Aviation Week MRO

Chorus Aviation’s acquisition of Falko Regional Aircraft could help it increase end-of-life MRO activities.

Kazakhstan’s national carrier is growing the number of in-house maintenance checks on its fleet.

Revima has expanded its FlightWatching platform with new capabilities to monitor the performance of APUs.

JETMS plans to turn the former RAS Completions and Interiors businesses into a UK-based direct rival to the big European completions houses.

Flying Colours, a Canadian-based refurbishment, completions and maintenance provider, is experiencing a “rebirth” in conversions of Bombardier CRJ 200 aircraft into corporate shuttles and VIP business aircraft.

Material and labor challenges are causing headaches for aftermarket providers.

Cultivating a diversity of perspectives is particularly important now, as the aviation industry.

James Kimball, FEAM’s new vice president of technical operations, talks about pandemic impacts and workforce recruiting plans.

Donecle says the acquisition will help it expand drone-based inspection capabilities to aircraft components.

EgyptAir, joining the acceleration among Middle Eastern carriers toward increased cargo capacity, has placed a conversion order for its first Boeing 737-800SF freighter.

Startup Mainblades believes drone-based inspections could help Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 operators better track the progression of paint damage.

The low-cost airline has commenced operations at a leased three-bay hangar in Shannon.

Florida-headquartered company will join StandardAero network of shops.

The new Smart Lander service uses machine learning to analyze maintenance required after hard landings.

Vallar has invested in Aircraft Academy to help it train mechanics and engineers as it seeks to fill hundreds of roles over the next five years.

A major question for MRO planners is how quickly to invest in capabilities for new-technology airframes and engines, maintenance demand for which will

TAP Air Portugal will operate its entire fleet this summer but the carrier is having issues with the engines that power its fleet of Airbus A330-900s.

Graham Webb, Pratt & Whitney’s Chief Sustainability Officer, tells Lee Ann Shay about what needs to be done now to reduce aviation’s carbon footprint.

The airline’s technical services division will work with SkySelect to digitize the parts purchasing process.

Field Aerospace, Collins Aerospace and De Havilland Aircraft of Canada will be modifying a Dash 8 aircraft for special operations in the Antarctic.

The low-cost carrier will send two lines of heavy maintenance to UK-based MRO Caerdav this winter.

MROs in the Asia-Pacific region are seeing signs of market recovery, but supply chain challenges and Chinese lockdowns continue to impact the aftermarket.

Embraer is starting an E-Jet conversion program in response to the booming e-commerce market and the movement by logistics providers to decentralization warehouses.

Spanish low-cost carrier Volotea has selected Iberia Maintenance to perform C check overhauls on its Airbus A320s.

Embraer has picked Fokker Services to maintain E-Jet engine line replaceable units enrolled in its Pool Program.