Aircraft & Propulsion

Following steady growth in commercial air travel and growing demand in the military aircraft market over previous years, it seemed like 2020 would be

United Airlines has awarded a narrowbody aircraft maintenance contract to AAR, which will perform the work at its facility in Rockford, Illinois.

IndiGo is looking to acquire four Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) aircraft with the aim of taking first delivery in the first half of 2022.

The company expects little disruption from new electrical system problem.

While Boeing, the FAA, and affected operators continue to collaborate on fixes for 737 MAXs that are out of service awaiting electrical-system modifications, executives at the manufacturer and one affected customer are confident the disruption will not drag on.

Having navigated a challenging 12 months, Canadian MRO KF Aerospace is building for a post-crisis market. Gregg Evjen, the company's VP, engineering

Aviation Week editors answer questions about the direction of the MRO industry as commercial aviation climbs out of the crisis.

Repairs to in-service, stored aircraft likely.

Delta TechOps’ new $100 million test cell in 2019 was just the start of its investment and transition.

How MROs are taking advantage of the pandemic-related shift from passenger to cargo aircraft.

Each month more aircraft are returning to service, with only 26% of aircraft parked or in parked/reserved status as of the end of February. Narrowbody

New cross-border MRO joint ventures and partnerships are highlights for this issue.

The booming air cargo market continues to support aftermarket opportunities, as demonstrated by a renewed contract between Air France KLM Engineering

A U.S. Commerce Department trade promotion agency is organizing an online business-to-business meeting event to try to expand opportunities for U.S. MRO companies in China.

How reduced widebody utilization due to COVID-19-related passenger service declines will affect the PW4000 aftermarket.

A wide array of predictable and unknown variables are at play when forecasting aircraft life-cycle costs.

The U.S. Army plans to use like digital twins and advanced manufacturing to improve aviation sustainment.

It’s likely going to be a long recovery from the COVID traffic slump, especially for business travelers and international traffic. Indeed, there are

A new maintenance deal has provided valuable insight into the future fleet plans of a restructured Malaysia Airlines. The flag carrier has signed a

Qatar Airways has opened a 9,000-ft.² technical engine facility in Doha that it says will boost cost efficiencies and workflow.

Production issues prevent affected aircraft from getting FAA approval for delivery.

Airbus and Malaysia Airlines have signed an agreement to extend an existing Flight Hour Services Components (FHS-C) contract for another five years.

Mature-aircraft trader and lessor Vallair has grown its aerostructure repair offering into widebody aircraft by adding the Airbus A330 to its

In the past week, two European flag carriers have signalled their commitment to alternative aircraft technologies. First was Finnair, which signed a

Ask the Editors: Aftermarket providers inspect all probes and ports to ensure they are not contaminated by insects or foreign objects.