Aviation Week MRO

By Alex Derber
The airline's maintenance division could look at more transition and end-of-lease checks for lessors.
MRO

By Ben Goldstein
Mesa Airlines said a shortage of spare parts is leading to elevated maintenance times across its Bombardier CRJ-900 fleet, causing knock-on difficulties across its American Airlines operation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa Technik will stop offering line-maintenance services from a raft of facilities in its home market as it continues restructuring in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
MRO

IAI and GECAS Begin First B777-300ERSF P2F Conversion Israel Aerospace Industries has begun the structural modification phase in its first Boeing 777
MRO

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Epic Flight Academy talks about its unique experience launching an aircraft mechanic training program during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Workforce & Training

By Lee Ann Shay
A roadtrip for MRO editors involved adventure and a positive story.
MRO

By Sean Broderick
Air cargo leasing specialist Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) sees the Airbus A321 and A330 platforms as ideal complements and key contributors to future growth, even as the Boeing 767 remains the company’s flagship fleet type.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Revenue for the commercial aerospace segment of Singapore Technologies (ST) Engineering weakened during the first half (H1) of 2021 as its MRO and aerostructures and systems components underperformed.
Maintenance & Training

By James Pozzi
The agreement, which will last for seven years, involves StandardAero repairing the engine type from its facility in Winnipeg, Canada.
MRO

By Lee Ann Shay
Alaska Airlines names successor to Constance von Muehlen, who previously held the position.
Workforce & Training

By Henry Canaday
Connecting aircraft to the ground has long been known to bring benefits to maintenance by transmission of inflight performance and fault data. But
MRO

By James Pozzi
Among the most adversely impacted segments of the commercial aftermarket during COVID-19 was engine maintenance. This was primarily attributed to the
MRO

By Alex Derber
How a flurry of fresh airline startups could impact on the aftermarket.
MRO

By Henry Canaday
MTU Aero Engines is seeing clearer skies ahead after a reasonablby strong repair business in the first half of 2021. In the first half of this year
MRO

By Alex Derber
Qatar Airways has said it won’t take any more Airbus A350s until certain technical issues are resolved. The airline said that it had followed the
MRO

By Sean Broderick
Copa Airlines will retrofit its Boeing 737s with Honeywell’s air separation module (ASM), becoming the first announced customer for the fuel tank safety system component.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
EirTrade Aviation is adding new capabilities, facilities and certifications in Ireland.
MRO

By James Pozzi
The joys of traveling, and not traveling.
MRO

ST Engineering Wins CFM56-7B MRO Contracts ST Engineering secured two CFM56-7B engine MRO contracts. The first is an exclusive five-year contract with
MRO

By Sean Broderick
Porter Airlines will use Embraer’s aftermarket services to maintain its E195-E2 fleet, providing the airline with separate long-term support agreements for major airframe and engine maintenance needs.
Crossover Narrowbody Jets

By James Pozzi
MTU Maintenance Canada has completed its move across the province of British Columbia to a new facility in Delta which will increase its capacity by
MRO

By Chen Chuanren
Juniper plans to build a portfolio valued at about $600 million within five years consisting of 20-25 freighters, depending on the mix of narrowbodies and widebodies.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Motion control supplier Moog’s aftermarket business is bouncing back quickly despite the company’s high exposure to widebody fleets that are being hit hard by the ongoing international long-haul traffic slump.
Maintenance & Training

By James Pozzi
New agreement will kick in from August 2022 for a period of five years.
MRO

By Sean Broderick
A mandatory, repetitive test to validate that Boeing 737 thrust reverser sensors are working can cause the systems to malfunction.
Safety, Ops & Regulation