MRO

Manufacturers are updating designs to save space, allow easier maintenance and increase sustainability.

BAE Systems innovates aircraft maintenance with data-driven overhauls of flight-critical electronics, maximizing reliability and minimizing downtime.

New aircraft deliveries will not enable fleet age to decline meaningfully, so OEMs, airlines and the aftermarket must prepare accordingly.

UAMCO, Cyprus was selected by GE Aerospace to perform LEAP quick-turn maintenance on offload basis.

SKY ALPS inaugurated new Dash 8-400 maintenance base at Cuneo Langhe e Alpi del Mare Airport in Italy.

EFW redelivered its 100th converted freighter aircraft, an A330P2F.

ALBATECHNICS, Italy received EASA approval to perform base maintenance on A320ceo and A320neo aircraft.

SWISS-AS was selected by Air India to provide AMOS MRO software.

STANDARDAERO completed correlation of its LEAP-1A test cell at its 810,000 sq ft facility at San Antonio, TX.

HAECO teamed with Zhuhai Technician College for technical training to enhance MRO capabilities and optimize resources in the Greater Bay Area.

Aviation Week’s Commercial Fleet & MRO Forecast shows Boeing aircraft will account for 49% of MRO demand during the 2025-34 period, valued at $680 billion.

The Indian MRO provider is aiming to improve airline turnaround times with the new facility.

Cabin specialists are utilizing new technologies as demand for refurbishment returns, but supply chain issues persist.

Aviation Week Network announced the recipients of the 67th Annual Laureate Awards (#AWLAUR), honoring extraordinary achievements in the global aerospace arena.

GE Aerospace has signed a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) offload agreement with United Aerospace Maintenance Company (UAMCO) in Cyprus which will focus on quick turn workscopes for CFM LEAP engines.

PRATT & WHITNEY and AIR NEW ZEALAND broke ground on $150m, 14,000 sq meter expansion of the Christchurch Engine Center for V2500 and GTF maintenance; facility is projected to handle 140 GTF overhauls annually by 2032.

Hervé Grandjean to Executive Chairman of Sabena technics, Belgium (effective 2025).

Hot-section turbine blade availability continues to pace CFM Leap new-engine production rates, but supplier Howmet insists its output is keeping up with demand.

South African Airways Technical eyes regional jet capabilities and new training strategy.

A consensus standard for data sharing could eliminate counterfeit parts concerns and ease AOG situations.

ADE CEO Mahesh Kumar shares perspectives on the company’s growth trajectory and its training and technology investments.

Xyrec is developing a robotic application in which drag-reducing sharkskin properties could be directly incorporated into aircraft paint.

Supply chain challenges resulted in higher cost and loans on components.

Air New Zealand and Pratt & Whitney are expanding their joint venture engine maintenance center in Christchurch to add capability for GTF engine overhauls.

The Wings Club Foundation’s annual scholarships provide financial support to students who have demonstrated academic success in a higher education program.