AAR’s Purchase of MRO Holdings Vaults Airframe MRO Into New Discussion

Lee Ann Shay October 09, 2026

Aeroman’s facilities in San Salvador, El Salvador.

Credit: MRO Holdings/Aeroman

Component repair capacity and turnaround times have arguably become the second-hottest aftermarket topic after engine MRO. Both component and engine MRO generate high margins, but shop times are still too long due to continuing supply chain problems and strong demand. So it is interesting that...

Lee Ann Shay

As executive editor of MRO and business aviation, Lee Ann Shay directs Aviation Week's coverage of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), including Inside MRO, and business aviation, including BCA.

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