Aviation Week MRO

Singapore-based MRO provider SIA Engineering Co. (SIAEC) plans to establish a component repair joint venture in Malaysia after agreeing to acquire a

Latvia-headquartered wet-lease and cargo operator SmartLynx has ordered six A321 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions from ST Engineering and Airbus’ German joint venture Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW).

OEM says it will be one of the largest water bombers.

Its new JV should receive its first certification in March.

Pratt wants to track parts “every minute of the day.”

China Airlines (CAL) has extended its existing Total Component Support (TCS) contract with Lufthansa Technik for a minimum of a further six years, the companies said Feb. 14.

SIA Engineering's Philippine subsidiary signed an agreement with North American Aerospace Industries (NAAI) to provide end-to-end aircraft recycling solutions.

Singapore Technologies Engineering has finalized a deal for five Airbus A320P2F passenger-to-freighter aircraft with Emirati-lessor Vaayu Group.

WestJet is actively recruiting mechanics to support maintenance operations as pre-pandemic demand begins to return.

ST Engineering Commercial Aerospace is looking to double the value of its assets under management.

Ted Colbert, Boeing Global Services president and CEO, announced a company parts sales record and a new airline operations suite.

Commercial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) providers are getting busier as global flying activity recovers, but some caution that a lack of demand—the primary headwind for much of the last two years—could soon give way to new pain points that would threaten growth.

KF Aerospace Adopts dentCHECK KF Aerospace has adopted 8tree’s handheld 3D dentCHECK tool for dent-mapping activities in its commercial MRO operations

As part of the deal, the airlines are targeting $500 million of annual run-rate synergies.

MasAir’s supply chain chief on the cargo airline’s growing converted freighter fleet and new supply chain strategies.

The outlook for wheels and brakes MRO demand in Latin America 2022-31 and how it compares to the overall MRO market in the region.

Supply-chain issues, combined with staffing challenges and continued uncertainties due to new virus variants, have had negative impacts on aviation support and production.

The partnership will provide students with tuition assistance and a direct pathway to employment at FEAM.

Passenger and cargo demand being served by narrowbody and freighter flying is helping commercial maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) providers climb out of the downturn and toward pre-pandemic business levels.

Seven-year agreement covers entire narrowbody engine fleet.

Listen in as Risto Maeots, CEO of Magnetic Group, talks about the company’s rebrand and how it is approaching new aftermarket opportunities in 2022.

The market for engine leases has been in the ascendance since mid-2021.

The OEM expects overall traffic to return to 2019 levels in 2023-24.

Executive Board Chairman Johannes Bussmann is planning to depart the company; COO Soeren Stark is slated to take over as Chairman on July 1.

Triumph Group has started a commercial pilot of Aerotrax MRO Service Management software.