Aviation Week MRO

By Alex Derber
Following a 43% drop in engine services revenue from 2019 to 2020, Rolls-Royce expects shop visit numbers to drop again this year. The engine OEM
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LHT and MasAir Sign Component Support Agreement Lufthansa Technik and Mexican carrier MasAir Cargo Airline have signed a comprehensive Total Component
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By Lindsay Bjerregaard
As advanced air mobility gets closer to becoming a reality, aviation is turning its focus toward building up the ecosystem needed to operate and maintain eVTOLs.
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By Lee Ann Shay
The metal additive manufacturing machine also has data advantages.
Emerging Technologies

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
IFS is rolling out a trio of new and enhanced maintenance tools to simplify work for MROs as part of its IFS Cloud platform launch.
Emerging Technologies

By James Pozzi
China-based MRO provider FL ARI Aircraft Maintenance & Engineering (FL ARI) has received Part 145 approval from the country’s regulator to conduct
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By Henry Canaday
For the first time since the COVID pandemic hit populations, economies and aviation, global air cargo demand has actually returned to pre-COVID levels
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By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Safran Group is using AR and robotics tools from French startup Diota to improve efficiency and accuracy on the shop floor.
Emerging Technologies

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Through a new contract extension with Stratasys, Airbus will pursue 3D printing of components for MRO applications and new aircraft types.
Emerging Technologies

By Henry Canaday
The pandemic has encouraged both paperless and travel-less alternatives to traditional aftermarket practices, but cash has been short to invest in
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By Alex Derber
CFM partner Safran expects its engine shop visits to rise roughly 15% in 2021, chief executive Olivier Andries said on a recent earnings call. Andries
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By Alex Derber
Lufthansa Technik was hit by the coronavirus fallout across its global operations in 2020, with demand declines in its core market of Europe proving
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Global Boosts Services Portfolio Global Aerospace Design Corporation has obtained FAA approval for Boeing 777-300 passenger to cargo conversions. It
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By Sean Broderick
Airline maintenance needs fell along with demand for passenger flights, with the drop in internal revenue outpacing that generated by third-party work.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Pozzi
COVID-19 threatened to slow down India's aftermarket ambitions but domestic MROs are seeing a long-term route to recovery. Anand Baskar, CEO of Air Works, talks about where it is seeing repair opportunities and how the industry can benefit from Indian government support strategies.
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By James Pozzi
Jet Maintenance Solutions (Jet MS), a provider of base and line maintenance services for business and regional aircraft, has announced the acquisition
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By James Pozzi
Singapore-based SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) has established a new engine MRO division initially providing quick turn shop visits and light
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By Lee Ann Shay
SIA Engineering Co. starts due diligence for part or all of the Malaysian facility’s capabilities.
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By Lindsay Bjerregaard
GMI Aero is participating in the European EVOLVED-5G project to test how connectivity could be used to digitalize composite repair processes.
Emerging Technologies

By Henry Canaday
The virus crisis has been very tough on digital innovators throughout commercial aviation. Indeed, airlines slashed IT spending from nearly $50
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By James Pozzi
Line maintenance across the world was immediately impacted following the outbreak of COVID-19 but the market could start to recover this year. In this MRO podcast, Jacco Klerk, CEO of Direct Maintenance, talks about the prospect of aircraft returning to service and ramping up operations to meet MRO demand.
Workforce & Training

By Alex Derber
Airline group IAG has noted a big drop in sales for subsidiary Iberia Maintenance. The parent of British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus
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ATS Completes 737 Freighter Check ATS completed its first Boeing 737-800 freighter heavy check at its hangar location in Everett, Washington, in mid
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By Lee Ann Shay
ATS President and COO Paul Dolan talks about how the Everett, Washington-based MRO is handling the shifting airframe MRO, along with new customers.
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By Henry Canaday
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is aiming for a total of 590 million airline passengers in 2021, 90% of the pre-COVID levels. It
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