The MRO Top 10: July 2020 Roundup
July 31, 2020![](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/2020-07/7_-_widebody.jpg?itok=RbKiDdTA)
The Shifting Sands Of Widebody MRO
The desert around Alice Springs is becoming a little less desolate as Asian carriers begin to populate it with aircraft for storage.
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CFM Big Winner In OEM Customer Support Survey
CFM International has become the highest-rated customer service MRO company, beating out Boeing, which held that position for the last two years, based on the third annual Air Transport Aftermarket Customer Satisfaction Survey, done cooperatively by Inside MRO, Air Transport World and AeroDynamic Advisory.
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The Likely Road To Recovery For MRO
The aviation aftermarket is starting to rebound, but it will be anything but a smooth, steady climb upward. The uneven path is sure to include some jagged spikes that will hurt. While conventional wisdom predicted that the Asia-Pacific market would recover first because it was the first affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, now even that does not seem clear.
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EASA Mandate Targets Trent 1000 Low-Pressure Turbine Disc Issue
EASA plans to mandate inspections of certain Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 low-pressure turbine (LPT) discs following word from the manufacturer that contact between the parts and nearby seals can lead to cracks.
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Wave Of Used Parts Expected In 2-3 Years
The past financial crisis in 2008 led to an aftermath with airlines retiring hundreds of aircraft per year, and with it the availability of used serviceable material (USM) exploding. This offered airlines cheap alternatives to expensive purchases of new parts or repairs.
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Lockdown: A Springboard For MRO Sustainability?
Given the huge financial stresses of the COVID-19 crisis, one might expect environmental concerns to drop well down the agenda for aftermarket companies.
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Top 10 Parked Aircraft by Engine Type - July 2020
Whilst the coronavirus pandemic evolves, the aviation industry has begun to see some positive changes, including the grounding of aircraft. As more and more airlines increase capacity, Aviation Week's Fleet Discovery details* the top 10 parked commercial aircraft by engine.
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WestJet COO On Planning Past COVID-19
COO Jeff Martin talks with Lee Ann Shay about how the Canadian carrier has weathered COVID-19, hail and the 737 MAX grounding.
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COVID-19 Crisis Accelerates Retirement Of The A380
The novel coronavirus has led many carriers worldwide to re-adjust their fleet plans to preserve liquidity and streamline their operations. Given the cost of operating older, maintenance-intensive widebody aircraft during a period of soft travel demand, some casualties of the pandemic have not been surprising.
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Lufthansa Technik Breathes Easy Again
It has been a turbulent few weeks for the world’s largest MRO provider, Lufthansa Technik (LHT), as a vital government-backed financing package for its parent airline hung in the balance.
With the aviation aftermarket starting to rebound following the COVID-19 pandemic, it will be a climb upward. Take a look at our roundup of the biggest stories in July.