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Before attending Aviation Week’s MRO Middle East in Dubai Feb. 4-5, watch this webinar to hear recent news and insights from the region, what show highlights could be, and insider tips for attending the event.

Before attending Aviation Week’s MRO Middle East in Dubai Feb. 4-5, watch this webinar to hear recent news and insights from the region, what show highlights could be, and insider tips for attending the event.

Aircraft engine wash systems are evolving to reduce maintenance burden and improve performance.

Latest MRO news and contracts from around the world.

The functionality is currently outsourced but that could change in 2027.

Lease extensions “far outnumber” lease transitions, according to Mike Inglese, the chief executive of Aircastle.

The latest news in brief from the MRO industry.

In line with MRO Latin America 2026, Carbon Analysis studies the operators it assessed last year at this time: Avianca Group, Azul, Gol and LATAM Group.

Boeing and startup Salient Motion plan to attempt to certify modular actuators for commercial airliners.

TAP Air Portugal has announced plans to build a new base maintenance facility in Porto by 2028.

Launch Technical Workforce Solutions has acquired JMC Aviation to boost recruiting capabilities and global footprint.

The proposed South Suburban Airport (SSA) project in the south of the metropolitan Chicago is often framed without full context of its national significance.

RGIS’s optical character recognition technology gains momentum in aviation as airlines face rising audit and traceability demands.

The commercial aftermarket boom won’t last forever.

Regional aircraft lessor, TrueNoord, has sold two Embraer E190 aircraft to existing lessee customer, Airlink.

Private equity-led deals made up almost a fifth of M&A activity in the MRO sector in the first half of 2025, research done for Inside MRO by Accenture says.

AIRHUB AVIATION was selected by GA Telesis to provide CAMO services for two A320-200s at its facility at Šiauliai International Airport: one is being leased to European airline and the second is being dismantled for parts.

KF AEROSPACE has Transport Canada STC for its 737-800 Combi conversion (five pallet positions and a 90-pax cabin) with 737-800SF large cargo door in collaboration with AEI; first (40852; ex-Kulula.com) was delivered to Air Inuit.

TURKISH TECHNIC and ROLLS-ROYCE broke ground on new authorized TotalCare engine maintenance center at Istanbul for late 2027 to handle up to 200 Trent XWB-97, Trent XWB-84, and Trent 7000 shop visits annually.

CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES completed previously announced acquisition of 49% of STARCO (Shanghai Technologies Aerospace Company) from joint venture partner ST Engineering in S$48.1m deal and now owns 100% (SPNWS; Nov 21).

The proposed engine maintenance venture has broken ground at Istanbul Airport.

AXIOAERO GROUP (CORE Industrial Partners) has acquired AIRWAY AEROSPACE, FL (accessory/airframe/engine repair).

The FAA plans to order mandatory inspections of Boeing 737 Next Generation (NG) horizontal stabilizer components.

Recently announced partnerships are evidence of increased investment in engine leasing.

A draft rule issued before companies secure approvals for their next-generation service suggests the FAA learned some lessons from the 2022 5G C-Band rollout.