Aviation Week MRO

U.S.-based aftermarket inventory specialist AvAir has added more surplus materials to its inventory after partnering with Icelandair on a full asset

The virus crisis has blocked or delayed plenty of worthwhile digital initiatives at hard-pressed airlines and MROs, but some OEMs are going forward

Few portions of the aftermarket have been hit as hard as engine overhauls, with expensive repairs either completely unnecessary or increasingly

Sweden famously or infamously has imposed only light restrictions during the virus crisis, but appears to have gotten the virus under control. That

Together with MRO services provider MAUtechnic, UIA is using Luftronix drones to speed up aircraft structure inspections.

Given the acute demand-side stresses that COVID-19 has inflicted upon aviation, cybersecurity concerns may have dropped down some MRO companies’

WestJet COO Jeff Martin talks with Aviation Week’s Lee Ann Shay about traffic and what’s on the horizon for the Canadian carrier. Martin will be

Canadian MRO provider KF Aerospace has reduced its 1,100 strong workforce by 14% citing the impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The company

The OEM’s latest Pilot & Technician Outlook report shows that long-term need for maintenance technicians remains high.

AMTES Increases Wheel and Brake MRO Capacities Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Service GmbH (AMTES) has announced that it will increase capacity

Engine shop visits will not return to 2019 levels until 2024, according to consultancy IBA. In 2020 they are down roughly 70% on the previous year

Robotic Skies CEO Brad Hayden talks about building a network of UAS maintenance providers and what steps the industry needs to take to prepare for MRO of AAM vehicles.

The virus crisis has been tough on all independent MROs. But large MROs often depend on large orders from large carriers, which can evaporate in a

The traffic crash, troubled airline and lessor finances and coming aircraft tear downs are going to dramatically reshape aircraft and engine part

With Chinese domestic flights now running at or above year-ago levels, and international flights at about 40% of year-ago levels, Chinese MROs are not

With about a thousand aircraft due to be returned from leases without onward lessees in sight in 2021, the aftermarket for these assets will be much

American Airlines President Robert Isom talks with Aviation Week’s Lee Ann Shay about bringing international traffic back and navigating the operation

By the second week of October, European domestic daily flights were down almost 60% from year-ago levels, according to RadarBox. LOT Polish Airlines

Prior to the pandemic, Southeast Asia was one of aviation’s biggest growth markets and as a result the region saw the launch of numerous new MRO

Xyrec is opening a new facility at Port San Antonio, where it plans to further develop its Laser Coating Removal and Automated Paint Robot solutions.

Wheels and brakes MRO provider TP Aerospace has grown its aftermarket offering by establishing a distribution business for several component types

Turkish Technic has completed construction of new base maintenance hangars at its MRO complex located at Istanbul Airport. The MRO subsidiary of

Global X Selects TRAX eMRO Software Global Crossing Airlines selected TRAX eMRO software for its launch of charter passenger and cargo airline Global

Didier Granger, president and CEO of OEMServices, talks to James Pozzi about how the impact of COVID-19 on the aftermarket supply chain and how the company is looking to digitize the business.

Even if OEMs and some major MROs are trying to keep maintenance innovation going, it is silly to pretend that the virus crisis has not thrown a major