Inside MRO

A steady influx of new options to power next-generation aircraft is presents a sizable force in the market.

Which inflight entertainment and communication technologies will airlines adopt?

Early A350 line maintenance, MRO support give company a head start.

What specific opportunities are you pursuing in the regional aircraft leasing segment, following the capital infusion from Bregal Freshstream?

ACLAS Global will supply Fokker Services Asia with ATR leading edges from its exchange pool based at Singapore Changi Airport.

In a guest blog for MRO-Network.com, Mike Pierides and Caron Gosling of UK law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman discuss the topic of insourcing and what MROs need to consider when carrying this out.

Pratt & Whitney is shifting some of its aftermarket capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region, in part due to the ramp-up of the geared turbofan engine.

Richard Brown, vice-president for ICF International, is asking the questions that come with the implications of next-generation aircraft coming into service in for the region at MRO Asia-Pacific.

At MRO Asia-Pacific, Chris Doan from CAVOK speaks about Oliver Wyman's big data survey reports, and hints that airlines might not be acting yet on their identified big data shortcomings.

Over the next decade, engine deliveries into the Asia-Pacific (including China) are expected to reach over 14,000.

According to the Airports IT Trends Survey 2016 released yesterday (September 26) by air transport IT and communications specialist, SITA, the top three investment priorities this year are: passenger processing, passenger and airport security and operations.

Unremitting, above-inflation price rises for OEM-manufactured parts are an unwelcome feature of the aftermarket for airlines and lessors.

Industry says wider toilets for single-aisles will cut a row of seats, costing $33 billion over 25 years.

US regional airline-industry observers think the pilot-pay increase announcements made by Envoy Air, Piedmont Airlines and PSA Airlines will do little in the short term.

Assessing the impact of new aircraft and engines on the generation of equipment they are designed to replace is a vital exercise for aviation asset managers.

Total commercial MRO demand worldwide in all maintenance categories combined is expected to exceed $774 billion by the end of 2025.

Maintenance professionals tell us that regulatory burden is the biggest, most consistent threat to repair station profitability.

Engines account for about 40 per cent of direct maintenance costs, so it’s no surprise that an aircraft’s highest concentration of sensors is found under-wing.

If new generation entrants alter the MRO market as expected and lead to less shop visits, this could see providers alter their strategies.

Following the delivery of his MRO forecast at Aero Engines Europe 2016 in Lisbon, ICF International principal Richard Brown discusses some of the details with James Pozzi.

Fog caused by the extreme difference between dew points inside and outside the aircraft cabin looks alarming. Although typically harmless, moisture buildup in an aircraft can eventually damage the interior walls.

The delivery of the first of more than 30 Airbus A320neos to Mexican low-cost airline Volaris during the weekend of September 9 to September 11 means that the era of the latest-generation single-aisle aircraft has at last begun for North America.

Over the next decade, worldwide IFE component and modifications work is expected to generate more than $18 billion in demand.

Explore our map and timeline of the dozens of MRO joint ventures in the Asia-Pacific region.

The latest official comparison between air traffic management (ATM) in Europe and the US highlights familiar problems for the old world’s fragmented system.