By Lee Ann Shay, Sean Broderick, Guy Norris, James Pozzi
Aviation Week editors Guy Norris, Sean Broderick, James Pozzi and Lee Ann Shay hash over the shifts and challenges in the North American aviation engine market.
Demand for CFM56 shop visits will remain strong through 2028, but it’s too soon to tell how quickly volume will fall as the decade wraps up, Safran CEO says.
Most everyone agrees that industry must attract new workers. But too few are banding together at the industry level to support the kind of outreach they need.
An incident involving a Hop!-operated Embraer E170 at Toulouse Airport on May 11, 2024, prompted inspection of the entire fleet and ensuing part replacements.
Chromalloy CEO Chris Celtruda says reliability levels for next generation engines "indicates the problems of today are unlikely to moderate in the near term.”
CFM INTERNATIONAL has MOU from Ryanair for 15-year services agreement securing spare parts and parts repair as Ryanair develops two in-house engine maintenance facilities in Europe from 2029 to support fleet of 2,000 CFM56 and LEAP engines; Ryanair is expected to commit to purchase >$1b in spare parts annually under duration of contract.
WILLIS LEASE FINANCE COROPORATION has established CFM56-5B/7B engine restoration program (to restore core components vs disassembly) with CFM INTERNATIONAL. It has identified/inducted its first group of engines.
JORAMCO last week (at MRO Middle East) announced base maintenance agreements with Condor (A320ceo/A320neo/A330neo), Turkey's ULS Airlines Cargo (A310F), Air Samarkand (A321), FLYONE Asia (A320) and Mexico's mas (A330F).
AVIATION WEEK NETWORK projects global engine MRO market (valued at $848.5b over next 10 years) will grow 4.1% per year to >107,100 scheduled overhaul events by 2035; active fleet is to increase to >90,900 engines in 2035.
WILLIS LEASE FINANCE COROPORATION (WLFC) has 6-year Nauru Airlines contract to provide CFM56-7B engine exchanges under its ConstantThrust program; deal initially includes the purchase/leaseback of seven engines.
Operators desperate to keep their mid-life narrowbodies flying are increasingly looking at alternative parts strategies for high-value engine material.
Aviation Week editors Sean Broderick, James Pozzi and Guy Norris discuss a few key things that stood out at Aviation Week’s AeroEngines Americas in Tampa.
Ryanair and CFM have made progress on a multi-year engine services agreement that includes support for the airline's plans to set up two of its own engine shops.
