Inside MRO

ICAO is developing a series of regulatory changes aimed at reducing the plethora of duplicative oversight and certifications required by approved maintenance organizations (AMOs).

The combined company will offer maintenance, flight line, storage and reclamation services out of two facilities.

Lufthansa Technik’s inauguration of a new component warehouse near Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport will significantly boost the company’s ability to service its customers throughout North, Central and South America, according to the company.

Carl Esposito, Honeywell's vice president of strategy, discusses the golden age of aircraft connectivity, predictive maintenance and fewer delays.

Modifications MRO demand in Latin American is expected to reach over $1.6 billion over the next five years.

Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) has won what almost certainly is its biggest component-support deal in Asia to date.

Bogdan Furundzhi, an account manager for Academic and Professional Aviation Center (APAC), an EASA Part 147-approved maintenance training entity in Riga, Latvia, talks with Inside MRO.

Asia-Pacific will require more than half a million new pilots and technicians over the next 20 years to support commercial aircraft demand, Boeing predicts.

STS Line Maintenance plans to add more line stations in the U.S. and overseas, and announced it will open new locations at airports soon to be vacated by HAECO Americas Line Services.

WorldViz is doubling down on the value of collaboration, introducing a new virtual reality platform codenamed "Skofield".

Lufthansa Technik (LHT) and GE Aviation have announced the formation of a new joint venture in Poland specializing in repair services for the GEnx-2B and GE9X engines.

See how the Latin American MRO market is expected to generate nearly $50 billion over the next decade.

Norwegian Air International (NAI) has welcomed a “long overdue” approval from the US Department of Transportation for its foreign carrier permit.

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.

“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.

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

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.