Supply Chain

The current airline traffic downturn may provide opportunities for MRO improvements.

Commercial aftermarket revenues are on track to fall 50% in the second quarter (Q2), in line with an industry consensus that has global airline activity slowly increasing after hitting bottom in April, two new surveys show.

Lurking beneath the surface are enormous supply chain risks that extend well beyond supplier viability and attrition.

As this new decade begins, 2020 is shaping up to be a groundbreaking year for the burgeoning space tourism industry. A report issued by UBS, the

Ask the Editors: Instead of the mature horizontal model of today’s engine market, electric propulsion has been vertically integrated.

Ask the Editors: Anything that lowers trip costs is a benefit to carriers right now, with a predicted shift to lower-capacity aircraft.

Among major trends COVID-19 is expected to spur in A&D manufacturing is the big will gobble up others or take back more work.

Airlines are positioned to save $1.75 billion in MRO costs between now and 2022 by tapping engines on idled aircraft instead of sending powerplants in

Ask the Editors: With availability of Fed-backed private sector funding, large aerospace companies are unlikely to rely on CARES Act.

Surplus parts will be available, but will airlines simply use their own?

Europe’s domestic commercial flights are down 90% from January 1 to April 30, according to Radarbox. The traffic decrease due to COVID-19 hit Magnetic

Ask the Editors: As airlines gain more leverage with lessors on aircraft maintenance, use of such parts may increase.

The COVID-19 crisis has caused work to dry up for Australian MRO, and many are forced to scale back dramatically and stand down staff.

Ask the Editors: Thales and Safran have different focuses, and Safran’s defense business is much smaller than Thales’.

In damage-control effort, French aerospace industry outlines plans for supply chain support.

Although airlines may start poaching grounded aircraft for USM, older narrowbodies and cargo aircraft provide hopeful prospects.

Frozen for now, the bonfire of A&D consolidation will roar again as COVID-19 leads to a shakeout in the lower tiers.

On the lookout for opportunities, carriers strive to store aircraft in ready-to-use condition.

Because landing gear maintenance is based on calendar time, and not flight hours or schedules, this is a bright spot in Revima’s business. The MRO has

Ask the Editors: Geography and state aid are key factors; regional and low-cost carriers will likely be early consolidation targets.

It is time for the government, airlines, leasing companies, financiers, OEMs and suppliers to join forces.

Ask the Editors: M&A is frozen for now, a lot of consolidation is likely to occur in the lower levels of the aerospace, driven by financial distress.

How MRO providers are adapting to the pandemic and beyond, and learning from the experience.

What’s the outlook for the aviation component MRO market post-COVID-19?

How Croatia Airlines has adjusted its MRO activities to handle disruptions related to the COVID-19 crisis.