Aviation Week MRO

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.

Reckon Point’s technology could be used for mapping maintenance operations, asset tracking and monitoring technician safety.

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.

President/CEO John Holmes talks labor shortages, the MAX crisis, technological enablers and lucrative opportunities.

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

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.

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

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.

CARTAGENA, Columbia--Most airframe MROs start operations focused on aircraft MRO, and then add component backshop capabilities to quicken turnaround

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

Operating leases are moving toward covering half of commercial aircraft. Anything that makes this lease market more flexible and efficient is a clear

Low-cost startups often begin with older aircraft to minimize investment. But older aircraft are maintenance-hungry and can limit programs. So

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

One source of relief from capacity pressures in engine aftermarkets will be increased supplies of used materials, which can only come from increased

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.

AeroElite Interiors aims to become a mobile interior wing for owner-operators, smaller MROs and military customers.

TP Aerospace, SAS Pen MRO Contract TP Aerospace and SAS Scandinavian Airlines signed an all-inclusive wheels and brakes program covering the support

Boeing 747s may be disappearing from the global passenger fleet but they are still a mainstay of the heavy cargo market.

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.

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.

How Purdue University’s Hangar of the Future lab is using new technologies to transform MRO processes and training.

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

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.