Aviation Week MRO

Large aircraft orders in the Middle East region are driving MRO providers to boost capacity and workforce initiatives.

Oscar Perez, managing director at Spain-based Globalia Maintenance, discusses the company's plans to establish a widebody center of excellence in Madrid and its investments aimed at reducing lead times.

Lufthansa Technik signed new deals covering base maintenance, component support and technician training at the Dubai Airshow.

Emirates is investing $950 million to build a new engineering facility that will expand MRO capacity for its growing fleet.

Tune in as experts discuss the latest updates around the Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engine fixes and the continuing AOG Technics undocumented parts saga.

This year has breathed new life into older equipment as airlines have tried to mitigate new aircraft delivery delays, supply chain and labor bottlenecks, and the durability problems of new engines.

Royal Jordanian is growing its Boeing 787-9 fleet while improving the inflight connectivity capabilities on its aging 787-8s.

UAE-based engine maintenance provider Sanad has publicly unveiled its Leap Engine MRO Center in Abu Dhabi.

The Philippine flag-carrier has four of its eight Airbus A321neos grounded because of maintenance backlogs for Pratt & Whitney GTF engines.

Air Serbia CEO Jiri Marek explains how the Belgrade-based airline is thinking about bringing MRO facilities in-house and their changing maintenance strategy.

Flying fast without private market money enables Flexjet to continue its expansion.

The first Global Airlines Airbus A380 will undergo cabin refurbishments from January 2024.

Sun Country Airlines is bracing for cost headwinds in the fourth quarter due to a high number of its aircraft undergoing heavy airframe maintenance checks.

IndiGo will bring in more leased aircraft to offset an expected rise in Pratt & Whitney-powered A320neo groundings.

Carriers told they will need to own a higher ratio of new narrowbody spare engines than they did in the past.

China Eastern entered a purchase agreement with GE Aerospace for 25 GEnx-1B turbofans for its Boeing 787 fleet.

Dassault Aviation plans to open a new company-owned service center at Catarina International Executive Airport near Sao Paulo, Brazil, in early 2024.

AOG’s scheme underscores a larger, all-too-familiar challenge for aircraft operators, lessors, and maintainers.

GKN Aerospace has strengthened its position on several GE engine programs through a new, wide-ranging agreement.

Days after a ransomware group claimed responsibility for a cyber breach, Boeing confirmed a cyberattack was affecting online Global Services operations.

At Base Maintenance, demand for hangar checks remained strong, the company said.

Aftermarket stakeholders suggest collaboration and more efficient regulation are required to unlock benefits of new technologies.

Asia Digital Engineering’s new EASA Part 145 maintenance approval will help it boost MRO services outside the Asia-Pacific region.

Success in Lufthansa Technik’s components business is driving record results, alongside growth in workforce and new contracts.

The facility will enable the Australian airline to insource maintenance activities that have previously been performed in Europe.