Supply Chain

Long waits for parts and extended turnaround times for engine maintenance are adding to already buoyant spare engine demand.

Aequs Aerospace CEO Aravind Melligeri talks about the company’s plans to establish an engine MRO in Belagavi.

OEMs are deploying various sustainability strategies for recycling and disposal of emergency floor path markings.

Both parties signed a memorandum of understanding at the end of July.

Materials for the General Electric CF6-80C2 could become harder to obtain as it is phased out.

Larger players have benefited from remedying pandemic-induced workforce shortages.

Seat supply chain problems create challenges—and opportunities—for MRO providers.

Several aftermarket companies are rolling out artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies to improve parts tracking and tracing.

HAECO CCO Gerald Steinhoff discusses the company’s strategies for growing its workforce, implementing new technology and addressing supply chain issues.

New research from SkySelect suggests buying transactionally and competitively could yield benefits.

MTU Aero Engines reports that the time in shop to overhaul some PW1000G geared-turbofan engines has fallen below 100 days.

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.