Supply Chain

Aircraft brake manufacturers are advancing designs to enable better durability and performance.

MROs must invest in localized supply chains and digital technologies to navigate volatile cost environments.

Industry stakeholders and policymakers must collaborate to mitigate uncertainty in four key areas that threaten aerospace supply chain stability.

BeauTech Engine Leasing says a looming CF34 engine capacity crunch as regional jet fleets approach a major maintenance cycle will strain the MRO ecosystem.

Teardowns of relatively young Airbus A320neo aircraft are continuing, with EirTrade Aviation becoming the latest company to buy aircraft for part-out.

The U.S. is looking at options to increase its supply of tungsten, a mineral crucial to the defense industry, more so after Chinese export restrictions.

Airbus and ATR are deploying new strategies to address Africa’s chronic spare parts shortage.

SkyThread and Wingleet have joined forces to integrate their technologies, aiming to cut paper documentation and address parts tracking headaches.

Safran has opened a new Leap MRO facility in Hyderabad, India, which will eventually have capability to maintain up to 300 engines annually.

Alphavest Capital and Boeing have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish aerospace centers of excellence (COEs) in Morocco.

Navigating persistent supply chain constraints, airlines are increasingly looking to bring capabilities closer to home, if not in-house.

Abu Dhabi-based aerospace engineering company Sanad launched its new asset management strategy at the Dubai Airshow.

FTAI Aviation tapped Palantir to give AI-based insight into a wide range of decisions and processes throughout the engine maintenance specialist’s supply chain.

As Boeing's commercial aviation supply chain recovers, the OEM is investing in inventory and the underlying technology to make parts procurement easier.

Safran Seats will establish a manufacturing and seat assembly facility in Dubai to support Emirates that will initially focus on business and economy seats for cabin retrofits.

A “high proportion” of GTF in-shop turnaround times are now under 120 days, says Rick Deurloo, president of Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines.

The French supply chain is back on its 2019 pre-pandemic activity levels and even surpassed them in 2024, aerospace lobby GIFAS says.

Industry stakeholders would be wise to pay more attention to this surprisingly complex, highly cyclical and often overlooked component of the supply chain.

The Bhopal part-out and MRO facility would face competition from urban MROs.

Emirates Airline President Tim Clark is planning to expand his active Airbus A380 fleet from 95-96 aircraft today to around 110 by the end of 2026.

In the third quarter of this year, there have been fascinating, if early, signs of improvement in the civil aircraft supply chain.

Rising MRO costs could force airlines to rethink their maintenance strategies.

While the teardown of young, desirable airframes may seem illogical, it is being driven by business realities.

The Turkish low-cost carrier is rethinking its maintenance strategy to mitigate supply chain and engine issues.

Logistics and artificial intelligence specialists are harnessing technology to help aftermarket companies and airlines achieve supply chain efficiencies.