Supply Chain

Commercial and defense joint ventures are expected to close by the end of 2019.
Supply Chain

By James Pozzi
Contract will now include MIAT Mongolian airlines’ fleet of Boeing 737 MAX8 aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The Arizona-headquartered parts specialist sees its asset management business as a path to trebling its staff count.
MRO

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The companies will integrate their solutions for aviation maintenance, asset management, service parts optimization and field service management to improve supply chain operations.
Emerging Technologies

By James Pozzi
The facility in Miskolc will repair aircraft engine parts when operations commence in 2022.
MRO

Official growth projections belie strong overall market fundamentals.
Supply Chain

By James Pozzi
Company is seeing growth in the Middle East having identified specialist ground support equipment and aviation access platforms tailored for operators in the region.
Supply Chain

Long-distance low cost carrier moves to put electronic tech logs on EFBs.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Used components are popular while acceptance of PMA parts is growing in the region.
MRO

The newest twin-aisle, twin-engined aircraft is entering service as a new era without four-engined types begins. Behind it is an engine strategy based on consistent evolution.
Supply Chain

The OEM announced plans on Feb.14 to end the superjumbo's production program from 2021 and attentions may now turn to the aircraft's secondary market.
Supply Chain

The Arizona-headquartered company was taken over earlier this month in a private equity-backed management-led buyout.
MRO

Revima expands operation to get closer to customers and keep up with double-digit growth.
MRO

By James Pozzi
The agreement will see OEMServices cover Triumph’s customer base in the Middle East and Africa regions from its center in Dubai.
MRO

Partnership will look to develop cockpit voice and flight-data recorders that comply with an upcoming 25-hour CVR mandate and allow in-flight access to data.
Supply Chain

The merger and acquisition appetite in 2018 for aviation aftermarket companies was competitive. KAL Capital Markets advised STS Aviation Group on its equity partnership with the Greenbriar Equity Group that closed in January. Ryan Murphy, a partner at KAL Capital Markets, which specializes in aerospace and defense investment banking services, provides his outlook for MRO M&A activity in 2019.
MRO

The checks, first mandated in September 2011, focus on acoustic panels that line the inlet's inner surface.
Supply Chain

The leasing industry is facing cost challenges related to repossessions and reconfigurations.
Supply Chain

Project to integrate small local suppliers into Mexico started three years ago.
Supply Chain

A combination of cost-effective engine parts, timely supply and modifications integration cited as key.
MRO

With barely two months to go until Britain is scheduled to leave the European Union, Airbus has again voiced its deep concerns about the country’s preparations.
Supply Chain

However, Chinese demand could grow as the PMA, used parts market changes.
MRO

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
American Airlines opened its new $215 million Hangar 2 at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Jan. 25, 2019. David Seymour, the airline’s senior VP integrated operations, explains why this hangar, the biggest at the airport, is important to American’s expanding O’Hare operation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Cheaper bandwidth and faster Wi-Fi should improve inflight connectivity for passengers, crew and MROs collecting aircraft systems data.
Interiors & Connectivity

By James Pozzi
Airlines worldwide continue to move toward increasing use of USM and PMA parts to reduce MRO costs.
Supply Chain