Aircraft & Propulsion

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has signed a 15-year maintenance agreement with Singapore Airlines low-cost subsidiary Scoot.

GE Aerospace, supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board, has announced plans for an expansion of its extensive engine repair capabilities.

As part of Singapore’s plan to expand as an aerospace innovation and manufacturing hub, the country has signed MOUs with RTX and Rolls-Royce.

Robotic and automated technologies pioneered in Singapore are being introduced throughout Pratt & Whitney’s MRO network as the engine-maker steps up efforts to cut the number of grounded PW1100G-powered Airbus A320neos.

Zipair Tokyo has begun operating a Boeing 787-8 with a drag-reducing riblet coating applied to areas of the fuselage.

Boeing Global Services was the OEM’s only profitable arm in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Aegean Airlines subsidiary Olympic Air has bought 45% of Athens-based maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) firm APELLA.

Engine-makers are fighting to match production rates to those of Airbus and Boeing. But as single-aisle delivery rates continue to increase, can they keep up?

The head of Airbus India and South Asia shares projections for how much MRO capacity and technical workforce will be needed to meet demand.

OGMA will work with Axiscades to provide services for Embraer aircraft and other platforms operating in India’s commercial and defense markets.

Consolidation in the U.S. aftermarket continues apace following VSE Corporation’s agreement to buy Atlanta-based MRO provider Precision Aviation Group.

AAR opens its Oklahoma City expansion with Miami to follow soon—all while balancing integration of its recent acquisitions.

AerSale has moved into an expanded facility in South Florida that will give it capability for larger widebody structures.

FL Technics has strengthened its component support capabilities in the Middle East after announcing the opening of a new parts warehouse in Dubai.

BlueLight Humanitarian Airlines on its maintenance strategy for Airbus A340 mission operations.

SR Technics has added further engine repair capacity in Switzerland after commencing operations at its new engine repair shop in Bad Zurzach.

What were the big themes at MRO Latin in Chile? Aviation Week editors discuss digital transformation, investments, M&A and more in the Latin America region, where MROs and airlines are expanding capacity and capabilities.

Russian MRO provider S7 Technics completed repairs on 100 engines in 2025, its parent S7 Airlines said on Jan. 21.

More than 150 Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan (GTF)-powered aircraft will return to service in 2026, according to lessor Avolon.

Magnetic MRO has opened a new hangar with three heavy maintenance bays at its Tallinn airport facility in Estonia.

See how airline engine MRO capacity and demand is shifting by world region.

Would your answers be different than those provided by aviation aftermarket leaders about the MRO industry in 2026?

Steven Greenway, CEO of Saudi Arabian low-cost airline Flyadeal, discusses how the carrier is scaling its maintenance without compromising its low-cost DNA.

Suppliers to GE Aerospace boosted their material input to the engine OEM by more than 40% in 2025, including a double-digit improvement in the fourth quarter.

Supply chain constraints are bolstering the commercial aftermarket, but operators are paying the price.