Aviation Week MRO

Atlas Air Service has acquired Swiss-based AAL, a business aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul operation.

Predicting future scenarios in the aviation industry has proved a thankless task in recent years.

The independent MRO is acquiring boutique asset management company PTS Aviation.

Operators of certain Engine Alliance-powered Airbus A380s must conduct more frequent inspections of engine fan hubs and add a new check after regulators mandated manufacturer-recommended revisions.

The airline has developed drone swarm technology to speed up visual inspections compared to single drone deployment.

Electronic tech log providers say more airlines are starting to deploy the technology across fleets to improve productivity and reduce costs, despite challenges in rolling out digitalization.

The newest COVID-19 wave is not altering commercial customers’ maintenance plans, though any sustained rise in travel restrictions could hamper its

The FAA will soon release draft final rules that details return-to-service requirements for Pratt & Whitney-powered Boeing 777s, adopting Boeing-recommended nacelle modifications and new Pratt-developed fan blade inspection protocols.

The blossoming e-commerce market combined with a general shortage of air cargo capacity is driving a surge in freighter conversions, and no platform is benefiting more in terms of raw numbers than the Boeing 737-800.

KLM and Qantas will both use the Airbus A320neo family to replace their Boeing 737NG fleets.

The aircraft maker has extended the C check maintenance interval for all its aircraft from 5,000 to 8,000 flight hours.

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.

The engine OEM says engine MRO has recovered quicker than it expected, but it is preparing for supply chain disruptions moving forward.

EASA has granted regional aircraft manufacturer ATR approval to significantly extend the intervals between C-Checks for its turboprops.

VD Gulf Tapped for Pobeda Airlines Line Maintenance VD Gulf has signed its first maintenance agreement with Russian operator Pobeda Airlines. Under

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.

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

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.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is already seeing MRO graduates being poached by emerging industries such as commercial space.

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.

The regional airline is updating and replacing interiors for its entire Embraer ERJ 145 XR fleet.

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.

Safran expects services on current-generation Leap engine family to grow from 2025.

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

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.