Following a sustained period of lease returns and reposessions over the past 2.5 years, leasing companies identify challenges in remarketing aircraft to operators.
Some operators are compensating for not having enough pilots to fly their desired schedules—and generate revenue—by saving money on engine overhauls through strategic use of surplus engines, AAR’s top executive said.
Bombardier has opened its new Melbourne Service Center at Essendon Fields Airport in Australia, part of the company’s worldwide aftermarket network expansion.
The return of more long-haul flying will help boost Rolls-Royce average shop-visit volume in the low double digits for the next few years, the company projects.