Aircraft & Propulsion

Tune in as editors discuss this year's Dubai Airshow and announcements relating to MRO capacity, capability, technology and workforce.

Foreign suppliers stopped supporting the program in 2022 after Western countries imposed sanctions against Moscow in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

Lindsay Bjerregaard, managing editor for MRO, talks to Jocelyn Moreau, head of operations at AutoFlight Europe about the Prosperity, eVTOL aircraft.

Engine MRO provider Sanad is expanding global footprint, maintenance capabilities and workforce recruitment efforts.

Deferred maintenance activity combined with a tendency towards smaller workscopes, has also led to a buildup of MRO demand.

Joramco signed new airline maintenance contracts and consignment deals at the 2023 Dubai Airshow.

VSE Aviation has announced six new aftermarket distribution agreements valued at around $750 million.

Emirates and Boeing signed an agreement to partner on technologies for maintenance including drones, artificial intelligence, and augmented and virtual reality.

Japan Airlines is working with startups H2Fly, Universal Hydrogen and ZeroAvia to explore the retrofit of its regional aircraft with zero-emission powertrains.

Soisa Aircraft Interiors is expanding operations in Dubai to grow business with Middle Eastern carriers.

Lufthansa Technik signed new deals covering base maintenance, component support and technician training at the Dubai Airshow.

Emirates is investing $950 million to build a new engineering facility that will expand MRO capacity for its growing fleet.

Tune in as experts discuss the latest updates around the Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engine fixes and the continuing AOG Technics undocumented parts saga.

This year has breathed new life into older equipment as airlines have tried to mitigate new aircraft delivery delays, supply chain and labor bottlenecks, and the durability problems of new engines.

UAE-based engine maintenance provider Sanad has publicly unveiled its Leap Engine MRO Center in Abu Dhabi.

The Philippine flag-carrier has four of its eight Airbus A321neos grounded because of maintenance backlogs for Pratt & Whitney GTF engines.

While MRO joint ventures in China are still forming, the environment for such ventures is becoming less favorable.

Industry has dealt with bogus parts issues for years. Could the latest case help jump-start long-discussed, digitially driven traceability?

MRO providers and OEMs seek changes in the parts approval and procurement processes in the wake of the documentation falsification discovery.

Air Serbia CEO Jiri Marek explains how the Belgrade-based airline is thinking about bringing MRO facilities in-house and their changing maintenance strategy.

Flying fast without private market money enables Flexjet to continue its expansion.

The first Global Airlines Airbus A380 will undergo cabin refurbishments from January 2024.

Executives at MRO Europe discussed what is working well for them and the hurdles their businesses are facing.

How Gameco is expanding its MRO offerings, including airframe maintenance, conversions and components.

Sun Country Airlines is bracing for cost headwinds in the fourth quarter due to a high number of its aircraft undergoing heavy airframe maintenance checks.