Aviation Week MRO

Startup ZeroAvia has partnered with Mitsubishi’s CRJ support division, MHI RJ Aviation, to develop hydrogen-electric propulsion for regional jets, aiming for market availability in 2028.

The maintenance unit of Iberia and International Airlines Group (IAG) LCC Vueling have reached a long-term agreement for the maintenance and repair of airframes, engines and parts at Iberia’s Barcelona base.

For all the uncertainties about the coronavirus crisis and the trajectory of aviation’s recovery, one early assumption has held true: that narrowbody

AAR Renews flydubai B737NG Component Agreement AAR has signed an agreement with flydubai to renew its power-by-the-hour component pool and repair

As operators expand their go-green efforts, pushback against the use-and-discard pattern that underpins much of the new spare-parts business could grow.

The Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre demonstrates its robotic technology for autonomous visual inspections at MRO Europe in Amsterdam.

Triumph Group and AFI KLM announced the formation of nacelle JV xCelle Americas on Oct. 20 at MRO Europe.

Pavel Hales, CEO of Czech Airlines Technics (CSAT), talks to James Pozzi about the possibility of introducing ATR passenger-to-freighter conversions in Prague next year and why it is adding further MRO capacity at its main base.

HAECO will expand its network to support Rolls-Royce on-wing engine services.

Partnership will see synergies between both companies.

Sustainability has become a big conversation in the aviation industry, but efforts so far have focused mainly on airline operations, airframes and

European airline fleet activity is showing signs of a sustained recovery, with both the number of in-service aircraft and their time in the air rising in recent months.

Agreement covers more than 140 Airbus A320 aircraft.

Airlines returning aircraft to service should factor supply-chain delays into their planning as issues ranging from logistics slowdowns to problems getting aircraft into foreign repair stations threaten fleet ramp-ups, executives at Aviation Week’s MRO Europe conference said.

Proponent and Materialise have partnered to offer 3D printing solutions within the aftermarket supply chain.

Latvian charter specialist SmartLynx Airlines is establishing an in-house line maintenance center to support its Airbus fleet, the airline announced.

Facility expands company's MRO footprint in France.

AMSTERDAM—While its landing gear business has been stronger than its auxiliary power unit (APU) business during the COVID-19 pandemic, Revima plans to

The European aftermarket is a hot spot for new technologies, with regional research centers and startup accelerators developing the latest tech that

Rising demand in some markets could affect the pace and scope of aircraft retirements, particularly in the narrowbody sector that supports domestic and intra-regional traffic benefiting from rising leisure-traffic flying.

Increased quick-turn services will cover several engine types.

The recovery of Europe's MRO market is expected to pick up in 2022 but could be more sluggish than originally anticipated. Of the potential obstacles

The 2022 Preliminary Commercial Aviation Fleet and MRO Forecast reveals that MRO demand in Eastern and Western Europe combined will represent a value

Airbus is counting on the accelerated adoption of digital tools—as well as the greater use of data analysis and its engineers’ know-how in improving operational efficiency—to take a central position in MRO.

The in-service commercial fleet will grow by an annual rate of 2.5% in Europe, compared with the worldwide growth of 3.1%.