Inside MRO

The opening on 1 December by Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) of its new Kuala Lumpur Materials and Logistics Service Center near Malaysia’s capital emphasizes the increasing focus of the commercial-aviation MRO industry on Asia as air traffic continues to develop rapidly throughout that continent.

Airline and MROs exchange many work packages and information via PDFs. GE and Capgemini partner to facilitate data exchange across industry.

“The increasing use of composites in landing gear will accelerate a trend toward more on-condition maintenance and away from heavy overhauls,” says Tjaard Sijpkes, head of technologies for Fokker Landing Gear.

Trump has a chance to use his business instincts to support global industries and the U.S.’s role in the worldwide aviation sector.

Spotlight on newly debuted window and transparency products and repair services.

The Golden Age of Aviation is often pegged to the 1920s or ’60s, but technological advances mean another golden era is underway here and now.

Where airline IT investment priorities lie and how OEMs and MROs are adapting their output.

Biofuel accounts for less than one per cent of global jet fuel consumption, partly because supply is limited and partly because it is two to three times more expensive than conventional Jet A.

Upgrades of avionics and engines should keep MRO for turboprop aircraft booming for the foreseeable future.

MROs sign agreements in Asia-Pacific and Europe.

EASA also calls for regulatory flexiblity “to accommodate new business models and technology” without compromising safety.

Air Austral has added new aftermarket support coverage with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance for its Boeing 777s due to upcoming fleet changes that will require phase-in and phase-out support.

The liberalization of African skies is often presented as a panacea to the continent’s many aviation problems (as observed last week at the African Airlines Association’s general assembly in Zimbabwe).

Qantas’s engineering division has played a major role in the airline’s financial turnaround, reducing time aircraft spend on the ground.

Commenters on draft Advisory Circular 145-9 say it does not capture the industry’s increased regulatory complexity and technological sophistication.

At the end of 2026, the Latin American in-service engine fleet is expected to reach more than 5,700 engines.

Air Austral has added new aftermarket support coverage with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance for its Boeing 777s.

Engine Alliance GP7200 engines power 60% of the A380 fleet and will generate $4.2 billion in MRO spending over the next decade.

Boeing forecasts that more than 670,000 maintenance technician will be needed by 2035.

Aviation Week survey reveals intellectual property threats rank as the greatest for commercial aviation manufacturing and MRO.

With the influx of new aircraft, Icelandair has made significant changes to its maintenance operation in the past five years.

Tanzania-based Fastjet needs yet another injection of capital as it seeks to stabilize its business.

The aftermarket drives the cockpit window business, but passenger cabin windows may be replaced by screens.

Boeing’s appointment of former GE executive Kevin McAllister as its new CEO of Commercial Airplanes marks the latest and most decisive step in its aftermarket evolution.

Advanced Ceramic Coatings (ACC), a 50/50 joint venture between GE Aviation and Turbocoating, has confirmed it will build a new coating facility for aircraft engine components in Duncan, South Carolina.