Aircraft & Propulsion

China’s role will help shape near-term delivery, aftermarket activity.

How slow recovery from COVID-19 is affecting the engine MRO market.

Shannon Engine Support will now operate under an AerCap-Safran partnership.

New propulsion technologies for aircraft have major implications for how MRO will be done in the future.

How a Bahrain-based freighter airline is adjusting to the cargo segment’s boom period.

As airlines return capacity to the market, especially on short- to medium-haul routes, one of the first beneficiaries will be the CFM56 aftermarket

Reactivating stored fleets is likely to create a temporary shortage in MRO capacity.

Allegiant Air is stocking spare parts and adding mechanics ahead of its next peak-flying period—part of the carrier's strategy to get ahead of supply

Engine MROs and OEMs expect demand for digitalization tools to grow post-pandemic but see challenges in large-scale implementation.

Aviation Week data shows the number of commercial jet and turboprop aircraft being retired continues to drop.

FAA must approve Boeing’s plan because it goes against certification rules that govern design change.

Issues similar to findings in earlier audits.

The fledgling cargo conversion company has selected MTU Maintenance to provide engine support services for its future Boeing 777 freighters.

Airlines are on track to lose $50 billion in 2021, and more than $200 billion in 2020-2022 combined.

Demand for cargo conversions does not appear to be declining any time soon.

The Beijing-based MRO plans significant growth in 2022.

Startup ZeroAvia has partnered with Mitsubishi’s CRJ support division, MHI RJ Aviation, to develop hydrogen-electric propulsion for regional jets, aiming for market availability in 2028.

The maintenance unit of Iberia and International Airlines Group (IAG) LCC Vueling have reached a long-term agreement for the maintenance and repair of airframes, engines and parts at Iberia’s Barcelona base.

For all the uncertainties about the coronavirus crisis and the trajectory of aviation’s recovery, one early assumption has held true: that narrowbody

Long-term retirement totals expected to stay the same, but revised timing could create supply chain issues.

European airline fleet activity is showing signs of a sustained recovery, with both the number of in-service aircraft and their time in the air rising in recent months.

As sharing and analyzing data is proving increasingly effective, Airbus intends to build on the momentum and grow in services.

Airbus is counting on the accelerated adoption of digital tools—as well as the greater use of data analysis and its engineers’ know-how in improving operational efficiency—to take a central position in MRO.

Titanium parts made for Boeing 787s by a sub-tier vendor and supplied via Leonardo do not conform to Boeing’s design specifications and must be re-worked.

Magnetic MRO has announced a rebrand of its business and introduced a new company structure. The Tallinn, Estonia-based company says its future