Maintenance & Training

The commercial aviation aftermarket performed strongly in the third quarter, several new research reports show.

The push to a cleaner 2050 is triggering fundamental changes in airline operations, signs of which are clearly visible in parts of the aftermarket business.

The documents include a technical arrangement on maintenance with Hong Kong as well as an upgraded air services agreement with Mongolia.

BP Aero will represent ITP Aero’s first set of facilities in the U.S.

In some cases, parts are in short supply. In others, raw materials needed for repairs are not available.

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

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.

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

Air Corsica operates a total of 36 routes, 12 of which are public service obligation (PSO) routes from Corsica to mainland France.

The group has begun replacing its Airbus A320ceo fleet with A320neos.

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

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

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

The training is aimed at reducing risks associated with post maintenance check flights.

Newly appointed Lufthansa Technik Malta CEO Maria Cilia tells Aviation Week how the MRO is adapting to the shifting widebody market.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Forged documents and regulatory emphasis of paperwork’s importance combine to spark fake parts sales scheme.

ST Engineering has announced expanded Maintenance by the Hour (MBH) deals and nacelle partnerships with JAL and Quickstep Holdings, respectively.

Asia Digital Engineering (ADE) has signed an agreement with Collins Aerospace to grow the former’s capability in CFM56-5B nacelle services.