Aircraft & Propulsion

Over the next decade, the commercial aircraft in-service fleet and the MRO demand in Middle East are expected to grow at a compound annual growth

United Airlines is emphasizing flexibility in its next major narrowbody engine overhaul contract, seeking CFM56 support vendors that can handle both full overhauls and quick turns as well as eyeing more alternative-part usage, two of the airline’s executives told AeroEngines Americas attendees.

In late 2019, the newly established British School of Aviation acquired the former Monarch Aircraft Engineering Training Academy in Luton, UK. Anoop Singh Bamrah co-founder and chief operating officer at BSA, tells James Pozzi about how the school plans to become a world leader in maintenance technician training.

Singapore Technologies Engineering has celebrated a hugely successful 2019 for its aerospace business, which saw full-year orders more than double.

United Technologies Corp. (UTC) says its commercial aftermarket business is being hit by ramifications from the Boeing 737 MAX grounding and could see additional headwinds linked to the coronavirus outbreak, but executives are confident that any dip will be short-lived.

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

Still suffering from the 737 Max grounding, Boeing continues to be optimistic about the services market, forecasting it will be worth $3.1 trillion over the next 10 years, of which a little more than half will be for commercial aircraft services.

Aviation Technical Services’ announcement that it has purchased a Boeing 767-3G5ER for teardown to increase inventory of available parts at its Dallas/Ft.

German firm Dr Peters has reached an agreement with Air France over the return of one of its Airbus A380s.

Boeing will begin phasing out the Aviall name this month in an effort to further unify its broader distribution services.

Over the next decade, the demand for engine maintenance will be led by General Electric, CFM International and Rolls-Royce, accounting for a combined

Next Level Aviation, a supplier of used serviceable materials (USM) for all Boeing and Airbus platforms, will look to grow its core engine material resources after a $15 million equity investment from investment company Turning Rock Partners earlier this month.

New material supply will likely remain a challenge for U.S. engine specialist StandardAero in 2020--a scenario that will directly influence its ability to ramp-up in response to customer demand.

Over the past 20 years ATR has carved a dominant position in the turboprop market, while sales of its competitor, the Q400, dwindled to such an extent that Bombardier sold the aircraft line last year.

Fast-growing LCC Wizz Air had selected Pratt & Whitney’s GTF engine to power 166 Airbus A320neo family aircraft the Hungarian LCC has on order, Pratt said Jan. 27.

CARTAGENA, Columbia--Most airframe MROs start operations focused on aircraft MRO, and then add component backshop capabilities to quicken turnaround

The MRO market in Latin America is projected to reach more than $4.2 billion by the end of 2020. Single aisle aircraft will dominate this market with

Operating leases are moving toward covering half of commercial aircraft. Anything that makes this lease market more flexible and efficient is a clear

The ongoing probe into the October 2019 failure of a GE Aviation GE90-115B on a Thai Airways 777-300ER prompted GE to recommend immediate removal of

One source of relief from capacity pressures in engine aftermarkets will be increased supplies of used materials, which can only come from increased

FEAM AERO, Miami opened $19m, 103,000 sq ft widebody maintenance hangar at Cincinnati to support aircraft for DHL, Prime Air, Atlas Air and others; 8

Boeing 747s may be disappearing from the global passenger fleet but they are still a mainstay of the heavy cargo market.

In recent months several Chinese airlines and partnerships have launched or bolstered their cargo operations, while this week the Chinese government has put another option on the table for their lift requirements.

Brian Schettler, senior managing director of Boeing HorizonX Ventures, chats with Lindsay Bjerregaard at CES about the types of disruptive technologies the company is looking to develop for the future of aerospace.