Used serviceable material (USM)

By Sean Broderick
Supply chain headaches and added flexibility have prompted an expansion of used parts offerings.
Maintenance & Training

By Sean Broderick
A three-year effort concludes with new Chinese regulations that ease sales of qualified used airframe and engine parts into the growing market.
Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
The CAAC has recognized AFRA Disassembly Accreditation, enabling Chinese airlines and MRO providers to access used serviceable material from aircraft disassembled overseas.
Supply Chain

By Victoria Moores
Pratt & Whitney Canada resolves European Commission probe into turboprop engine practices by clarifying maintenance shop terms and removing restrictions.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Setna iO is the latest company to acquire a Spirit Airlines airframe amid ongoing aftermarket competition for its assets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
KP Aviation’s new Chief Commercial Officer on the company’s expansion strategies over the next decade.
Supply Chain

By Keith Mwanalushi
Used serviceable material and repair-first strategies are gaining ground as aviation embraces a more circular economy.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alex Derber
GA Telesis secures $650M to fund acquisitions and expand MRO operations while targeting China's growing USM market.
Marketplace

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
China Aircraft Services Limited hopes to begin its first dismantling projects in Hong Kong by August, the company's CEO tells Aviation Week at MRO Greater China.
Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
Artificial intelligence’s demand for dedicated power is resonating with suppliers of older aircraft turbines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Ann Shay, James Pozzi
The engine lessor started from scratch less than two years ago—and now operates from three continents and owns an MRO.
Services & Support

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Parts traders are adapting USM strategies to stay ahead in a crowded market.
Supply Chain

By Lee Ann Shay
Would your answers be different than those provided by aviation aftermarket leaders about the MRO industry in 2026?
Supply Chain

By Keith Mwanalushi
Aftermarket parts specialists are adapting used serviceable material strategies as the market experiences constraints.
Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
Boeing is bolstering its used parts inventory through a comprehensive aircraft end-of-life program.
Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
As the pressure to provide more parts rises, airframers and engine-makers are broadening their strategies.
Services & Support

By Sean Broderick
AAR Corp has seen an uptick in used serviceable material (USM) feedstock in recent months, but whole-asset prices remain high.
Supply Chain

By Keith Mwanalushi
Aeras Aviation CEO Demetrios Bradshaw tells Aviation Week Network about the company’s expansion plans for the U.S.
Supply Chain

By Keith Mwanalushi
MROs diversify parts sourcing strategies and leverage digital tools to overcome supply chain challenges.
Supply Chain

By James Pozzi
The fast-growing Asia-Pacific engine MRO segment looks ahead despite tariff and trade uncertainties.
Services & Support

By Keith Mwanalushi
VAS Aero Services is tapping into the Airbus A380’s MRO market through a series of teardown projects.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Used serviceable material providers consider how U.S. tariffs—and moving goalposts—could create headaches for the sector.
Supply Chain

Steven Ades
AerFin asserts that MRO providers and suppliers must adapt strategies to improve supply chain resilience and maintenance flexibility.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Ann Shay
Aircraft utilization, mission profile and age differentiate the commercial aviation, business aviation, civil helicopter and military aircraft MRO segments.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alex Derber
Tarmac Aerosave to boost A380 USM market by tearing down three former Singapore Airlines-operated superjumbos.
MRO Europe