Emerging Technologies

How conversational AI can make MRO processes more efficient.

As regulators increase acceptance of remote collaboration technologies, MROs pursue their use cases for new efficiencies.

HEPA filters and fresh air recommended to keep cabins virus-free.

Top executives from a variety of aviation aftermarket companies from around the world share their viewpoints about the industry’s evolution.

Structural health monitors could be the most efficient way to inspect airframes but are not being readily implemented.

Trends in navigation systems lean toward being more satellite-dependent and accuracy-accentuated.

MROs, suppliers and startups are adapting to the changing environment while seeking out new opportunities for business.

The Airbus subsidiary has partnered with Fast Radius to improve maintenance tool designs and reduce lead times.

Aircraft OEMs look to “verticalize” their hold on the UAM market and its supply chain as car manufacturers get into the game.

Government funding to play a key role as industry looks to apply electric propulsion technology to larger aircraft.

Thanks to increased reliability and reduced power use, LEDs are supplanting conventional lighting technology.

Aircraft maintenance scheduling is finally moving beyond Excel spreadsheets and waterfall boards.

The aerospace parts manufacturer is implementing a variety of robots to address challenges in the Pacific Northwest, including ongoing Boeing woes and a skilled labor shortage.

When it comes to implementing drone inspection, using virtual reality and launching 3D printing operations in their hangars, several airline and MRO leaders expressed interest, and caution, about emerging technology at Aviation Week’s MRO Middle East Summit.

Rolls-Royce has entered the digital platform arena by launching Yocova, a cloud-based solution for the aviation industry to manage data. The site is designed to allow data exchange and collaboration in a neutral environment.

First trailed in the latter part of 2019, the MRO Blockchain Alliance has now officially launched with the aim of releasing a proof of concept technology platform in the third quarter of 2020.

After tackling 3D printing of eBikes, Arevo is now looking to 3D print aircraft and eVTOL parts.

The aviation aftermarket still uses a lot of paper—but that is not going to be the case forever. In this fragmented, global industry, figuring out how to share and leverage data and technologies within a shared ecosystem is key.

When will blockchain take off in the aviation aftermarket?

Seven aviation companies have joined forces to launch the MRO Blockchain Alliance, which will investigate the use of blockchain technologies to give

Collins Aerospace has set very ambitious goals for its own participation in the additive revolution.

GE uses operational data to pinpoint specific flight profiles and target engines that fly them.

As it grows its digital services portfolio, Airbus Helicopters is getting more customers on board with sharing flight and maintenance data to advance

Reckon Point’s technology could be used for mapping maintenance operations, asset tracking and monitoring technician safety.

One objection to blockchain for MRO and other aftermarket purposes is that it requires scale and wide participation to become really useful, and that there is little chance at present of all elements in the supply chain signing up to a common platform for, say, parts records.