Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
KLM Cityhopper is pressing Pratt & Whitney for detailed engine MRO plans to avoid possible grounding of aircraft in 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
American Airlines’ vice president of technical services shares the carrier’s approach to solving workforce and supply chain challenges.
MRO

By James Pozzi
The conference explored issues with the Pratt & Whitney GTF and CFM International Leap and the outlook for the engines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Ann Shay
Recognizing Earl Exum, International Aero Engines chairperson and Pratt & Whitney vice president of Mature Commercial Engines.
MRO

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Maintenance specialists are partnering with advanced air mobility companies to build MRO infrastructure, software and best practices.
Marketplace

Sarah MacLeod
The FAA’s conflicting view of advancing technologies could hinder regulations for the emerging advanced air mobility market.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Paul Seidenman, David Spanovich
The manufacturers are looking to reduce weight, increase durability and incorporate predictive maintenance capabilities.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Christian Albertson
Aviation Week’s latest forecast projects Airbus and Boeing narrowbody aircraft will make up the majority of MRO visits in Europe over the next decade.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Freighter conversions and new joint ventures dominate this month’s Contracts and Briefs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Pozzi
Richard Hough, COO at Ireland-based Engine Lease Finance Corp., discusses the lease market for current and next-generation narrowbody engines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Pozzi
Enrique Robledo, appointed chief technical officer in February, discusses finding third-party maintenance work and managing capacity.
Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
The FAA plans to mandate a recently introduced fix for CFM International Leap 1A NSV problems that has led to several in-service incidents.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alex Derber
Economic factors have caused airlines to displace other lessors as the main buyers of used aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has begun constructing a new maintenance facility for Germany’s fleet of A400M airlifters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Newly appointed Lufthansa Technik Malta CEO Maria Cilia tells Aviation Week how the MRO is adapting to the shifting widebody market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alex Derber
The facility's airframe maintenance capabilities were previously all for Airbus aircraft.
Services & Support

Salil Gupte, president of Boeing India, discusses the country's aviation growth and the importance of ramping up MRO to support the expanding Indian fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The airline’s engineering and maintenance organization will have disassembly, assembly and test capabilities for the GTF engine in Taiwan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
So far CFM and GE Aerospace—a 50-50 owner of CFM along with Safran—have identified 95 falsified documents impacting 126 engines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Ann Shay, James Pozzi, Chen Chuanren
Aviation Week MRO editors gather in Singapore to discuss what they heard at this week's MRO Asia-Pacific conference.
MRO Podcast

By Chen Chuanren
ST Engineering has announced expanded Maintenance by the Hour (MBH) deals and nacelle partnerships with JAL and Quickstep Holdings, respectively.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The memorandum of understanding was signed by Garuda Indonesia President and CEO Irfan Setiaputra and Capital A CEO Tony Fernandes in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Asia Digital Engineering (ADE) has signed an agreement with Collins Aerospace to grow the former’s capability in CFM56-5B nacelle services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Speaking at MRO Asia-Pacific, Christopher Rodrigues of SMBC Aero Engine Lease said the short-term priority is to ensure engine quantity over quality.
Services & Support

By Matthew Fulco
Global MRO spending will rise from $112 billion in 2023 to $139 billion by 2033, growing 2.2% annually, according to a new report by Alton Aviation Consultancy.
Aircraft & Propulsion