Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation maintenance facilities are booked. Will the new facilities be enough?

From new fighters to launchers, airline production ramps to air taxi certifications, 2024 will be a busy year.

An agreement made with Impeccable Vintage Properties Sdn Bh (IVP) will see SIAEC leasing two hangars for 15 years with an option for 15 more.

Steady aftermarket growth is buoyed by both routine demand and acute issues requiring older aircraft to hang around.

HEICO posted company record sales of $936.4 million in its fiscal 2023 fourth quarter (Q4).

Maintenance specialist is adding capacity to accommodate higher Rolls-Royce engine shop visit volumes.

Supply chain delays, parts price inflation and engine troubles are likely to continue challenging MRO providers in 2024.

A look at how StandardAero is growing its new in-house mechanic training program ahead of its planned Leap introduction in 2024.

Air India has received approval from India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation to carry out line maintenance on Airbus A350 and A320 aircraft.

Wet lease operator KlasJet is planning ACMI fleet and regional expansion, but new aircraft delivery and engine issues may be roadblocks.

Maintenance demand for the Airbus A330 is expected to peak over the next two years.

Chris Calio will become the next CEO of RTX, arguably the world’s largest aerospace and defense company by annual sales, on May 2, 2024.

Boeing has appointed Chris Raymond as its new CEO of Boeing Global Services, succeeding Stephanie Pope.

American Airlines has announced more than $50 million in new funding to upgrade facilities and grow workforce at its Tulsa MRO base.

Supply chain and aftermarket challenges are prompting some airlines to consider alternative solutions for aircraft branding and liveries.

Indamer will begin providing MRO services for Airbus Helicopters from its facilities in Nagpur, Mumbai and New Delhi.

Tune in as editors discuss Lufthansa Group ditching plans for outside investment in Lufthansa Technik and what this means for the future growth of the MRO unit.

The process will mandate nacelle design changes on the Boeing 737NG fleet that were prompted by a fatal accident and a related NTSB recommendation.

Austrian Technik Bratislava’s CEO on growth plans and challenges moving into 2024.

Boeing is promoting Stephanie Pope to COO in 2024, a move that catapults the veteran Boeing leader on to the short list of potential CEO successors.

One OEM dominates MRO spending over next decade.

The new year will bring new certification protocols and at least one draft rule that will affect how the FAA approves new designs.

MRO providers factor in new-generation engine issues to their maintenance shop planning.

The move follows an agreement between ExecuJet Haite and Capital Airport Holding Business Aviation Management (CBM).

More airlines are now guiding for the impact the problem as more details of the inspection regime are revealed.