Aviation Week MRO

Latvian charter specialist SmartLynx Airlines is establishing an in-house line maintenance center to support its Airbus fleet, the airline announced.

Facility expands company's MRO footprint in France.

AMSTERDAM—While its landing gear business has been stronger than its auxiliary power unit (APU) business during the COVID-19 pandemic, Revima plans to

The European aftermarket is a hot spot for new technologies, with regional research centers and startup accelerators developing the latest tech that

Rising demand in some markets could affect the pace and scope of aircraft retirements, particularly in the narrowbody sector that supports domestic and intra-regional traffic benefiting from rising leisure-traffic flying.

Increased quick-turn services will cover several engine types.

The recovery of Europe's MRO market is expected to pick up in 2022 but could be more sluggish than originally anticipated. Of the potential obstacles

The 2022 Preliminary Commercial Aviation Fleet and MRO Forecast reveals that MRO demand in Eastern and Western Europe combined will represent a value

Airbus is counting on the accelerated adoption of digital tools—as well as the greater use of data analysis and its engineers’ know-how in improving operational efficiency—to take a central position in MRO.

The in-service commercial fleet will grow by an annual rate of 2.5% in Europe, compared with the worldwide growth of 3.1%.

The plan will see prospective ST Engineering aircraft technicians undergo an accelerated three-year on-the-job training dedicated to UPS aircraft works.

Czech Airlines Technics and LOT Aircraft Maintenance Services are planning for the future as maintenance demand begins to recover.

AirBaltic is returning to the skies with only A220s, but kept its 737s and Q400s well maintained during pandemic-related groundings.

AAR Launches Rock Valley College Fellowship Program AAR has launched a fellowship program with Rock Valley College in Rockford, Illinois as part of

Magnetic MRO has announced a rebrand of its business and introduced a new company structure. The Tallinn, Estonia-based company says its future

Boeing is developing a series of nacelle improvements for grounded Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered 777s and wants FAA’s blessing to phase them in as they are finalized, instead of delivering a complete, compliant nacelle structure as required by the agency’s certification rules.

The Danish line maintenance provider is adding new maintenance capabilities and technology projects next year.

EasyJet employed a wide range of maintenance strategies to ride out the COVID-19 pandemic.

To conserve cash during the pandemic-induced liquidity crunch, many airlines have turned to green-time leasing to support their engine fleets. “In the

Virgin Australia shares lessons learned from returning aircraft to service after pandemic-related groundings.

Collins Expands Ameco Support Agreement Collins Aerospace has expanded its 10-year On-Site Support agreement with Ameco for Air China’s fleet, adding

FL Technics's parent group will look to build new hangars in the city of Kharkiv.

Engines command the most valuable slice of the aviation aftermarket, so a key question for maintenance planners and forecasters is how many shops

Our study of aircraft lightning strikes determined that engines were flamed out in a total of 5% of the incidents involving turbojets, and in 8% of

Demand could spike quickly when COVID-19 restrictions ease, with many Asia-Pacific airlines needing MRO providers to help reactivate and perform checks on aircraft that have been in storage for several months.