Inside MRO

The major trends that shaped the aviation aftermarket over the past 25 years also provide clues to where it’s going.

American Airlines plans to invest $550 million in its biggest maintenance base.

Structural health monitors could be the most efficient way to inspect airframes but are not being readily implemented.

Trends in navigation systems lean toward being more satellite-dependent and accuracy-accentuated.

After the demise of Monarch Aircraft Engineering, STS Aviation Group acquired the former MRO’s Birmingham hangar and sought to establish a new and altogether leaner operation.

Year ahead could see end to nagging entry-to-service issues.

Twenty-five years ago, an event happened that would forever change the aviation aftermarket industry.

The technical risks of landing and reflying rockets have been resolved, but the business case seems far from closed.

HEPA filters and fresh air recommended to keep cabins virus-free.

The conversations we’ve had with airline and MRO leaders and managers over the last few days have proven just how lucky we are to be part of this supportive, tight-knit industry.

Remote inspection approvals, distance learning could mark permanent shifts.

Marc-André Huard, Air Canada’s operations manager for components, speaks with Aviation Week about the costs of reliability.

A youth education program by American Airlines and Chicagoland schools is gaining traction there and at carrier’s other MRO stations.

These products and services are helping the MRO industry improve sustainability and reduce environmental impacts.

Christophe Clarenc of Bangkok Airways talks about the carrier’s ambitions to insource more MRO work while evaluating predictive maintenance.

These aircraft seating specialists are sprucing up seats through repairs, refreshes and reconfigurations.

Despite recent events, the outlook for the aviation industry is still mostly positive.

Aircraft OEMs look to “verticalize” their hold on the UAM market and its supply chain as car manufacturers get into the game.

Government funding to play a key role as industry looks to apply electric propulsion technology to larger aircraft.

Domestic players such as Rex and Heston MRO are looking to launch or expand heavy maintenance services.

From trade tensions to the COVID-19 coronavirus, how Western aftermarket companies are navigating business in China.

Thanks to increased reliability and reduced power use, LEDs are supplanting conventional lighting technology.

Aircraft maintenance scheduling is finally moving beyond Excel spreadsheets and waterfall boards.

Inspectors failed to ensure Southwest had a plan to address known, self-disclosed regulatory violations, OIG finds.

As the A380 is phased out, related MRO will continue but decline steadily over the next decade.