Aviation Week MRO

By Alex Derber
The aircraft maker has extended the C check maintenance interval for all its aircraft from 5,000 to 8,000 flight hours.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Southwest Airlines plans to grow its fleet by about 85 aircraft in 2022, but its order-book flexibility and plethora of older aircraft it could park gives it flexibility to increase or decrease the figure based on market conditions, company executives said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Henry Canaday
The engine OEM says engine MRO has recovered quicker than it expected, but it is preparing for supply chain disruptions moving forward.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
EASA has granted regional aircraft manufacturer ATR approval to significantly extend the intervals between C-Checks for its turboprops.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Parts supplier Heico Corp. saw its Flight Support Group (FSG) business unit revenues improve 10% sequentially for its most recent fiscal quarter, yet another sign that a sustained commercial aftermarket recovery is underway.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Textron Aviation’s Singapore Service Center can now offer a variety of MRO services for Hawker 750, 800XP, 850XP and 900XP business jets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Korean Air becomes the eighth MRO provider in Asia to announce it will support the PW1100G-JM engine, but only three have come online so far.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is already seeing MRO graduates being poached by emerging industries such as commercial space.
Workforce & Training

By Victoria Moores
Malta-headquartered Airhub Aviation has announced plans to add 11 aircraft to its fleet by summer 2022, as it seeks clearance to fly U.S. cargo flights.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The regional airline is updating and replacing interiors for its entire Embraer ERJ 145 XR fleet.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Molly McMillin
Jet Support Services, a maintenance and financial services provider to the business aviation industry, has acquired Montreal-based Traxxall, a provider of software for aircraft maintenance tracking, parts inventory management and other services.
Maintenance & Training

By Sean Broderick
Safran expects services on current-generation Leap engine family to grow from 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
JetBlue and SkyWest Airlines have launched new education and training programs aimed at boosting their future aviation maintenance technician workforces.
Marketplace

By Sean Broderick
Corrosion from prolonged exposure to salty air set the stage for a part to crack and trigger a recent inflight engine shutdown on a Bombardier CRJ-1000, an FAA airworthiness directive confirms.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The Belgian MRO will be taking over Lufthansa Technik Brussels and Lufthansa Technik Maintenance International.
MRO

By Graham Warwick
The decarbonization of regional aviation continues to gather pace, with United Airlines investing in hydrogen-electric propulsion developer ZeroAvia.
Sustainability

By James Pozzi
Agreement between the MRO and low-cost airline will run for four years.
MRO

By Sean Broderick
The airline confirmed the first Afirs-equipped aircraft would join its fleet in June 2022.
MRO

By James Pozzi
British engine manufacturer foresees a rise in shop visits.
MRO

By Lee Ann Shay
Rodney Luetzen, United Airlines’ VP line maintenance, talks about the operation's holiday planning and how the airline is ramping up for growth, which is scheduled to include 500 new aircraft, in this five-question interview.
MRO

By Alex Derber
Part of the shift is driven by next-gen narrowbodies.
MRO

By James Pozzi
The next phase of the collaboration will target making the technology fully operational across the KLM fleet.
MRO

By Henry Canaday
Despite the financial pressures of the pandemic, MRO IT providers continue to bring on new customers while upgrading their systems.
MRO

By Molly McMillin
West Star Aviation has outlined major facility expansions over the next three to five years for its sites in East Alton, Illinois; Grand Junction, Colorado; and Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Maintenance & Training

By Chen Chuanren
ST Engineering’s prototype Airbus A320 passenger to freighter (P2F) aircraft made its maiden flight on Dec. 8, nine months after its conversion process began.
Aircraft & Propulsion