Aviation Week MRO

Construction of the 150,000-pound thrust capacity test cell was completed earlier this month.

GE, Siemens and Lufthansa Technik are some of the companies focusing on new technique for boosting reliability.

Thales seeks more stable relationships, in China and will likely extend support footprint.

Canadian ultra low-cost carrier is to reconsider its maintenance strategy when 10 of its Boeing 737-800s are flying from Spring 2019.

Newly introduced engine work will eventually add $1 billion in annual revenue.

Engine giant is relying heavily on its global MRO network and local training center based in Hyderabad.

Consultancy says fleet renewal case strengthened due to operators of regional aircraft facing challenges around managing ageing fleets and their corresponding maintenance costs.

On the sidelines of Aviation Week’s MRO Latin America event in Cancun Mexico, Jesus Navarro Parada, Mexicana MRO’s CEO, talks about the MRO’s new business that will start at the end of this month.

LHT says the fully-automated procedure is able to provide more consistent, reliable results than the human eye.

The low-cost Brazilian airline is changing its maintenance operation to prepare for external customers.

Agency also looking at installation of parts without form 1 or equivalent to improve maintenance efficiency.

The Airbus A320 will be used by German special forces for training on dealing with hijacked aircraft.

Rock Valley College—located near AAR’s facilities at Chicago-Rockford International Airport—is the latest school added to the MRO’s workforce pathway program.

Focus of MRO providers expected to switch in the next decade when the majority of the global fleet should be equipped with connectivity.

Challenges exist for airlines in procuring aircraft components from suppliers on-time and on-quality.

The facility is close to the engine specialist's Celma headquarters and is one of the largest aeronautical engine testing facilities in South America.

Software specialist claims time-tracking and contract modules among the most effective on the market and says it is working on a paperless version.

The airline, which commenced operations last year, is continuing to recruit staff and may also add a hangar.

Both the FAA and EASA have approved the redesigned blade with bulletins issued to 787 operators by Rolls-Royce and Boeing during late December.

Bell debuted its new Nexus flying taxi concept at the 2019 Consumer Electronic Show this week. Bell's VP of Innovation Scott Drennan and Kyle Heironimus, propulsion lead for the Nexus, share details about the eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) vehicle's systems, what its maintenance model will look like and when the Nexus is set to hit the skies.

Electric propulsion for commercial aircraft, once viable, could force massive changes on MRO providers.

For electric power to replace current engines on commercial aircraft, major improvements in battery technology will be needed.

Monarch Aircraft Engineering sold its line maintenance business and is closing, while Eagle Services Asia announced induction of its first geared turbofan as part of a big ramp-up.

Best practices may work at headquarters, but MROs that don’t consider unique local environmental factors could be doing a disservice to employees and their businesses.

Monarch Aircraft Engineering faces uncertain future after declaring bankruptcy in January.