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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.

Maintenance EBITDA for the calendar year was €374 million.

Efforts to repossess aircraft and engines from Russia remain ongoing.

Analysts expect demand to remain strong for cargo conversions, but oversupply and inflation could cause short-term uncertainty.

KMC Makes 777 P2F Progress The Kansas Modification Center has produced the first structural parts for its Boeing 777 passenger-to-freighter conversion

LOT Aircraft Maintenance Services says its business is holding up well, despite turmoil to the east.

Kevin Lenz, AvAir’s senior vice president for powerplants, talks to Aviation Week about the state of the engine aftermarket and predictions for the near future.

Sustainability experts at MRO Americas discuss how OEMs and MROs are working toward greener aviation and how the aftermarket can prepare.

Flair Airlines is deploying TrustFlight’s electronic tech log to save money, improve MRO and operations.

Aftermarket stakeholders discuss what the aviation industry needs to do to recruit and retain a diverse workforce to meet future demand.

Aviation Week reports from the show floor at MRO Americas 2022 on the show’s biggest news announcements and trends.

Supporting more flights, a long-idled fleet, and rising new-aircraft production rates could be too much for the commercial supply chain to handle.

Airlines and aviation maintenance schools dominated this year's competition, while women and non-U.S. teams boosted their presence at the event.

North American suppliers and MROs are increasingly turning to USM to deliver cost savings to customers.

News briefs from MRO Americas 2022.

Kenneth Waugh, Coopesa’s CEO, talks with Aviation Week’s Lee Ann Shay on the MRO Americas show floor on April 28 in Dallas about the Costa Rica MRO’s new 737 conversion program.

Ethiopian Airlines has joined the Brown Condor Initiative (BCI), which aims to make it easier for North American carriers to access maintenance

Aviation Week’s aftermarket editors gather in Dallas to discuss what they saw at MRO Americas and how it is reshaping the way they think about the industry.