MRO

By Guy Norris
The insatiable energy demand of artificial intelligence datacenters continues to drive surprising new developments in the aeroderivative gas turbine business.
Emerging Technologies

By Stephen Costley

APOC, Netherlands acquired ex-LATAM A319-100 (3733) from Aero Capital Solutions for part out by ECUBE in Wales.

MRO

By Stephen Costley

Edward Shaffer to Head of OEM Product & Business Development of STS Component Solutions, FL.

MRO

By Stephen Costley

Simon Dine to Vice President of Sales-Lessors, Commercial Engine Services of StandardAero.

MRO

By Stephen Costley

AIRHUB AVIATION received CAMO approval from CAA of Cayman Islands.

MRO

By Stephen Costley

AELS, The Netherlands acquired an unidentified 777-300ER for part out in early 2026.

MRO

By Stephen Costley

TURKISH TECHNIC was selected by Pakistan's AirSial to provide component pool services for its A320-200s.

MRO

By Stephen Costley

EIRTRADE AVIATION acquired two CFM56-7Bs for part out in US.

MRO

By Alex Derber
Engine aftermarket specialist FTAI Aviation announces a new unit, FTAI Power, which will focus on converting CFM56 cores to power turbines for data centers.
Emerging Technologies

By Stephen Costley

TURKISH AIRLINES says it plans to build $2.3b air cargo terminal and inflight catering facility (site/timeframe TBA).

MRO

By Stephen Costley

TARMAC AEROSAVE completed RBS retrofit on a LEAP-1A for Air Corsica.

MRO

By Stephen Costley

AIRHUB AVIATION completed heavy check on A320-200 (4481) for LEAV Aviation at its 5-bay base maintenance facility at Šiauliai International.

MRO

By Stephen Costley

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES says it completed Africa's first full A350-900 strip-and-paint program on two of its aircraft, adding to capabilities for 787s.

MRO

By Stephen Costley

SETNA iO acquired ex-AirExplore 737-800 (28213; airframe only) and ex-Iberia A320-200 (1674) with CFM56-5B4/Ps for part out by ECUBE in Spain. It separately acquired two CFM56-7B26s (w/ Tech Insertion hardware) for part out.

MRO

By Stephen Costley

FTAI AVIATION launched FTAI Power program to convert CFM56s into power turbines from 2026 (100 units annually).

MRO

By Stephen Costley

SAMCO AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE was selected to provide CAMO services for first E190F (360) being leased by Regional One to BRIDGES AIR CARGO, Malta; it recently performed scheduled engine replacement at Maastricht.

MRO

By Stephen Costley

KF AEROSPACE announced that it again passed annual milestone of 1m hours of aircraft maintenance work in 2025.

MRO

By Stephen Costley

Xiao Cai Young Zac to Director-Nacelles Business of ST Engineering Aerospace Technologies (Xiamen).

MRO

VSE

By Stephen Costley

VSE completed acquisition of AERO 3 (wheel and brake MRO/distributor) from GenNx360 Capital Partners for $350m.

MRO

By Stephen Costley

SKYWEST AIRLINES plans in early 2026 to open a regional jet maintenance facility at Salina Airport, KS.

MRO

By Stephen Costley

LS TECHNICS, Poland was selected by Air Arabia to provide A320 line maintenance at Kraków and Warsaw.

MRO

By Alex Derber
Pegasus Airlines signs a CFM Leap maintenance deal for its future 737-10 fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Emirates and Gameco have signed new multi-year agreements extending heavy-maintenance support for Emirates’ Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 fleets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo
Listen in to the annual Flubs & Forecasts edition of Check 6, where editors reflect on what they got right and wrong in 2025 and make their predictions for 2026.
Check 6

By James Pozzi, Lindsay Bjerregaard, Sean Broderick, Lee Ann Shay
Aviation Week editors look back at 2025 and reflect on the biggest stories and breakthroughs in the MRO world.
MRO