Marketing for the Boeing 787 has focused heavily on its oversized windows, which replace the mechanical blinds found on other commercial aircraft with an electrochromic dimming function.
Over the next decade, Eastern European MRO demand is expected to reach over $37 billion. Engine maintenance will have the majority share at 35%, followed by components at 27%.
Last week’s Airshow China in Zhuhai saw a number of multi-million dollar MRO announcements made by the region’s providers and airlines, with the deals demonstrating China’s rapid growth as an aftermarket hub.
At the kickoff reception for ARSA’s 2016 Strategic Leadership Conference, the U.S. Ambassador to ICAO highlighted an important truth by noting the world’s ignorance of his existence.
It’s been an exciting year for commercial aero-engines, with new-generation turbofans entering service and subtle, but important shifts in the aftermarket taking hold.
An inevitable consequence of the new broadband satcom capabilities that satellite-communications network providers and avionics companies are teaming to provide both to the passenger cabins and to the flight decks of aircraft is that pilots’ electronic flight bags (EFBs) are beginning to offer real-time updates of operational information.
The investigation into the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 has finished examining several aircraft parts washed up on east African beaches and nearby islands.
For most of the world, the machinery of global aviation is a mystery, but organizations like the International Civil Aviation Organization keep it all working.
U.S. low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines could explore more joint venture and partnership opportunities with aftermarket providers during the next decade as its expansion continues with the introduction of more aircraft and engines.
With the next-generation air traffic management era commencing in North America and Europe in 2020, the airline avionics retrofit market will grow as more legacy aircraft see extended service.
