WEBINAR: The Power of Vertical Integration in an Engine Platform

May 5th, 2026
11:00 am EDT / 8:00 am PDT

As engine markets grow more complex, questions around integration across the engine lifecycle are becoming increasingly important. This discussion brings together industry perspectives to examine how closer alignment between engine leasing, asset management, engine USM, and MRO functions influences investment decisions, planning, risk management, and long term value.

Panelists will explore where traditional handoffs between commercial and maintenance teams create friction, what greater connectivity can enable, and how evolving operating models affect transparency and downtime. The conversation will also address challenges and organizational considerations associated with more integrated approaches, offering attendees a view of how collaboration is reshaping today’s engine ecosystem.

In this webinar, you will learn:

• An integrated operating model: How bringing engine leasing, USM, asset management, and maintenance capabilities into a single, connected framework can improve coordination and reduce fragmentation across the engine value chain.
• Lifecycle aligned decision making: The impact of aligning commercial leasing decisions with maintenance insight to better manage engine performance, maintenance timing, and asset value over the full lifecycle.
• Operational efficiency through collaboration: How closer coordination between commercial and technical teams can reduce downtime, improve planning certainty, and enable faster, more efficient responses to operational needs.
• Shared intelligence and data utilization: The role of integrated technical, operational, and market data in supporting more informed leasing strategies and maintenance outcomes.
• Implications for operators: What greater integration can mean for airlines and operators, including improved transparency, fewer handoffs, and a more streamlined experience from lease placement through maintenance events and redelivery.

Speakers:

Jeff Lewis - CEO, Hanwha AeroTechnix and Hanwha Aviation

Tyler Norman - CEO, Aero Engine Solutions (AES)

David Hambling - Moderator, Aviation Week Contributor

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