Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has announced that it has received Transport Canada type certification for its PurePower(R) PW814GA and PW815GA engines, which will power the new Gulfstream G500 (range of 5,000 nautical miles) and G600 (range of 6,200 nautical miles) business jets respectively.

When aircraft retire, the plane is typically stripped and the raw materials are used to create myriad products for various industries. Here are a few unique ways MotoArt and AvionArt have transformed old airplane parts.

Although airline growth in Africa creates opportunities for MRO providers, logistics, training and other obstacles remain.

Aftermarket-services providers have no doubt that low fuel prices will lead to increased airline spending, but are less certain about when the effects will become visible in backlogs and balance sheets.

A selection of interesting MRO industry tweets on Twitter this week...

Abu Dhabi-headquartered Falcon Aviation Services (FAS) is re-evaluating its planned completion/MRO centre at Dubai South (formerly Dubai World Central) with a decision on its final make-up and format likely in the early part of next year, according to the company's Chief Operating Officer

The commercial aviation MRO market in the Middle East is growing at a faster rate than the global average, driven by work on widebody aircraft.

Satair has signed a five-year exclusive distribution contract to represent Eaton replaceable unit engine fuel pump parts across Africa.