Aircraft & Propulsion

Engine manufacturers are taking a proactive approach with suppliers, ranging from keeping an eye on strategies to providing financial help, as they prepare for production ramp-ups to support higher monthly build rates planned by Airbus and Boeing, industry executives report.

Despite the revival in passenger traffic, interest in narrowbody passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions remains strong.

BP Aero and MTU Maintenance both expanded facilities and capabilities during the pandemic.

IATA and Rolls-Royce on July 1 unveiled their aftermarket-competitiveness agreement, adding momentum to the alternative-parts and repairs push.

Spare engine leasing has been in the doldrums since the start of the pandemic as airlines have sought to reduce the engine maintenance work upon which

Restrictive MRO contracts can impact an airline's decision to fly an aircraft.

The MRO has signed multiple contract extensions to continue providing support for Pratt & Whitney Canada APS 2300 auxiliary power units, which equip Embraer’s family of E-Jet E1 regional aircraft.

The aircraft aftermarket changed dramatically, mostly for the worse, during COVID. Fortunately, a panel of experts at ILS’s recent aftermarket

The global airline industry has a way to go before it is on solid footing.

Turkish Technic has gained approval from Turkey’s DGCA regulator to conduct base maintenance at the hangars it opened last year at Istanbul Airport

Landing gear are major components whose overhaul is infrequent but very expensive. Like engines, gears may be swapped from grounded aircraft or

The Smart Washer proof of concept from JPB Systeme wirelessly measures bolt data, which eliminates complicated manual processes.

Husham Osman, Royal Jet’s technical director, talks with Aviation Week’s Lee Ann Shay on the sidelines of MRO Middle East about how the Abu Dhabi

An expected surge in air transport retirements driven by reduced demand is still not underway, with about 200 airframes booked as permanently removed from the global fleet through the first five months of 2021, a preliminary analysis by Naveo Consultancy shows.

The airlines that have proved most protected from the rigours of the Covid-19 pandemic are those with large cargo operations. Freight yields were up

The partnership will commence operations in Barcelona in September 2021.

This webinar took place June 23, 2021 and was sponsored by Carlisle IT. PMA parts and DER repairs are not new--many airlines have integrated them into

Austrian Airlines is reconverting two Boeing 777-200ERs for passenger service that had been used for cargo flights over the past 15 months amid the COVID-19 crisis.

MRAS increasingly collaborates with engine OEMs to develop integrated propulsion systems with lower weight, less fuel burn, better aerodynamics and less noise.

The contract will run through 2029 and covers multiple areas.

S7 Technics will build a new facility at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) that will be the first in Russia to overhaul CFM International CFM56-5B/7B engines, installed on the Airbus A320ceo and Boeing 737NG.

The Czech MRO has added new generation narrowbody approvals this year.

Willis is maintaining a strong position on their current generation powerplants despite talking up a transition to new technology.

Turkish Technic adds a significant number of parts to a contract with Boeing.

Despite tentative signs of recovery in many parts of the world, most Southeast Asian airlines remain mired in crisis. Government support has been