Aviation Week MRO

Airbus is adding new services and improvements to support Middle Eastern A350 operators.

The Sanad Group says it has offloaded its aircraft parts portfolio to AerSale to focus on core competencies.

Latin American MROs share predictions for how tariffs, immigration crackdowns, and drug and alcohol testing policies might impact the aftermarket.

Will you be at MRO Middle East 2025, Feb. 10-11, at the Dubai World Trade Center, UAE? Its the largest MRO and Interiors event in the region and the gathering provides the best opportunity to meet the entire industry under one roof. The event is focused on commercial aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul. The two-day exhibition features 250 international exhibitors as well as 80+ expert speakers on a wide range of topics at the free to attend Go Live! Theater.

Mexican ULCC Viva has unveiled plans to build a maintenance, repair and overhaul workshop at Queretaro International airport.

Ryanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary is offering a general outline for the Ireland-based ULCC’s next big MRO project.

The Panamanian flag carrier aims to start work on enlarging the three-bay facility by the end of 2025.

Airlines and operators extending the leases of narrowbody engine assets is leading to heavier maintenance workscopes at engine repair shops.

Heico’s Flight Support Group has acquired 90% of the stock of business jet MRO provider Millennium International for an undisclosed amount.

Capitol Meridian Partners has invested in MRO industry staffing and services provider Launch Technical Workforce Solutions.

Thai airport operator Airports of Thailand is in the process of making Chiang Rai airport a new MRO center, with an eye on the Chinese market.

GA Telesis has opened a new Latin America and Caribbean headquarters in El Salvador to target new regional business and collaboration.

The independent Spanish engine company wants to leverage its manufacturing and MRO capabilities to reduce industry bottlenecks.

Ryanair has broken ground on a new, four-bay airframe maintenance hangar at Dublin Airport and may insource some engine overhauls.

Aviation is “in the stone age” of AI in engine maintenance, but its predictive capabilities can lead to major savings, panelists at Aero-Engines Americas said.

Aviation Week editors discuss key trends from this week's ELTF and Aero-Engines Americas conferences in Fort Worth. Spoiler alert: there are lots of balancing acts.

Demand is surging across commercial aviation even as an imbalance persists between supply and demand.

JetBlue expects its number of aircraft on ground (AOG) to peak within the next two years, as GTF engine issues approach a potential turning point.

Engine leasing specialists are further investing in their MRO capabilities in areas such as piece parts repairs, having identified supply chain bottlenecks.

Digitizing aircraft engine trading increases transparency and removes obstacles to timely asset evaluations, panelists at Aero-Engines Americas said.

The Association for Women in Aviation Maintenance will hold its first conference in September.

Expect Willis Lease to continue expanding services as part of vertical integration.

Values for serviceable CFM56 and V2500 engines should not decline anytime soon, panelists said at Aviation Week Network’s ELTF Americas event.

The company is aiming to leverage what it says is an untapped MRO market in East India.

A shortage of new spare parts will continue to be the main challenge for operators of latest generation engines.