Still suffering from the 737 Max grounding, Boeing continues to be optimistic about the services market, forecasting it will be worth $3.1 trillion over the next 10 years, of which a little more than half will be for commercial aircraft services.
Aviation Technical Services’ announcement that it has purchased a Boeing 767-3G5ER for teardown to increase inventory of available parts at its Dallas/Ft.
Next Level Aviation, a supplier of used serviceable materials (USM) for all Boeing and Airbus platforms, will look to grow its core engine material resources after a $15 million equity investment from investment company Turning Rock Partners earlier this month.
New material supply will likely remain a challenge for U.S. engine specialist StandardAero in 2020--a scenario that will directly influence its ability to ramp-up in response to customer demand.
Over the past 20 years ATR has carved a dominant position in the turboprop market, while sales of its competitor, the Q400, dwindled to such an extent that Bombardier sold the aircraft line last year.
Fast-growing LCC Wizz Air had selected Pratt & Whitney’s GTF engine to power 166 Airbus A320neo family aircraft the Hungarian LCC has on order, Pratt said Jan. 27.
Following a successful three-month trial, LATAM Airlines Group has decided to use Donecle drones at its São Carlos base maintenance site for visual inspections during heavy checks.
One objection to blockchain for MRO and other aftermarket purposes is that it requires scale and wide participation to become really useful, and that there is little chance at present of all elements in the supply chain signing up to a common platform for, say, parts records.
MRO Holdings submitted a proposal to acquire Mexicana MRO for an undisclosed sum. Greg Colgan, MRO Holdings’ CEO, would not disclose the terms but said the proposal addresses the challenges and opportunities of Mexican MRO. “This is not just a marketing play…we did our homework,” he says.
Sabena Technics opened its sixth maintenance hangar at its Bordeaux site this month. Philippe Rochet, the company’s CEO, speaks to James Pozzi about its plans for the facility.
As part of its efforts to boost limited MRO capacity in Western Europe, Sabena Technics has unveiled its sixth maintenance facility in Bordeaux and has commenced work with its first airline customer at the hangar.
