Calling the engine service market dynamic might be an understatement, given the bulging order books for new aircraft, a bevy of used surplus material that opens up workscope options, and engines such as the V2500 and CFM56 that should generate a surge in shop visits.

Lufthansa Technik yesterday took the wraps off its latest weapon to maintain business in a shrinking market for completions of narrowbody VIP jets: a pre-customized VIP cabin for Airbus ACJ and Boeing BBJ business jets. “Lufthansa Technik has a worldwide unique and long-lasting experience in the field of pre-customized and modulated VIP aircraft cabins. There is no other completion center which has gathered that much experience with that kind of cabin outfitting or has done this kind of work so far,” says Walter Heerdt, senior vice president for marketing and sales.

MRO Edition, editorial update

Afriqiyah Airways has added a third aircraft to its contract with AFI KLM E&M for the Libyan airline's A330s.

As combat ends, retirements loom and PBL contracts wane, military MRO idles

Defining how and when to invest in new aftermarket capabilities

Airbus Helicopters has partnered with International Aircraft Services (IAS) to provide the first maintenance centre in Western and Central Africa to be certified by a helicopter manufacturer.

Dubai Aerospace (DAE) subsidiary, StandardAero has expanded its component repair business to create a new 30,000 square foot composite processing and repair centre which the company said will meet the growing market demands for the development of new composite repairs for aircraft and ground-based engine hardware and aircraft structures within its MRO facility in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.