Aircraft & Propulsion

As flight activity rises, the aftermarket recovery’s pace faces threats from labor, supply chain constraints.

North American suppliers and MROs are increasingly turning to USM to deliver cost savings to customers.

Kenneth Waugh, Coopesa’s CEO, talks with Aviation Week’s Lee Ann Shay on the MRO Americas show floor on April 28 in Dallas about the Costa Rica MRO’s new 737 conversion program.

Ethiopian Airlines has joined the Brown Condor Initiative (BCI), which aims to make it easier for North American carriers to access maintenance

New terms extend on contracts signed in 2018.

The facility will be the fifth at its Tarbes, France site and the first sole engine shop.

Expect the booming cargo conversion market to continue for a few years, but new challenges exist.

Single-aisle aircraft are projected to hold the lion’s share of MRO demand in North America over the next decade, according to the Aviation Week

The base maintenance facility will lead to the creation of 200 new jobs by 2023.

A look at how more sustainable aircraft should impact the civil aviation fleet and MRO expenditures over the next decade.

Etihad Engineering has boosted its access to used serviceable material via a deal with Dutch parts company Touchdown Aviation (TDA). Under the deal

A problem appeared on the floor of the F135 Heavy Maintenance Center here in late January: a late test had detected a worrisome vibration coming from a repaired power module inside an F-35A engine.

Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company (GAMECO) has cut its first Boeing 767-300BCF cargo door, while Chinese-owned lessor CDB Aviation has separately taken delivery of its first freighter.

The first converted crossover jets should be available in 2024.

The MRO is reportedly looking to become the latest facility for the Boeing Converted Freighter program for the 737-800.

Kevin Wall, APOC’s senior vice president of business development for the Americas, talks about the company’s growth plans for the region and how it is tackling workforce and supply chain challenges.

Spirit Airlines will open a maintenance hangar at Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) that will eventually be staffed with more than 50 workers, the company said April 20.

The U.S. domestic airline market carried 926 million passengers, of which roughly 165 million—almost 20%—took flights shorter than 450 mi. (the “regional market”) in 2019.

Zurich-based SR Technics joined the Pratt & Whitney GTF MRO Network, offering new service on the PW1100G-JM engines for the A320neo, including full disassembly, assembly, and test capabilities.

The Irish low-cost carrier has renewed ties for aircraft base maintenance with Joramco.

Zilvinas Lapinskas, CEO of FL Technics, talks to James Pozzi about the impact of the Russian-led conflict in Ukraine on its operations and how establishing a new wheels and brakes business in Germany could signal the start of further expansion.

Portuguese airline recognized more than €1 billion of one-off costs, “most” of which were down to the closure of TAP M&E Brazil.

Expect major milestones for Mexicana MRO in 2022, with the first of these to occur in August.

How the Middle East region is navigating an MRO recovery.

Why new infrastructure, MRO procedure changes will be essential for a successful launch of AAM services.