Workforce & Training

A look at what’s trending—and what has lost popularity—in the aviation aftermarket.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is already seeing MRO graduates being poached by emerging industries such as commercial space.

The Belgian MRO will be taking over Lufthansa Technik Brussels and Lufthansa Technik Maintenance International.

Panelists at Aero-Engines Europe in Stavanger, Norway, say MROs need to embrace new technologies and expand their recruiting scopes to fill future workforce pipeline.

The Vietnamese low-cost carrier has signed several new MRO agreements to expand engine maintenance, technical training and software capabilities.

German leisure airline Condor is planning for a comeback in Vienna next summer, as it seeks to take its share of an expected increase in demand for leisure travel.

Insights from Aviation Week’s Aerospace Incubator event about key aftermarket issues for advanced air mobility.

The U.S. regional airline says it needs more than 500 maintenance technicians within the next several years.

Cross-border joint MRO ventures and component supply agreements feature in this month’s contracts and briefs.

Aftermarket stakeholders in El Salvador are preparing for the growth its newly-launched AERO Cluster is expected to bring.

A short-term decline in newly certificated U.S. mechanics could hamper the aviation maintenance industry’s growth in the coming years, a new Aviation

Organization designation authorization designees need to manage effectively, empower ODA unit members and not interfere with their work.

How a Bahrain-based freighter airline is adjusting to the cargo segment’s boom period.

Reactivating stored fleets is likely to create a temporary shortage in MRO capacity.

As sharing and analyzing data is proving increasingly effective, Airbus intends to build on the momentum and grow in services.

The plan will see prospective ST Engineering aircraft technicians undergo an accelerated three-year on-the-job training dedicated to UPS aircraft works.

Titanium parts made for Boeing 787s by a sub-tier vendor and supplied via Leonardo do not conform to Boeing’s design specifications and must be re-worked.

EasyJet employed a wide range of maintenance strategies to ride out the COVID-19 pandemic.

Demand could spike quickly when COVID-19 restrictions ease, with many Asia-Pacific airlines needing MRO providers to help reactivate and perform checks on aircraft that have been in storage for several months.

Aviation Week Network recognizes 20 exceptional students who are on course to change the face of the aerospace and defense industry.

As MRO emerges from the pandemic, we need to take stock of where we are and where we are going.

Things to consider before upgrading or implementing new MRO IT systems.

A new nonprofit called Minorities In Aviation wants to solve the diversity gap by providing resources to youth while drawing attention to the root cause.

MTU Maintenance Zhuhai is building new facilities, training staff and beginning engine inductions in China.

Aviation maintenance providers are facing a shortage of qualified talent that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.