Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
UK-based C-130 Hercules maintenance, repair and overhaul specialist Marshall Aerospace will service and modify the South African Air Force’s fleet of C-130s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Taby Air Maintenance has developed a modification kit to help Saab 2000 operators comply with performance-based navigation requirements.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Henry Canaday
Southwest Airlines is using an artificial intelligence tool from startup AIXI to auto-code repairs.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick
Boeing needs more time to validate the risks of mechanics inadvertently leaving nacelle access doors unlatched and develop ways to prevent that from happening.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia’s largest airline did not disclose where it had acquired them, 18 months after export aircraft spare parts to Russia was prohibited by Western sanctions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore-headquartered maintenance, repair and overhaul company ST Engineering secured SG$2.3 billion ($1.7 billion) in contracts in the second quarter.
Services & Support

By James Pozzi, Prachi Patel
Key insights from Aviation Week’s MRO BEER conference, which took place in Warsaw in June.
Supply Chain

By Rob Hall
The FAA has accepted Kansas Modification Center’s Project Specific Certification Plan for its 777-300ERCF cargo conversion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The dismantling facility will be capable of handling six medium to large-sized aircraft annually; the freight facility will handle 5,000 pieces of cargo/hour.
Airports & Networks

Christian Albertson
Aviation Week’s Commercial Aviation Fleet & MRO Forecast projects North American MRO labor hours will have a less than 1% CAGR.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Pozzi
Tomislav Impric, technical director and maintenance manager at Croatia Airlines, discusses how the carrier is readying for the arrival of A220 aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Prachi Patel
A look at Asia-Pacific region's commercial aftermarket and shop visit projections over the next decade.
MRO

Component support and modifications agreements feature in this month’s Contracts and Briefs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Democratic Republic of Congo-based Serve Air has ordered its first Aeronautical Engineers Boeing 737-800SF freighter conversion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
Spirit Airlines says its exposure to the latest Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine issue is unique and material, and it's having an impact on margins.
Airlines & Lessors

By Henry Canaday
Rapid Chinese air traffic recovery has posed parts challenges for regulators, airlines and suppliers.
Supply Chain

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The cargo carrier is investing nearly $200 million to grow maintenance capacity at its Americas hub.
MRO

By Graham Warwick
Both Universal Hydrogen and ZeroAvia are developing hydrogen-electric retrofits for the ATR 72.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
German defense company Rheinmetall has broken ground on an F-35 center fuselage assembly plant.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The aircraft-maker has finished its proposed redesign of older 737 nacelles, but it must analyze maintenance-related errors to help mitigate their risk.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Matthew Fulco
The commercial aftermarket outlook remains highly favorable as total sales rose 23% year-on-year in the 2023 second quarter (Q2).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Ann Shay, James Pozzi
Aviation Week's Lee Ann Shay, James Pozzi and Dan Williams discuss the present and future of the A380 and its aftermarket.
MRO Podcast

By James Pozzi
MRO revenue drivers included the PW1100G-JM and the V2500 engine programs.
MRO

By Prachi Patel
A look at the Trent 900 & GP7000 engine fleets, utilization rates and shop visit projections over the next decade.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alex Derber
Longer turnaround times have limited the MRO provider's opportunities to expand third-party services.
MRO