Aviation Week MRO

A roundup of aviation aftermarket news from the week of April 5-11, 2020.
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By Lee Ann Shay
Boeing sold Inventory Locator Service (ILS) to CAMP Systems, which is owned by Hearst, in late 2019. John Herrman, ILS general manager, talks about
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By Alex Derber
Rolls-Royce reported a 50% reduction in its widebody engine flying hours for March and a 25% fall for the first quarter.
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By Lee Ann Shay, Sean Broderick
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act in the U.S. sets aside more than $60 billion for aviation companies in grants and loans

Brett Levanto
Create a positive connection with the other people in your peoples’ lives and make the company a part of that relationship.
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By Henry Canaday
The coronavirus disaster has thrown a huge, nasty wrench onto shop floors across the world, only partly offset in the U.S. by the Coronavirus Aid
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By Sean Broderick, Lindsay Bjerregaard
Where can companies get emergency cash? What are eligibility requirements? What about the regulations? Here's our list of links to the best information our editors have found.
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By James Pozzi
The aviation industry’s downturn from the novel coronavirus pandemic has led to Lufthansa Technik agreeing a short-time working plan for staff across
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By James Pozzi
Scheduled commercial airframe maintenance work is expected to take a significant hit during the novel coronavirus pandemic as carriers conscious of
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By Victoria Moores
South African carrier Comair has abandoned its acquisition of Star Air Cargo and Star Air Maintenance.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
One of many vulnerabilities exposed by the corona-crisis has been the fragility of globalized supply chains and the ‘just-in-time’ business model.
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By Lindsay Bjerregaard
MROs, suppliers and startups are adapting to the changing environment while seeking out new opportunities for business.
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By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The carrier is converting aircraft to provide safe transport of COVID-19 patients across Scotland.
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By Henry Canaday
Poland’s Aviaprime Group has so far seen fewer than five cancellations at its three MROs, Linetech, Adria Tehnika and JAT Tehnika.
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A roundup of aviation aftermarket news from the week of March 29-April 4, 2020.
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By Lee Ann Shay
The COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc on the airline industry, which could result in the commercial aviation MRO market dollar demand declining 25
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By Henry Canaday, Sean Broderick
The financial help available to airlines under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) come with restrictions and conditions
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By Alex Derber
If the ongoing corona-crisis does effect a structural shift in the air transport market, both the production and aftermarket sectors will have to adjust.
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By Lee Ann Shay
Amid the COVID-19 crisis we talk to John Holmes, president and CEO of AAR Corp. He joined the company right before 9/11 and has seen it weather
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By Sean Broderick
The FAA has released long-awaited policy on using video links and other “remote technology” to conduct inspections and help validate regulatory compliance, adding to a growing set of procedural changes meant to accommodate social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Ann Shay, James Pozzi, Lindsay Bjerregaard
Aviation Week MRO editors discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the aviation aftermarket—and how some schools and companies are adapting. Don

By James Pozzi
Six months after acquiring the former Monarch Aircraft Engineering hangar in Birmingham, STS Aviation has gained approval from the UK’s regulator at
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By Henry Canaday
With large cuts in capacity and little expectation of a quick and full recovery, commercial aircraft are headed for one of four fates: temporary storage, long-term storage, cargo conversion or disassembly for parts.
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By Alex Derber
Embraer’s services and support revenue climbed 22% in the fourth quarter, reaching $309 million—15% of the company’s total revenue.
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By Alex Derber
U.S. part-out specialist TDA has claimed the “youngest ever” Airbus A320 acquired for disassembly.
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