MRO

MAB Engineering is targeting optimized turnarounds and faster technician prep through new technology and training strategies.

AFI KLM E&M's external sales continued to grow in 2024.

Shortages of material and labor along with cost inflation put pressure on German MRO provider Lufthansa Technik's profitability in its latest annual results.

JET AVIATION SINGAPORE was named by Airbus Corporate Jets a member of the ACJ service center network.

ST ENGINEERING launched capacity transition plan for its commercial airframe MRO operations in US that includes rationalizing VT MAE and consolidating activities within rest of existing US network to Pensacola, FL/San Antonio, TX.

Olivier Ruffet to Vice President-Sales for Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) and Lessors, based in Paris, of StandardAero.

United Airlines has begun installations of Starlink internet on its regional aircraft, expecting to outfit more than 300 by the end of the year.

GE Aerospace has officially certified ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East as an authorised service centre (ASC) for line maintenance on GE Passport engines, which power the Global 7500 aircraft.

AFI KLM E&M earned €170m on €5.1b revenues in 2024 vs €150m on €4.2b in 2023; third party revenues rose 21.9%.

CUTTER AVIATION completed 86,973 sq ft ramp expansion at Prescott, AZ to increase total to 239,441 sq ft.

LUFTHANSA TECHNIK earned €635m on €7.4b revenues in '24 vs €628m on €6.5b in '23; third party revenue rose 15%.

AIRBOURNE COLOURS completed paint of Lufthansa A321 at Teesside, its 20th job since opening £6.5m facility in 4Q24.

Melrose Industries, parent company of GKN Aerospace, posted 11% annual revenue growth in 2024 on the back ofdemand for its engines and aftermarket businesses.

ST Engineering is transferring work carried out at VT Mobile Aerospace Engineering in Mobile, Alabama, to the company’s sites in Pensacola and San Antonio.

The Technical Repetitives Examination tool aims to make technical logbook write-ups simpler and more transparent.

The aftermarket parts distributor is weighing up adding another inventory warehouse to its network.

BeauTech Chief Operating Officer Tobias Konrad shares the company’s perspectives on CFM International Leap opportunities.

The Italian Civil Aviation Authority says it has grounded seven De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400s operated by SkyAlps because of maintenance concerns.

The latest news in brief from the MRO industry.

Considering recent maintenance insourcing announcements by Ryanair, British Airways and others, is there is a shifting dynamic in the aftermarket?

EIRTRADE AVIATION MAINTENANCE received EASA Part-145 approval to add A319/320/321 (PW1100) and A321XLR.

Qatar Airways is speeding up Starlink installations and planning an IFE maintenance hub in Doha.

Boeing’s sale of its Gatwick MRO facility, which was expected to perform passenger-to-freighter conversions on 737s, suggests P2F conversions may have peaked.

Heico’s sales and profit rose by double digits in its fiscal 2025 first quarter (Q1) due to strong demand for its commercial aerospace products.

The Airbus A350F freighter is beginning to take shape, as Premium Aerotec delivered the first side shells to Airbus earlier in February.