Maintenance & Training

By Sean Broderick
In some cases, parts are in short supply. In others, raw materials needed for repairs are not available.
Supply Chain

Etihad Cargo has promoted Soufyan Mouaniss to the role of director West Cargo Commercial.
Maintenance & Training

By Sean Broderick
Delta Air Lines' investment in its older Boeing narrowbodies gives it both insurance against more supply chain problems and some future capacity flexibility.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Europe will generate 24% of the projected global total MRO spend of $1.2 trillion from 2024-2023, Aviation Week’s new Commercial Fleet and MRO Forecast shows.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Through a partnership with International AeroTech Academy, Amazon is paying tuition for its employees to pursue A&P certificates.
Workforce & Training

By Kurt Hofmann
Air Corsica operates a total of 36 routes, 12 of which are public service obligation (PSO) routes from Corsica to mainland France.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
The group has begun replacing its Airbus A320ceo fleet with A320neos.
Airlines & Lessors

The state-of-the-art Emirates Flight Training Academy (EFTA) is located at Al Maktoum International–Dubai World Central Airport (DWC).
Maintenance & Training

By Sean Broderick
Delta Air Lines is anticipating the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G accelerated inspection program will have minimal impact on its Airbus A321neo fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
KLM Cityhopper is pressing Pratt & Whitney for detailed engine MRO plans to avoid possible grounding of aircraft in 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

Simaero is to open a state-of-the-art Training Centre in Delhi.
Maintenance & Training

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Delta’s maintenance arm is seeking FAA certification for drone-based aircraft inspections following significant progress in its trial efforts.
Emerging Technologies

By Keith Mwanalushi
The training is aimed at reducing risks associated with post maintenance check flights.
Workforce & Training

By Kurt Hofmann
Newly appointed Lufthansa Technik Malta CEO Maria Cilia tells Aviation Week how the MRO is adapting to the shifting widebody market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Etihad Airways has appointed three UAE nationals to executive roles in flight operations, sustainability, and revenue management.
Maintenance & Training

Etihad Engineering has appointed Daniel Hoffmann as its new CEO.
Maintenance & Training

By Christine Boynton
So far CFM and GE Aerospace—a 50-50 owner of CFM along with Safran—have identified 95 falsified documents impacting 126 engines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Improperly installed CF6-80C2 bearings have been linked to two incidents, including a January 2023 uncommanded engine failure on a new Boeing 767-300 freighter.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Daniel Williams
Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine woes have raised some big questions about how airlines will cope with related groundings.
Airlines & Lessors

Raytheon Saudi Arabia has appointed Ahmad Al Salamah as managing director.
Maintenance & Training

By Christine Boynton
Alaska Airlines is once again operating an all-Boeing mainline fleet, with 10 remaining Airbus A321neo aircraft officially retired from revenue service.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Of the United pilots hired in 2022, 18% came directly from active duty—now the carrier seems set to boost those numbers with a new program.
Maintenance & Training

By Graham Warwick
A Diamond DA42 training aircraft has flown for the first time on SAF at the European Flight Academy, part of Lufthansa Aviation Training.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Wet lease specialist Hi Fly will work with startup Global Airlines on preparing the A380s for the carrier’s planned launch of operations in summer 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

Satair, an Airbus Services company, has appointed Richard Stoddart as its new chief executive officer and head of Airbus Material Services.
Maintenance & Training