Aviation Week MRO

Will Brexit throw a wrench in regulators’ collaborative efforts?

The MRO giant is looking to grow its digital interests and will expand its global reach this year.

Craig Barton, vice president of technical services at American Airlines, discusses some of its day-to-day maintenance planning processes and gives insight on its large-scale fleet retrofit plans.

Its Chateauroux, France engine shop plans to add CFM56-5B aftermarket services in three to six months.

Supply chain agreement covers the airline’s Airbus A350 aircraft fleet.

The grounding time could have maintenance affects for flying fleet.

The five-year contract will see the Russian maintenance provider oversee services on the aircraft types operated by the Kazakhstan flag carrier.

The Baltic maintenance provider now holds the capabilities for three additional aircraft types including two widebodies.

The maintenance provider says it may expand heavy-check facilities in two years.

The new, tentative deal is the latest development in talks between the airline and its mechanics that started back in 2012.

The new GE Aviation and Lufthansa Technik joint venture plans to induct its first engine in April.

The fledgling carrier has revealed some of its aftermarket choices.

Providers in North America and Europe will lead the way for regional MRO supply while specifically, the U.S. will rely heavily on independent domestic maintenance shops.

Technical log solution should add several new customers in 2019 with airlines anticipated to go live over the next nine months.

The company’s new U.S. hub in Arlington, Texas will develop, manufacture and repair ground support equipment and aviation access platform products for North American customers.

Narrowbodies have more work to do in regions with later deadlines.

Margins narrowed and expenses rose in 2018 but the German MRO is targeting capacity growth across its global network.

The low-cost carrier says it is counting on its Dubai hub to attract new mechanics.

Mohamad Arif Faisal, VP marketing and business development for GMF AeroAsia in Indonesia, talks with Lee Ann Shay about the MRO’s global expansion plans, which include the Middle East and other Asian locations.

Located in Thompson, Manitoba Canada, the Global Aerospace Centre for Icing and Environmental Research (GLACIER) tests Rolls-Royce engines’ resilience to cold conditions.

Engineers at Rolls-Royce in Derby, UK, have successfully tested key components of the UltraFan® engine design.

However challenges exist for the company around asset prices which have made trading difficult.

Three days of groundings by regulators across the world has now left the global MAX fleet grounded.

Beep Analytics’ predictive sales and market mapping platform will be integrated into the e-commerce marketplace to help suppliers make better inventory and pricing decisions.

The changes stemming from the October 2018 Lion Air Flight JT610 accident are being fast-tracked and rolled out on Boeing MAX family aircraft in the coming weeks.