MRO

One of the best examples of African aviation gearing up to create a scalable MRO ecosystem is in Nairobi, the city hosting Aviation Africa 2026.

Iran Air says it is performing a D check on a Boeing 747-200C for the first time.

According to experts, MRO customers are prioritizing turnaround time over price and placing greater importance on longer-term agreements and closer operator relationships.

ST Engineering has secured its first heavy maintenance contract for the Airbus A220, covering an unspecified Asia-Pacific airline.

Lufthansa has secured an initial 44.9% stake in TAP, but Lufthansa Technik and TAP Maintenance must clear hurdles before any real operational integration can begin.

Boeing Global Services President and CEO Chris Raymond speaks with Aviation Week at MRO Europe about how the company is investing in supply chain and artificial intelligence

Time to competency eclipses recruitment as the biggest MRO workforce challenge, with training and career development failing to keep pace with demand.

Aviation Week’s editors share their biggest takeaways from day 1 at MRO Europe.

Boeing explores bringing engine OEMs into its Dataliner AI platform to combine aircraft and engine data for improved fleet maintenance and availability.

KLM has inducted its first maintenance technicians into a program to learn how to maintain Royal Netherlands Air Force Boeing helicopters.

Iberia has agreed terms with Itochu Corp. for the Japanese group to acquire a stake in IAG Engine Tech to support the growth of the new engine MRO provider.

The Pentagon’s demand for TF34 engine spare parts is hurting the ability of commercial MRO shops to service CF34 customer needs.

Sovereignty issues are impacting MRO day to day.

Why geopolitical conflict and engines will be two of the biggest factors for Europe's MRO forecast.

As commercial aviation faces operational volatility, BAE Systems is expanding services to help airllines extend fleet life, reliability and performance.

Wheels Up has nearly doubled its Challenger and Phenom fleets this year and seeks reliability as it scales.

The commercial aftermarket boom is coming to an end. But just how quickly the shift will be felt across the MRO landscape remains to be seen.

Following an in-flight evaluation of nearly 7,000 hours with Air France, NYCO’s turbine oil is now qualified for use in the GEnx-1B engines, which power Boeing 787 aircraft.

Listen in for a preview of MRO Europe in Amsterdam that explores forecast data, how geopolitics is affecting the aftermarket, AI’s role in maintenance and more.

On this episode sponsored by CFM, Aviation Week editors hear about CFM’s durability roadmap from President Gaël Méheust, and how the company intends to apply lessons learned to its future Rise technology program Open Fan engine.

Lufthansa Technik expands its Tulsa, Oklahoma, facility to 46 work bays and adds a module shop, increasing narrowbody engine overhaul capacity for CFM56, V2500 and GTF engines.

Pratt & Whitney’s SVP for commercial engines operations shares more on why the company acquired Aiir Innovations and what’s next on its AI roadmap.

IATP aims to begin operating landing gear and auxiliary power unit pools next year, but engines are proving to be a trickier prospect.

Sanad sells a rebuilt Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engine to a Chinese lessor, marking its first agreement with a Chinese customer and the first delivery from its Trent 700 rebuild program.

MTU Maintenance breaks ground on a $111.9 million expansion at its Hannover facility to increase widebody engine shop visits by over 20% and add 200 jobs.