Inside MRO

While the crew halted the takeoff relatively early after realizing the error, the Air Accident Investigation Bureau of Singapore called the incident “serious.”

With high volumes of demand, Chinese aircraft operators have begun equipping their aircraft with in-flight connectivity.

Speaking to media last week, Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker indicated that the airline had cancelled two more A320neos over problems related to the

Chris Kjelgaard details some of the technologies with which the newly formed Aero Engine Group of China will need to become familiar.

All Nippon Airways, with hubs at Haneda Airport and Narita International Airport in Japan, has increased its fleet by 57 aircraft over 10 years.

Enda Clarke, Santos Dumont’s chief executive of technical, talks about the Dublin-based aviation services company’s technical activities with airlines and lessors.

Air New Zealand, based in Auckland, has increased its fleet size just over 50% over the last decade.

Commercial aviation already has a safety record of which every other mode of public transport would be vastly proud.

Mark McDonald, Associated Air Center’s deputy chief inspector, talks about how the MRO obtain the first FAA Boeing 787 series limited airframe rating approval.

A prototype airship designed to meet heavy lift requirements has crashed on its second test flight in the UK, damaging its flight deck but leaving crew unscathed.

While A380 production has slowed, it remains somewhat unclear how this will impact the MRO segment, with some of the aircraft now reaching the age for their first heavy D-checks.

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Pegasus, the rapidly expanding Turkish low-cost carrier, has seen its pre-tax loss for the first half of the year balloon to TL264m ($90m) - roughly ten times worse than its H1 2015 result.

On August 17, US airline trade organization Airlines for America (A4A) announced that, in the first half of 2016, the USA’s top ten mainline passenger airlines cumulatively reported pre-tax profits totaling $12bn.

Shane Tingey, a partner at consultancy Interlogik, discusses what’s on his agenda in the lead up to Aero-Engines Europe in Lisbon next month.

IATA has called on governments to enforce stricter international regulations on the transportation of lithium batteries.

LATAM has suffered big falls in passenger and cargo revenue in the second quarter of 2016 as macroeconomic conditions in South America continue to challenge.

One of the most interesting questions now engaging the marketplace for new commercial aircraft is to what extent Airbus’s increasingly successful A321LR version of its new A321neo single-aisle jet will complicate and impact the ‘Middle of Market’ (MOM) or ‘New Midsize Aircraft’ (NMA) concepts discussed and promoted by Boeing.

Introduction of new aircraft types poses training and tooling challenges for MRO providers.

Air France-KLM’s Franck Terner on new joint ventures, OEM aftermarket incursion and staying competitive in key markets.

HNA Aviation’s acquisition of a majority stake in SR Technics is indicative of consolidation trends among global MRO providers.

Although still being tested, improved aircraft-monitoring sensors show promise for reducing the need for hands-on maintenance, as well as MRO costs.

We all say, “people are our greatest asset,” so why aren’t we investing in making them the best leaders they can be?

Contracts recently signed by global MRO partners focus on components and engine service agreements.

Anyone seeking evidence that sustained low fuel prices are giving older aircraft new lives need look no further than the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine fleet.