Aviation Week MRO

One third of the airline's mainline fleet to be upgraded by early 2020.

The U.S. airline has commenced construction of a new MRO facility in Los Angeles.

British engine maker hopeful that the number of Boeing 787s grounded by engine issues could drop to single figures by the end of 2019.

Operational emergency declaration spreads to fifth station as aircraft out-of-service count remains high.

The MRO provider is using handheld 3D scanners to measure lavatory components and design new ones for the refurbishment of TUI’s Boeing 767-300 fleet.

The robotic system, which Xyrec says can reduce time in the paint shop from 16 days to 5 days, is one of multiple aerospace-related robots being showcased at ZAL Innovation Days 2019.

David Wells, head of engineering at the Jetstar Group in Australia, talks about how the airline developed virtual reality maintenance training—a first in Australia. So far the carrier has rolled it out for Boeing 787 and Airbus A320 training and has seen shorter than expected immersive learning periods, about 30 minutes compared to 3- 3.5 hours.

The fully integrated tests mark the finale of the Advanced Low-Pressure System (ALPS) technology demonstration program.

Repair unit of GKN Aerospace expects FAA validation of both EASA STCs to follow later in Q1 2019.

The agreement is more about transparency than a change to CFM’s aftermarket policies.

SynapseMX’s new cloud platform seeks to help carriers solve the headaches of unscheduled maintenance through artificial intelligence and better team coordination rather than through hiring of more technicians.

The engine manufacturer says the solution takes elements such as full flight data and integrates this with the aircraft and its systems.

Under the new certification, the turboprop manufacturer has extended the intervals between the type A maintenance checks on all its aircraft types.

The multi-service company has bought out Dubai-headquartered Aerotask.

Commercial and defense joint ventures are expected to close by the end of 2019.

Southwest Airlines pilots blast management over maintenance issues.

The software specialist will integrate with AMOS at the operations of Swiss and its sister company Edelweiss Air.

With its first Trent XWB visit finished and its ramp up to support next-gen Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney engines, Don Mitacek, Delta Airlines

Delta TechOps opens 150,000-lb thrust test cells and begins validation tests for the Trent 1000 and XWB.

Contract will now include MIAT Mongolian airlines’ fleet of Boeing 737 MAX8 aircraft.

Some believe that providers of predictive tools must incentivize more early adopters to accelerate use of their systems.

The Arizona-headquartered parts specialist sees its asset management business as a path to trebling its staff count.

The companies will integrate their solutions for aviation maintenance, asset management, service parts optimization and field service management to improve supply chain operations.

The companies are working to build an open source data sharing platform that leverages blockchain to manage aircraft, engines and component transitions.

Avionics suppliers are ready, but will operators flying in U.S. or European airspace be able to meet the regulatory deadlines for ADS-B Out?