Aviation Week MRO

Editors dissect the recent financials of Lufthansa Technik, Rolls-Royce and MTU Maintenance and how they are looking to capitalize on the market upturn.

The location was chosen to provide the most convenient shipping hub to Europe and beyond.

Honeywell expects to more than double the fleet of HTF7000 engines over the next decade as it seeks to develop a next-generation successor for the 2030s.

United Airlines said it expects to learn more from the FAA on potential effects to its certification activities.

A Middle East MRO CEO’s perspective on managing new capabilities and demand.

Demand for turboprop services has increased despite continued stability in average ATR global fleet age.

Engine MRO will introduce several Leap 1A and 1B services this year.

This week’s Flight Friday looks at the return of Asia-Pacific region operators (excluding China and India) to pre-pandemic levels of utilization.

The airline has revamped its new-hire training program and developed technology tools to improve learning.

German MRO saw a record number of shop visits across its network in 2023.

International Aero Engines completed the test at MTU Maintenance’s facility in Germany.

As a result of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, U.S. repair stations must obtain UK CAA Part 145 maintenance organization approval.

Safran is increasing customer support services and looking at opportunities for regional expansion in Africa.

Regional aircraft manufacturer ATR is increasingly seeing decommissioned ATR 72s and ATR 42s as a source of spare parts.

The capacity additions will ramp up capacity needs for mid-term demand

The engine-focused lessor's maintenance reserve revenue climbed in 2023.

Korean Air has started construction of a new aircraft engine maintenance cluster in Unbuk, near Incheon International Airport.

An FAA draft rule says Boeing learned of the issue when an operator reported "multiple unusual spoiler deployments" during several flights on one aircraft.

Financial firm Crosslake has acquired two South Florida-based MRO companies for an undisclosed sum.

An MRO shop's unapproved repair process triggered an EASA emergency airworthiness directive that orders parts removed from 57 CFM International engines.

The airline forged favorable deals for used Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft during and shortly after the pandemic.

The German MRO is planning a series of mid-term investments in areas such as capacity growth.

The first production GE-powered 787, which never entered service, is being scrapped to feed the maturing 787 fleet's spares needs.

Singapore Airlines Engineering Company is already providing line service for Scoot’s Airbus A320 family and Boeing 787-8/9 fleet.

Challenges with the reliability and availability of Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines have forced Air New Zealand to suspend flights to Chicago.