Swiss’ new A350-900s will be delivered with the new Swiss Senses cabin installed; the cabin concept will be gradually extended to its A330-300s and 777-300ERs.
As the CFM56 and V2500 families matured, their reliability allowed operators to lease fewer spare engines to cover for scheduled and unforeseen maintenance.
Russian airline group S7 is closing its subsidiary S7 Space, which had developed expertise in repairing the high-pressure compressor blades in CFM56 engines.
A new $15 million training facility will provide more capacity to prepare Ohio high school students for aviation and maintenance, repair and overhaul careers.
MTU Aero Engines pointed to improvements in the GTF engine situation and in the broader supply chain, confirming its recently hiked outlook for the full year.
The major Asia Pacific airline industry group is preparing to hold a safety meeting to discuss a wide range of topics with carriers and other stakeholders.
Boeing forecasts the commercial aviation workforce will grow by 660,000 pilots, 710,000 maintenance technicians and 1 million cabin crew members through 2044.
Editors discuss hot topics in the July digital-only issue of Inside MRO, like the capacity crunch, OEM strategies for MRO, airline consolidation and more.
SR Technics has entered into a long-term contract with Safran Aircraft Engines for the complete overhaul and testing of CFM International Leap-1A engines.
Wizz Air plans to open its first maintenance base in Romania and will partner with recently restarted MRO provider Romaero to help operate the facility.
