MRO

Bill Kircher to Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice Chairman of CTS Engines, FL; Vesa Paukkeri will transition to CCO, based in Helsinki.

AERSALE opened 2-bay, 112,000 sq ft MRO hangar at Millington (near Memphis), TN to join its existing facilities at Goodyear, AZ and Roswell, NM to provide narrowbody heavy checks and modifications, plus storage and disassemblies.

EATON AEROSPACE COMPONENT SERVICES ASIA was formed in Malaysia by Eaton (51%) and SIA Engineering (49%) as joint venture to inspect, test, repair, maintain, modify and overhaul Eaton-manufactured aircraft components.

AFI KLM E&M is expecting growth in African maintenance demand as it clinches new support contracts in the region.

Aftermarket stakeholders highlight third-party repairs as pinch point for legacy engine shop visit turnarounds.

Bill Kircher becomes CEO and executive chairman.

A shortage of spare parts for foreign-made passenger aircraft is forcing Russian carriers to seek alternatives inside the country.

HCLTech is incorporating generative artificial intelligence features in its iMRO/4 software.

ELFC President and CEO Richard Hough cautions potential side effects of unapproved parts safeguarding efforts.

The total area will span 110,000 m² (1.2 million ft.²) with three hangars and supporting buildings; the largest hangar will accommodate nine widebody aircraft.

MTU MAINTENANCE CANADA completed its 1,500th shop visit.

ACMI and charter services provider Maleth Aero has become the first organization of its kind to utilize Salient’s maintenance check flight program.

The MRO facility will be able to handle up to six widebody aircraft by the second half of 2026.

Panelists at ELTF Europe discuss sky-high engine lease rates and future market expectations.

Ethiopian Airlines says the situation with its Rolls-Royce Trent 1000s has become one of its biggest challenges, while Gulf Air says it is holding back its growth.

EIRTRADE AVIATION, Ireland acquired ex-EVA Air A330-200 (755) for part out.

GREENBRIAR EQUITY GROUP completed acquisition of SUNVAIR AEROSPACE GROUP, CA (component repair).

Aero Care CEO Anca Mihalache shares perspectives on aftermarket supply chain challenges and strategies.

Austrian Airlines is juggling preparations for 787 maintenance while continuing support for older fleets that are being phased out.

Thai Airways is building a new CFM Leap 1A engine shop at Bangkok's Don Mueang International Airport to service the airline’s incoming Airbus A321neo fleet.

Kim Ernzen to Chief Operating Officer of StandardAero, AZ.

ST ENGINEERING broke ground on 2-bay, 167,000 sq ft (third) hangar at Pensacola, FL for 2H26 to contribute additional 500,000 manhours per year; new hangar is part of planned airframe MRO complex to ultimately comprise four hangars.

Large aircraft orders in India will provide significant opportunity to build up engine MRO capabilities in the country.

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