance backed by the Swiss government last week, SR Technics has announced plans to reshape its
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By Henry Canaday
Some airlines warned that they might have laid off 30-50% of their employees without the assistance provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
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Liebherr Develops MRO Paperless Shop Software Liebherr-Aerospace has developed proprietary service center software called eLIROM dedicated to
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By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The conversion has received FAA approval and will fly with launch customer Texel Air.
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By Henry Canaday
Industry experts estimate that anywhere from 2,500 to 3,500 existing aircraft will not be needed by airlines over the next three years. Surplus
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By Henry Canaday
Next to airlines, engine MROs have probably been hit hardest by the virus crisis, as grounded jets have permitted massive deferments of expensive
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By Henry Canaday
African scheduled flights were down 69% from pre-crisis levels in May, according to mba Aviation, a sharp decline but not as deep a slump as in Europe
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By Alex Derber
Given the huge financial stresses of the COVID-19 crisis, one might expect environmental concerns to drop well down the agenda for aftermarket
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United Warns Maintenance Workers of Potential Furloughs United Airlines has warned 36,000 employees—including 5,500 maintenance workers—that they
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By James Pozzi
Large scale aircraft fleet groundings in the wake of COVID-19 contributed to a reduction in Rolls-Royce's engine flying hours by as much as 80% in the
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By Lee Ann Shay
Valerie Manning, Airbus senior VP customer support, provides a glimpse of how the OEM is working with customers through the pandemic and what’s its
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By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The companies are launching a variety of digital solutions related to providing better aircraft part sales insights and productivity.
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By Lindsay Bjerregaard
OEMs may seek out MRO partnerships—or their own piece of the pie—as they cope with lack of demand for new parts.
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By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The two aircraft will be equipped to handle a variety of medevac and troop transport configurations.
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By James Pozzi
Engine specialist MTU Aero Engines, parent group of MTU Maintenance, has announced plans to reduce its workforce in Germany and overseas from 10-15%
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By Henry Canaday
China’s domestic flights rebounded to about 8,000 per day over the weekend of July 4, up from about 2,000 per day at the depth of the virus cutbacks
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By Alex Derber
GMF Aeroasia has posted a $31 million loss for the first three months of the year, compared with a $3 million profit in the prior-year period. Hit by
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By Jonas Murby
AeroDynamic Advisory believes COVID-19 has accentuated a second wave of retirements, but paradoxically bought OEMs some time to adapt.
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Meggitt Singapore Facility Expands Repair Capabilities Meggitt has received authority approval to repair more than 80 new part numbers at its recently
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By Henry Canaday
The potential gains of predictive maintenance are clear, and the basic concept fairly straightforward: use data to detect failures ahead of time
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By James Pozzi
The engine division of GA Telesis has opened a new aircraft engine hospital shop in Helsinki to service demand in Europe from airlines and lessors for
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By Henry Canaday
Sometimes a crisis forces you to do things very differently, and sometimes it accelerates changes that should have happened anyway. Magnetic MRO, like
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By Henry Canaday
There is nothing like cheap feedstock and booming demand, even if it is in a niche market, to boost cargo conversions. Cargo capacity is short now
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By James Pozzi
Independent maintenance provider Heston MRO is pressing ahead with its plans for new capabilities despite sizeable disruptions related to COVID-19 and
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