Supply Chain

By Keith Mwanalushi
Collins Aerospace has invested more than $20 million in research and development at its facility in Kilkeel, Northern Ireland.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Paul Seidenman, David Spanovich
Head-up display developers are enhancing functionality to enable wider visuals, lighter weight and greater pilot comfort.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Keith Mwanalushi
Short life-cycles, bureaucratic hurdles and a focus on upfront costs may be hindering African airlines’ usage of digital MRO software.
Supply Chain

By Kurt Hofmann
SATA Air Açores Group plans to add Airbus A320 A check capability as it targets more independent MRO operations.
MRO

By Swaati Ketkar
The storage facility aims to alleviate supply chain issues and spares shortages in India and South Asia.
Supply Chain

By Keith Mwanalushi
Air Europa has signed an aviation lubricants deal aimed at supporting fleet performance and sustainability goals.
Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
While adding production workers is the most immediate need, design engineers are in demand for the industry’s decarbonization push.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Keith Mwanalushi
Setna iO shares perspectives on benefits and challenges of various types of aftermarket parts contracts.
Supply Chain

By Keith Mwanalushi
FL Technics says cargo conversions, materials and labor shortages, and Russian sanctions are all impacting narrowbody maintenance demand.
MRO

By Michael Bruno
Barnes Group said Jan. 11 that it will sell its Associated Spring and Hänggi businesses to One Equity Partners in a deal that will net $150 million.
Supply Chain

Alex Krutz
More companies are likely to need a strong focus on operations to execute challenging business initiatives.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Aviation Week forecasts Africa and the Middle East will have the most widebody engine MRO demand and Europe the most narrowbody engine demand in the period.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
A look at what’s trending—and what has lost popularity—in the aviation aftermarket.
MRO

By Matthew Fulco
AAR Corp. announced on Dec. 21 that it would buy Triumph’s (TGI) Product Support Group for $725 million.
Supply Chain

By Lee Ann Shay
Aviation maintenance facilities are booked. Will the new facilities be enough?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Steady aftermarket growth is buoyed by both routine demand and acute issues requiring older aircraft to hang around.
Supply Chain

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Leki Aviation discusses how supply chain challenges, new technology and the AOG Technics scandal have impacted the parts market.
Supply Chain

By Alex Derber
Supply chain delays, parts price inflation and engine troubles are likely to continue challenging MRO providers in 2024.
MRO

By Michael Bruno
Chris Calio will become the next CEO of RTX, arguably the world’s largest aerospace and defense company by annual sales, on May 2, 2024.
Supply Chain

By Keith Mwanalushi
Supply chain and aftermarket challenges are prompting some airlines to consider alternative solutions for aircraft branding and liveries.
Supply Chain

By James Pozzi, Jens Flottau, Kurt Hofmann
Tune in as editors discuss Lufthansa Group ditching plans for outside investment in Lufthansa Technik and what this means for the future growth of the MRO unit.
MRO Podcast

By Michael Bruno
Boeing is promoting Stephanie Pope to COO in 2024, a move that catapults the veteran Boeing leader on to the short list of potential CEO successors.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Keith Mwanalushi
How inventory investment and placement is changing.
Supply Chain

By James Pozzi
MRO providers factor in new-generation engine issues to their maintenance shop planning.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Kuehne+Nagel’s vice president and global head of aerospace discusses the company’s latest developments in supply chain sustainability and technology.
Supply Chain