Maintenance & Training

Wizz Air has temporarily grounded two of its five Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan (GTF)-powered Airbus A321XLRs to use their engines for other A321neos.

Kenya Airways sees opportunities to leverage partnerships both within and beyond Africa for MRO growth as it nears a new U.S. agreement in support of that vision.

Joramco opened its growing Academy—exec urges others to be proactive.

The Wizz Air CEO has reminded investors of the tradeoffs associated with new engine technologies such as the Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan.

A “high proportion” of GTF in-shop turnaround times are now under 120 days, says Rick Deurloo, president of Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines.

GE Aerospace is set to break ground on a $50 million On Wing Support maintenance facility for CFM Leap-1 and GE9X in Dubai.

British Airways has started deploying a new cloud-based line maintenance platform developed by UK specialist MRO-PRO.

The French supply chain is back on its 2019 pre-pandemic activity levels and even surpassed them in 2024, aerospace lobby GIFAS says.

Commercial aerospace has led growth across the ST Engineering portfolio this year, with sales up 11% to S$3.63 billion for the first nine months.

Aegean is marking two years since its cost structure was first affected by mandatory early inspections on the PW1000G GTF engines of its A320/321neo fleet.

Air France-KLM said it plans to recruit more than 1,000 permanent employees in its maintenance division by the end of 2027.

An American Airlines 737-800 overrun at DFW in February 2024 has been traced back to maintenance errors during a brake system upgrade, an NTSB report reveals.

GKN Aerospace has joined a project aimed at growing the use of additive manufacturing in aircraft production.

The Bhopal part-out and MRO facility would face competition from urban MROs.

Kenya Airways is hoping to return another Boeing 787-8 to service this month following engine overhaul work.

Eirtrade Aviation has grown its aftermarket presence at Knock Airport on Ireland’s west coast after announcing a trio of MRO-related milestones.

Embraer retains strong ambitions for its Services & Support division after reporting that revenues in that area climbed 16% in the third quarter.

With almost a third of SalamAir's A320neo fleet grounded due to engine issues, CEO Adrian Hamilton-Manns is bringing in two older A320ceos and expects more to follow.

The Wings Club Foundation has awarded $345,000 in scholarships to 22 students pursuing careers in aviation or aerospace.

StandardAero entered an MOU with Indonesia-based GMF AeroAsia to form a partnership related to services for CFM International CFM56-7B engines.

The UPS Boeing MD-11 that crashed while taking off from Louisville International Airport Nov. 4 lost its No. 1 engine before the aircraft cleared the airport perimeter, the NTSB said.

OSM Aviation Academy has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Tecnam Aircraft to purchase 25 IFR-certified Tecnam P-Mentor aircraft.

Nordic Regional Airlines (Norra), which flies regional services for Finnair, is rolling out a series of cabin and engine upgrades on its Embraer E1 fleet.

AAR Corp. has acquired HAECO Americas for $78 million in an all-cash transaction, which significantly expands its heavy maintenance capacity in the U.S.

A small but purposeful part of Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg’s company turnaround plan was recently completed with the sale of some familiar digital businesses.