Gallery: 67th Laureate Award Winners In MRO

Marking its 12^th year in 2025, the non-profit Aerospace Maintenance Council’s AMC Competition brings teams of five together at Aviation Week Network’s MRO Americas show to compete in hands-on, judged and time competitions. Elevating the profession, the energetic competition highlights that knowledge, skill and integrity are essential to return an aircraft to a safe, airworthy status. 

Formed in February 2024 to find solutions to prevent unauthorized parts entering the market, the Aviation Supply Chain Integrity Coalition brought together Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, Delta Air Lines, GE Aerospace, Safran, StandardAero and United Airlines. After a nine-month investigation, 13 actions were recommended to close gaps and add layers of safety to strengthen the supply chain. 

Facing full hangars and rising demand, Embraer's Nashville, Tennessee, heavy maintenance facility needed to do more with the same footprint. Among its tactics: shorten airframe check times by going paperless. Turning task cards into digital files has streamlined communication on issues such as non-routine work approval—a process that took days is now done in hours. 

AeroShark, a surface film technology that mimics shark skin to optimize airflow, is reducing emissions for passenger and cargo aircraft around the world. An adhesive riblet film co-developed by Lufthansa Technik and BASF, AeroShark has exceeded its design expectations in both fuel burn and service lifetime and is now being adopted by airlines outside the Lufthansa Group.

Tarmac Aerosave’s aircraft recycling process is helping Airbus recover around 90% of aircraft weight at the companies’ recently opened Airbus Lifecycle Services Center in Chengdu, China. Tarmac Aerosave is also collaborating with ATR to enhance the end-of-life dismantling and increase recyclability of the turboprop manufacturer’s aircraft and identify new recycling processes.