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Kellstrom Aerospace asserts proactive planning, infrastructure investments, workforce development and other factors will be crucial for meeting growing demand.

So far CFM and GE Aerospace—a 50-50 owner of CFM along with Safran—have identified 95 falsified documents impacting 126 engines.

How parts stocking and supply are evolving in a changing commercial aftermarket.

Aviation Week MRO editors gather in Singapore to discuss what they heard at this week's MRO Asia-Pacific conference.

Forged documents and regulatory emphasis of paperwork’s importance combine to spark fake parts sales scheme.

Tune in as Aviation Week experts break down critical talking points from the Aero-Engines Europe conference in Madrid.

Pratt’s latest figures have about 140 engines coming off wing by October, followed by 600 or so in the next 6-7 months.

Pat Foley, CEO of Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon, discusses plans for growth and weighing up moves into parts repair new-generation engine programs.

Olivier Andries says that with CFM56 operators still investigating if they have AOG Technics parts in their fleet, the full extent of the problem is not known.

Virgin Australia Airlines has discovered two uncertified engine parts on separate Boeing 737-800 aircraft in its fleet.

Fleet management program adopted by RTX seeks to fix ongoing Pratt & Whitney GTF problems.

The engine maker says the issues affect a relatively small number within each fleet.

How airlines have adapted their maintenance cost strategies and planning to cope with unprecedented upheaval in the market.

Engine maker rolls out an aggressive inspection program prompted by years of production-quality problems.

CEO Zilvinas Lapinskas discusses the Lithuanian MRO’s recent hangar announcements.

What is the outlook for passenger-to-freighter conversions in the Asia-Pacific, given signs of the market cooling?

Interior specialists are developing new products to upgrade the passenger experience and reduce maintenance headaches.

New MRO joint ventures feature in this month’s news briefs.

People want to fly with a vengeance, but there are few new aircraft and the old ones need more MRO, creating a positive outlook for M&A in the aftermarket.

Russian airlines have looked to source parts from countries not signed up to international sanctions.

Net income reached $1.5 million in the April to June period, or $0.15 earnings per share (EPS), compared to a loss of $0.01 EPS in the second quarter of 2022.

Safran Aircraft Engines has invested in additional capacity at its site in Guiyang, China, to support the ramp up of Leap engines for A320neo-family aircraft.

At least 74 instances of falsified release certificates and related documents have been linked to parts sold by AOG Technics.

Ethiopian Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to build a new hangar in Addis Ababa for aircraft parts manufacturing.

Singapore-headquartered maintenance, repair and overhaul company ST Engineering secured SG$2.3 billion ($1.7 billion) in contracts in the second quarter.