Inside MRO

Embraer E-Jet cargo conversion, FEAM acquires Northern Aerotech, MTU Maintenance Zhuhai's new facility and new noteworthy contracts.

How using optimization programs to decrease the hours needed to perform maintenance could help alleviate the MRO technician shortage.

ARSA urges aftermarket companies to work together with educators to support workforce development.

A look at how the country’s MRO industry could be affected by Western sanctions.

Can Rolls-Royce restore the Trent 1000’s reputation and arrest a slide of the engine’s aftermarket share on the Boeing 787?

Watch items on way back to 2019 activity levels include widebody demand, possible supply chain constraints.

New designs and maintenance processes are improving onboard water and waste management systems.

Lufthansa Technik CEO Johannes Bussmann talks about restructuring, potential IPO and digitalization.

Companies specializing in passenger-to-freighter conversions are adding new platforms, regulatory approvals and customers to meet demand.

Airliners are being repurposed for uses other than hauling cargo, such as aerial firefighting and military missions.

A new generation of passenger aircraft is seeing a second life as cargo carriers.

How Jazeera Airways is preparing its maintenance operations for the post-pandemic recovery.

Face the MRO market’s new realities: profits, increased demand, supply chain hurdles and opportunities.

What’s in and what’s out for aircraft cabins.

The Middle East’s MRO industry is planning further recovery in 2022.

Brazilian aviation’s quick recovery is driving MRO growth in commercial and business markets.

United Airlines built a new technical operations complex at Los Angeles International Airport to improve efficiencies there.

The inspections and modifications needed before Pratt-powered Boeing 777s can return to service.

Inflight entertainment providers are introducing new products to improve passenger experience and grow airline business opportunities.

ARSA considers the importance of in-person networking, meetings and competitions for aftermarket companies.

Why advanced coatings are crucial for aircraft engines—and will also be for next-gen engines, including hydrogen-powered types.

New joint ventures, support agreements and restructurings are highlights of News Briefs this month.

How the aftermarket for Embraer’s newest aircraft program is shaping up.

Enabling aircraft to communicate could produce cost savings and environmental improvements, but improved data transfer is needed.

Airlines and MROs are using only a fraction of available data. How can the industry overcome challenges in using data’s full potential?