Featured MRO News
MRO Americas 2024 Top Stories
May 11, 2023
Rolls expects to generate 1,200-1,300 civil shop visits—air transport and business aviation—in 2023, compared to 1,044 in 2022.
May 09, 2023
The MRO provider has reopened a dormant hangar at its helicopter maintenance facility in the south of France.
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Aircraft & Propulsion
Nov 15, 2023
Soisa Aircraft Interiors is expanding operations in Dubai to grow business with Middle Eastern carriers.
Nov 14, 2023
Lufthansa Technik signed new deals covering base maintenance, component support and technician training at the Dubai Airshow.
Nov 14, 2023
Emirates is investing $950 million to build a new engineering facility that will expand MRO capacity for its growing fleet.
Nov 14, 2023
Tune in as experts discuss the latest updates around the Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engine fixes and the continuing AOG Technics undocumented parts saga.
Nov 13, 2023
This year has breathed new life into older equipment as airlines have tried to mitigate new aircraft delivery delays, supply chain and labor bottlenecks, and the durability problems of new engines.
Interiors & Connectivity
Aug 07, 2020
From touchless products to decontamination tech, these modifications seek to upgrade lavatories in the COVID-19 era.
Jul 29, 2020
The system will first be installed on Hong Kong Airlines’ fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft.
Jul 16, 2020
The conversion has received FAA approval and will fly with launch customer Texel Air.
Jul 09, 2020
How WestJet and others are using the COVID-19 downtime to position themselves for recovery.
Jul 08, 2020
The two aircraft will be equipped to handle a variety of medevac and troop transport configurations.
Emerging Technologies
Nov 07, 2022
Several MROs have recently rolled out initiatives to reduce carbon footprint and advance greener aircraft.
Nov 04, 2022
Although additive manufacturing adoption is still slow within aviation, experts say the technology could provide significant savings for operators.
Nov 04, 2022
Despite ongoing blockchain initiatives, why MRO stakeholders remain skeptical about its widespread adoption.
Nov 03, 2022
MROs and aftermarket technology providers are establishing partnerships to get a foothold in the emerging advanced air mobility segment.
Nov 03, 2022
Nacelle OEMs are expanding the use of composites as they optimize designs.
Supply Chain
Jul 14, 2023
William Ampofo, Boeing vice president for parts and distribution services and supply chain, talks about challenges and growth.
Jul 13, 2023
How Bulgarian charter and ACMI carrier Electra Airways has changed its maintenance strategy over the past few years
Jul 13, 2023
How China’s complicated relationship with the West could result in a permanent shift away from single-source supply chains.
Jul 12, 2023
The Aviation Week Network Commercial Fleet & MRO Forecast projects aggressive growth over the next decade for the Pratt & Whitney PW1000 engine.
Jul 12, 2023
Aircraft radome manufacturers are certifying new materials to withstand damage and improve performance.
Safety, Operations & Regulation
Oct 03, 2022
China Airlines has chosen GE Digital’s Records Management System to facilitate digital record transfer and asset documentation.
Sep 30, 2022
A listing of airworthiness directives and bulletins from around the world.
Sep 24, 2022
ATEC highlights remaining challenges with the FAA’s Part 147 rule change and seeks support for its new Choose Aerospace nonprofit.
Sep 24, 2022
A listing of airworthiness directives and bulletins from around the world.
Sep 16, 2022
A listing of airworthiness directives and bulletins from around the world.
Workforce & Training
Apr 03, 2023
The agency is considering requiring SMS for repair stations, and the NTSB is convinced they would be beneficial.
Mar 30, 2023
The labor shortage and increased demand is having myriad impacts.
Mar 28, 2023
American Airlines has donated a Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 from a retired MD-80 to the Aviation Institute of Maintenance’s Chicago campus.
Mar 22, 2023
Attendees at ARSA’s annual conference outlined challenges the MRO industry still faces in training, technician shortages and regulatory policies.
Mar 14, 2023
ATS, FEAM Aero and the Aviation Institute of Maintenance are among grant recipients for 2023.