Aircraft & Propulsion

Most airlines in the region want to defer deliveries due this year, and early widebody retirements are also planned.

China’s domestic flights rebounded to about 8,000 per day over the weekend of July 4, up from about 2,000 per day at the depth of the virus cutbacks

AeroDynamic Advisory believes COVID-19 has accentuated a second wave of retirements, but paradoxically bought OEMs some time to adapt.

The engine division of GA Telesis has opened a new aircraft engine hospital shop in Helsinki to service demand in Europe from airlines and lessors for

Sometimes a crisis forces you to do things very differently, and sometimes it accelerates changes that should have happened anyway. Magnetic MRO, like

There is nothing like cheap feedstock and booming demand, even if it is in a niche market, to boost cargo conversions. Cargo capacity is short now

Independent maintenance provider Heston MRO is pressing ahead with its plans for new capabilities despite sizeable disruptions related to COVID-19 and

It has been a turbulent few weeks for the world’s largest MRO provider, Lufthansa Technik (LHT), as a vital government-backed financing package for

As most MROs are seeing empty production lines, laying off staff and trying to conserve cash, it’s heartening to see one that is actually launching a

Following its relocation from the UK to Estonia at the start of 2020 to remain within the European Union (EU), MAC Aero Interiors has received

This week saw another major European carrier secure billions of euros of government-backed support as KLM followed Air France and Lufthansa in

Europe’s total daily flights in early June were still down 84% from pre-crisis levels, according to mba Aviation. Only Latin America showed so deep

Daniel Koechler, general manager of North American Aerospace Industries Corp., a provider of aircraft recycling solutions, and its affiliate, Aircraft

Qantas Airways has unveiled a three-year strategy to prepare for a slow airline industry recovery, including cutting 6,000 workers, storing or retiring larger widebody airliners, and raising A$1.9 billion ($1.3 billion) in new equity to fund its plans.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to keep global fleets grounded, one MRO reports a significant increase in its engine preservation business. “We are

Chinese MRO provider Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (Gameco) broke ground on its component and composite repair centers on Wednesday (June

India’s decision to restart limited domestic passenger airline operations on May 25 is beginning to encourage the aircraft maintenance industry. The

The collaboration will use flight data and aircraft insights to predict ideal timing for tire replacement.

The virus crisis is putting airlines, MROs and OEMs through a brutal shakeout, from which it is uncertain that many carriers and aftermarket companies

While many MRO providers have started to furlough, lay-off or short-time workers, the full impact of the crisis is yet to be felt, with many analysts

Earlier this week France unveiled a €15 billion package to support its aerospace industry through and after the COVID-19 crisis.

Engine leasing data and records aren’t as transparent as you think.

The moving of assets and access to technical expertise are cited as some of the biggest challenges for lease returns during the COVID-19 crisis.

How MROs are modifying aircraft interiors to provide patient care and transport during the COVID-19 pandemic.

An expected surge in used serviceable materials (USM) poses a risk to new-parts sales, but structural fundamentals in global fleets and customer preference should limit the downside for many parts suppliers even as opportunities for used-parts specialists increase.