Inside MRO

As airline industry returns to profitability, MRO providers consolidate to provide more advanced capabilities for new-gen aircraft.

A wide range of MRO providers worldwide are gearing up to service new-generation aircraft and engines.

Three seat manufacturers supply the majority of airline seats. Will certification problems and big backlogs open opportunities for new seat manufacturers with engineering capabilities?

EASA’s proposed rule to require retrofitting aircraft with fire-resistant insulation closely aligns with an FAA rule

FAA’s shift to risk-based oversight is leaving out a critical component.

FedEx has been enough to keep this line going, but are more sales imminent?

Cardiff Aviation’s Bruce Dickinson takes an innovative approach, combining MRO services with airline operations and leasing.

MRO demand will grow a paltry 1-2% in this year while global air transport capacity will increase a healthy 5-6%. Why the divergence?

The Singapore-based MRO provider has established Keystone Leasing, a subsidiary in Singapore with capital of $10 million.

With a rapid ramp-up to new platforms and new materials, MROs need to increase R&D and find new ways to make repairs.

Airframes with higher composite content need aircraft-on-ground solutions.

MRO providers and OEMs are preparing to use data streaming from new aircraft and components to improve predictive maintenance, reducing failures and service disruptions for airline customers.

Indonesia has the biggest airline market in Southeast Asia—but only one internationally certified airframe and engine MRO to service them.

Engine makers are tackling the challenge of seemingly mutually exclusive goals: How to operate at pressure/temperature levels not seen before in commercial service, while offering reliability and better time-on-wing than today’s engines.

Reading the small print, an always important component of business, is imperative when it comes to aircraft redelivery charges.

Aviation companies in Singapore expand into new segments to diversify and remain competitive.

Johannes Bussmann became chairman of Lufthansa Technik’s executive board in April. He talks with Aviation Week’s MRO Edition editor-in-chief about what’s in store for LHT.

Even a hangar may not provide a sufficiently contamination-free environment needed for certain types of repairs, but sealed-off portable, inflatable shelters can provided the needed conditions.

Big Data may be coming, and when it does, it will have company.

This year’s MRO Asia-Pacific in Singapore offers an opportunity to showcase the region’s strong MRO industry.

Aircraft retirements—accelerated by a restructuring process—have allowed Qantas to consolidate its heavy maintenance facilities, the engineering workforce has been pared back significantly, and efficiency gains have been realized in line maintenance and other areas.

Chinese MRO pay rates may now be rising no faster than the rate at which efficiency can be improved. Competition for staff from other industries is lower, and the supply of skilled people looks increasingly adequate.

New figures indicate that the 787 is not an airframe MRO provider’s dream.

The flight tracking mandate is supposed to enhance safety, but a working group cautions that unintended consequences may add risk.

Entry into service of new commercial airliners, along with growing stream of data from aircraft and parts, creating challenges and opportunities for MRO providers.