Maintenance & Training

Rolls-Royce sees the widebody cargo sector as an increasingly important part of its future portfolio.

An engine failure aboard a Longtail Aviation Boeing 747-400 spotlights the importance of keeping records on service-bulletin implementations.

Prices are rising in aerospace and defense, but few are turning away because of it.

Spirit Airlines expects to see some reduction in Airbus A320neo engine issues this year, but a return to normal could be up to 10 months away.

Russia’s aviation industry continues to look for ways to substitute the Western-made aircraft spare parts and equipment that its carriers need.

Airbus, Tarmac Aerosave and Chengdu have signed a joint-venture agreement to establish China’s first aircraft storage, disposal and recycling facility.

The French aerospace industry’s lobby group GIFAS is trying to help its members overcome unprecedented difficulties in hiring.

ADE is preparing for the construction and opening of its new 14-line aircraft maintenance hangar facility in Sepang, near Kuala Lumpur.

The device automatically downloads data after each flight to increase operational efficiencies.

Absent current industry constraints, regional carriers say the demand is there—in a market poised for evolution.

Challenges to aviation safety need to be treated in the same way that the best academic medical institutions focus on diseases.

The German MRO giant will undertake repairs for nacelles found on the engine type.

ST Engineering has signed a three-year agreement with Safran, one half of the CFM company, to provide quickturn maintenance offload support for Leap 1A engines.

The MROs signed a cooperation agreement to market services in the region where neither has a physical presence.

Ground support is a key piece of the air transport jigsaw.

If all goes as planned, Bridgeport will begin welcoming A220s for unscheduled airframe work by the end of 2023, said SVP and head of aftermarket Ismail Mokabel.

In a supply and production-constrained environment, maintenance providers are finding themselves challenged to get parked or retired aircraft back into service.

AIESL is progressing toward a sale by its government owner, and this transformation has created interest for global MRO providers.

The demand for regional airlines is strong, albeit hampered by pilot availability and labor shortages, and executives say it is a market poised for evolution.

Embraer picked EmpowerMX’s software to replace paper task cards and other documents associated with heavy maintenance checks.

Industry developing new ways to help pilots, but some ideas are meeting resistance.

Embraer is eyeing expansion at its overhaul base in Nashville, Tennessee.

Can the aftermarket environment get any better?

The MRO is evaluating four key areas.

Existing agreement extended relating to logistics on Dash 8-400 aircraft parts.