Aircraft & Propulsion

The commercial aftermarket could see a 50% decline in year-over-year sales during the 2020 second quarter before beginning what will likely be a long

As the airframers go, so goes the aircraft engine industry.

Haeco Cabin Solutions, responding to a surge in cargo demand as passenger-aircraft belly capacity has been reduced during the coronavirus pandemic, is fast-tracking development of several products designed for carrying freight in passenger cabins.

Independent MRO providers and engine lessors have a tougher time in the widebody engine aftermarket than they do with narrowbody powerplants, both

The FAA plans to require Boeing 737 MAX operators to replace a poorly designed engine-access door component with an updated version.

Coronavirus relief act to pump much-needed cash to specific industry sectors.

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

The major trends that shaped the aviation aftermarket over the past 25 years also provide clues to where it’s going.

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

Fewer flights, new security protocols, a smaller labor force and more consolidation likely lie ahead.

Twenty-five years ago, an event happened that would forever change the aviation aftermarket industry.

With thousands of commercial aircraft in idle condition or in short- or longer-term storage due to the COVID-19 crisis, airlines and MROs are being forced to adapt their workflows to keep aircraft in healthy condition indefinitely until operations can begin returning to normal.

Growth in the parts repair segment is expected to be stunted by the novel coronavirus pandemic but component MRO specialists believe demand will remain in specific areas of the market.

The only clear lesson from the past is that MRO spending will drop drastically, independent shops will get a smaller cut of the remaining expenditures in the short term and then will eventually recover their share, quickly or slowly as events dictate.

One of the few sectors holding up relatively well during the corona-crisis is air cargo. In China, for example, several cargo airlines reported rising

Rolls-Royce reported a 50% reduction in its widebody engine flying hours for March and a 25% fall for the first quarter.

The coronavirus disaster has thrown a huge, nasty wrench onto shop floors across the world, only partly offset in the U.S. by the Coronavirus Aid

The aviation industry’s downturn from the novel coronavirus pandemic has led to Lufthansa Technik agreeing a short-time working plan for staff across

Scheduled commercial airframe maintenance work is expected to take a significant hit during the novel coronavirus pandemic as carriers conscious of

One of many vulnerabilities exposed by the corona-crisis has been the fragility of globalized supply chains and the ‘just-in-time’ business model.

The carrier is converting aircraft to provide safe transport of COVID-19 patients across Scotland.

Poland’s Aviaprime Group has so far seen fewer than five cancellations at its three MROs, Linetech, Adria Tehnika and JAT Tehnika.

The COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc on the airline industry, which could result in the commercial aviation MRO market dollar demand declining 25

If the ongoing corona-crisis does effect a structural shift in the air transport market, both the production and aftermarket sectors will have to adjust.

2020 could be the worst ever for aviation OEMs and their supply chains. Questions continue to focus on how bad things will get.