MRO

As advanced air mobility gets closer to becoming a reality, aviation is turning its focus toward building up the ecosystem needed to operate and maintain eVTOLs.

The metal additive manufacturing machine also has data advantages.

IFS is rolling out a trio of new and enhanced maintenance tools to simplify work for MROs as part of its IFS Cloud platform launch.

China-based MRO provider FL ARI Aircraft Maintenance & Engineering (FL ARI) has received Part 145 approval from the country’s regulator to conduct

For the first time since the COVID pandemic hit populations, economies and aviation, global air cargo demand has actually returned to pre-COVID levels

As vaccinations pick up across the U.S., airlines are taking steps to prepare for a snapback in demand—whenever that may happen.

DUNCAN AVIATION is installing COLLINS Pro Line Fusion in a Challenger 604 at Battle Creek, MI.

Safran Group is using AR and robotics tools from French startup Diota to improve efficiency and accuracy on the shop floor.

LUFTHANSA TECHNIK was selected by Mexico City-based MasAir to provide Total Component Support for 14 767Fs.

FL ARI, China received Part 145 maintenance certification from CAAC to perform A320 Family aircraft maintenance/mods.

Battery shops and providers are advancing capabilities with lower-maintenance products and offerings to meet new pandemic-driven demand.

DUNCAN AVIATION completed interior refurbishment/avionics upgrades/exterior paint on fourth G550 for long-time customer.

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS booked follow-on order from Mexico's Aeronaves TSM for two more 737-400 freighter conversions (now three) for September 2021

VALLAIR plans in mid-2021 to open new 8,500 sq meter MRO/freighter conversion facility at Châteauroux, France.

Through a new contract extension with Stratasys, Airbus will pursue 3D printing of components for MRO applications and new aircraft types.

The crisis in the aviation industry brought on by the coronavirus pandemic has hit Lufthansa Technik AG hard.

The pandemic has encouraged both paperless and travel-less alternatives to traditional aftermarket practices, but cash has been short to invest in

CFM partner Safran expects its engine shop visits to rise roughly 15% in 2021, chief executive Olivier Andries said on a recent earnings call. Andries

MAAS AVIATION opened twin-bay narrowbody paint shop at Kaunas, Lithuania. It now has 11 paint shops (three in Hamburg; two in Kaunas; two in

Embraer has released technical guidance to apply UV-C lights for cockpit sanitisation, as well as disinfectants and coatings for the cabin in the Company’s commercial aircraft. According to these specifications, the utilisation of UV-C Lights in the Flight Deck region will eliminate the COVID-19 virus.