Aviation Week MRO

Leo Koppers, MTU’s senior vice president of MRO programs, will retire at year-end following a 3.5-decade career in aviation, most of it in the aftermarket sector. For the last 16 years, he has held various management positions at MTU. Koppers and Martin Friis-Petersen, who heads up MTU Maintenance Lease Services and will replace Koppers after he retires, speak with Lee Ann Shay and James Pozzi about the transition

Smaller companies continue to play an important role in the race to acquire and utilize big data generated from engines and airframes.

The U.S. carrier is planning to implement further software enhancements and upgraded hardware early next year.

Invert Robotics’ mobile climbing robots are adding new improvements and functionality thanks to recent customer feedback.

Spare-part logistics is cited as a major challenge by Flybondi.com, an airline operating a fleet of five Boeing 737 aircraft.

Expanded agreement will cover exchange and repairs for components on several Airbus and Boeing aircraft.

European and U.S. regulators have expanded a software-upgrade mandate to CFM International Leap-1B engines that ensures Boeing 737 Max-powered aircraft will not experience engine-fan-speed issues caused by extremely cold weather.

Heatcon says its Smart Susceptor system makes repairs easier through advances in control and heating technology--as well as enables repair that previously were not possible.

GAMECO worked with Guangzhou Customs in China to make the customs clearance process paperless, which is streamlining the process.

Air New Zealand engineers have scheduled a strike Dec. 21 that threatens to disrupt the carrier’s operations on one of its busiest travel days, although further negotiations are planned in an effort to resolve the contract dispute.

The aircraft manufacturing giant recently partnered with ELG Carbon Fibre to target the recycling of excess aerospace-grade composite material.

To more closely integrate its repair work under the Leki Aviation umbrella, the company has opened two new Leki Tech repair facilities in the USA and UK.

As it celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, TP Aerospace has launched plans to open 11 new global locations by 2020. Thomas Ibsoe, president of TP Aerospace, which is an aftermarket supplier of wheels and brakes, speaks with Lindsay Bjerregaard about the Green Sunrise plan and where the company is looking to grow.

The cabin interior specialist has created custom front row monuments for the airline’s new 787 aircraft.

Fleet scale remains primary driver of insourcing versus outsourcing decisions for MRO.

Airlines need to control their data and be able to choose who uses it. This is the only way to create genuine competition for data-based services.

Aircraft and engine health-monitoring solutions are at the heart of predictive maintenance and the “on-condition” maintenance model.

The $1 billion market for the CF34 engine is open, competitive and growing, despite expected -3A retirements.

Looking at the most important developments in MRO worldwide during 2018.

Already well-established as a leading MRO provider in Africa, Ethiopian has bold plans for expansion.

Liberty Hall announced its acquisition of proprietary flight operations software specialist Aircraft Performance Group on Dec. 3.

The Naples, Italy-based MRO, which has had a productive few months of expanding airline contracts and capability, plans to adopt a similar formula going forward.

A guide to products designed for improving MRO operations in below-freezing temperatures.

Joint venture will focus on acquiring yield-generating commercial aircraft in the later stages of their lifecycle.

New MRO contracts and news focuses on rapidly growing emerging markets.