Supply Chain

TrueAero’s vice president of technical operations on how the company is proactively managing turnaround times and digitalization.

Woodward cited strong commercial demand in the June quarter as its sales rose 6% year-on-year, with its aftermarket business doing particularly well.

The trend for OEM service agreements being attached to new aircraft and engine orders continued at Farnborough Airshow.

Pratt & Whitney has secured an order from Avolon for the PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) to power 80 Airbus A320neos.

Wisk Aero says it is giving consideration toward the fledgling aftermarket for its fully automated electric aircraft, although some of the MRO opportunity will be constrained by its intentional design limiting the aircraft’s number of systems.

Pratt says SMBC Aviation Capital—one of the largest lessors for GTF-powered Airbus A320neo-family aircraft—has exercised options for a further 22 firm orders.

Word from Hexcel that it is cutting full-year guidance based largely on lower commercial production rates could be a harbinger, analyst commentary suggests.

Multiple models have emerged for aftermarket cabin recycling and disposal, but each have their own complications.

Newly appointed President of GA Telesis’s Digital Innovation Group, Jason Reed, talks artificial intelligence and technology strategies.

Listen in as editors examine the current state of the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine program and how recent reliability issues are impacting operators.

Why Dave Calhoun is breaking a long tradition of pre-air-show interviews with Aviation Week.

The two-decade experiment known as Spirit AeroSystems is set for a dramatic and rocky close.

Setna iO founder and CEO David Chaimovitz discusses the company’s significant growth and its plans to nearly double business this year.

TAT Technologies’ chief operations officer shares perspectives on growing demand for heat exchanger MRO services and supply chain issues.

Singapore Airlines Engineering Co. is banking on its "Lean" principles as the MRO industry faces spare parts shortages, a workforce crunch and inflation.

A new change to India’s goods and services tax should make MRO investment in the country more attractive.

As Boeing plans to acquire the majority of Spirit AeroSystems, with some parts carved out by Airbus, change is coming to the supplier's aftermarket business.

MRO providers are deploying strategies to mitigate impacts from significant price increases on components and materials.

VAS Aero Services CEO Tommy Hughes shares perspectives on aftermarket teardown and USM trends.

Magnetic Trading is planning growth in landing gear and radome repairs as it expands global locations.

Toma Matutyte, CEO of parts specialist Locatory.com, discusses why airlines are looking more at just-in-time inventory management and how the company is taping into artificial intelligence to help parts procurement efficiencies.

OEMs and lessors foresee more challenges to the industry's global supply chain over the next few years.

A handful of leaders stands out for their adept use of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and spinoffs in shaping the industry.

The moves by the airframer and the engine manufacturer illustrate their all-out effort to make their supply chain more resilient and reliable.

The ASCIC was formed earlier in 2024 as a direct response to a records-falsification scandal that made headlines late in 2023.