Aircraft & Propulsion

The many challenges brought about by the COVID-19 crisis was expected to have a least one benefit: the easing of the shortage of aircraft mechanics

Ask the editors: Aviation Week forecasts that the vast majority of Boeing 767 aircraft in the fleet now will still be operating in 2030.

The challenges of the engine leasing sector have been highlighted by a further downgrade for Rolls-Royce & Partners Finance (RRPF). Fitch Ratings

Its inflatable Flashplug Air product provides airtight protection against corrosion within the engine intake.

Irish MRO Atlantic Aviation Group has bought Flybe Aviation Service’s (FAS) former maintenance facility at Brize Norton airbase in the UK. The

GE Aviation has partnered with Etihad Airways on the launch of its 360 Foam Wash System, which it says provides both environmental and engine performance benefits.

To meet rising demand for converted freighters, the Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company (GAMECO) has announced it will open a third line for the 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) at its Guangzhou, China facility.

Aviation’s sole winner from the Covid-19 crisis has been the cargo market, where demand towers over supply due to a huge reduction in bellyhold

Iberia has laid out plans to expand its existing maintenance installations into a major hub for MRO activities in southern Europe. The Spanish flag

Triumph Group saw both MRO sales and key leading indicators such as repair orders climb last quarter, suggesting that the commercial aftermarket recovery is gaining momentum.

This webinar took place February 5, 2021. One year ago, aircraft leasing almost seemed to be a licence to print money. But in the pandemic lessors

UltraFan engine demo remains key to Rolls-Royce’s post-pandemic response strategy.

The much-needed digitization of aircraft trading has taken a big step forward following GECAS’ migration of 40 aircraft onto the electronic Global

Analyst forecasts of North America leading the world in passenger growth is stirring optimism with companies already seeing an upturn in business in

The Singapore Airlines Engineering Company (SIAEC) is taking the downturn of the MRO market to push ahead with the second phase of digitalization transformation efforts that began in 2017.

Aviation Week analyses suggest more contracts are being extended and altered due to the COVID-19 crisis.

Although widespread groundings of aircraft have provided a great opportunity to perform retrofit and upgrade work, most airlines have been too

Estonian maintenance provider Magnetic MRO has formally launched its engine repair business. The venture, Magnetic Engines, was launched via a virtual

Russian aviation was not hit as hard as that of most countries by the virus crisis, at least domestically, according to year-end figures released by

Regio Lease, a specialist in consulting and airworthiness management, has confirmed its acquisition of engine borescope and blending repair company

United Airlines had some good news for the MRO market in its fourth-quarter earnings, revealing that it was resuming heavy maintenance and engine

Diversification into military as well as commercial aviation has helped some major MROs weather the virus crisis and remain in decent shape. Solid

Although overall MRO demand is expected to remain depressed this year, one bright spot may be an uptick in lease-end and transition checks and

Latvian airline airBaltic will begin constructing a new maintenance hangar at Riga Airport next year and is eyeing Airbus A220-300 heavy maintenance

China's HNA Group and Boeing will work together to improve maintenance on the Boeing 737NG, according to local reports. The OEM will help the Chinese