Aviation Week MRO

Lessor Teams Up With Atitech Full-service lessor CDB Aviation has agreed to work with Italian MRO provider Atitech in a partnership which will begin
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By Lee Ann Shay
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.
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By James Pozzi
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.
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By Lindsay Bjerregaard
American Airlines has donated the last of its retired MD-80 aircraft to Lewis University, a Chicago-area school with more than 700 students currently
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By James Pozzi
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.

By Lee Ann Shay
CARTAGENA, Columbia--Most airframe MROs start operations focused on aircraft MRO, and then add component backshop capabilities to quicken turnaround
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The MRO market in Latin America is projected to reach more than $4.2 billion by the end of 2020. Single aisle aircraft will dominate this market with
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By Henry Canaday
Operating leases are moving toward covering half of commercial aircraft. Anything that makes this lease market more flexible and efficient is a clear
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By Henry Canaday
Low-cost startups often begin with older aircraft to minimize investment. But older aircraft are maintenance-hungry and can limit programs. So
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By Henry Canaday
PMA prospects in China appear to be very encouraging. At least that’s the assessment of Joe DePaoli, Heico sales VP in Asia-Pacific. PMA usage depends
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By Henry Canaday
One source of relief from capacity pressures in engine aftermarkets will be increased supplies of used materials, which can only come from increased
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By James Pozzi
After entering administration in 2015, ATC Lasham’s aging MRO facility was taken over by 2Excel Engineering, which sought to re-energize the UK-based site. 2Excel Engineering co-founder and accountable manager Chris Norton talks to James Pozzi about the turnaround of its fortunes.
Air Transport

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
AeroElite Interiors aims to become a mobile interior wing for owner-operators, smaller MROs and military customers.
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TP Aerospace, SAS Pen MRO Contract TP Aerospace and SAS Scandinavian Airlines signed an all-inclusive wheels and brakes program covering the support
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By Alex Derber
Boeing 747s may be disappearing from the global passenger fleet but they are still a mainstay of the heavy cargo market.
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By Henry Canaday
Commonly discussed maintenance innovations include drones, mobile access to MRO data and electronic tech logs for pilots. A quick survey of three major low-cost carriers and one global major airline shows only mobility has gotten much traction so far, with drones and tech logs still under evaluation.
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By Alex Derber
In recent months several Chinese airlines and partnerships have launched or bolstered their cargo operations, while this week the Chinese government has put another option on the table for their lift requirements.
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By Lindsay Bjerregaard
How Purdue University’s Hangar of the Future lab is using new technologies to transform MRO processes and training.
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Over the next five years, MRO demand in the Latin American region will grow at 4.9% CAGR. Growth in this region will be led by modifications
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By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Brian Schettler, senior managing director of Boeing HorizonX Ventures, chats with Lindsay Bjerregaard at CES about the types of disruptive technologies the company is looking to develop for the future of aerospace.
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By James Pozzi
Two of the aviation aftermarket’s largest supply chain specialists will unite following a $1.9 billion acquisition by an affiliate of private equity fund Platinum Equity.
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By Henry Canaday
Canadian ultra-low-fare Swoop, which now services 17 destinations in North and Central America and The Caribbean with seven Boeing 737NGs, is planning initiatives to ensure a lean operation for the near future.
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By Sean Broderick
Fractured mid-turbine frame (MTF) piston seals have been linked to about half of the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM engine failures reported by Indian carriers that damaged low-pressure turbines (LPTs), leading to a Pratt service bulletin recommending inspections, India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said.
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By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Bell’s Nexus eVTOL concept has undergone a makeover since last year’s CES. At CES 2020 Aviation Week caught up with Michael Thacker, Bell’s executive
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Magnetic MRO, SAS Expand Base Maintenance Agreement Magnetic MRO and Scandinavian Airlines have extended their base maintenance agreement to include
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