Despite Lufthansa Technik’s ownership of 25% of Ameco, China’s largest maintenance provider, Lufthansa Airline has sent some important work south, to another major Chinese MRO.
Aerospace equipment OEM Collins Aerospace plans to add wheels and brakes maintenance capabilities at a new facility it opened in late 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas.
On Capitol Hill, industry stakeholders highlight the need for modernizing aviation maintenance curriculum as a key barrier in filling empty AMT positions.
The aftermarket boom in the Middle East, primarily driven by the expansions of carriers Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways has provided a boon for MROs in the region while outside companies have set up shop its growth epicenter the United Arab Emirates.
First trailed in the latter part of 2019, the MRO Blockchain Alliance has now officially launched with the aim of releasing a proof of concept technology platform in the third quarter of 2020.
To tap on the demand for MRO services in Vietnam and the region, Singapore Technologies Engineering has signed a MOU with Vietnam Airlines to study an airframe MRO services joint venture in Vietnam’s Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
TP Aerospace commenced operation at its new MRO facility in Orlando, Florida in late 2019 and the move to the larger location will better position it to service customers in Central and Latin America as well as the U.S. east coast.
Middle Eastern engine MRO Sanad Aerotech has moved forward with its African expansion plans by signing a cooperation with Ethiopian Airlines to jointly build an MRO center of excellence on the continent.
In late 2019, the newly established British School of Aviation acquired the former Monarch Aircraft Engineering Training Academy in Luton, UK. Anoop Singh Bamrah co-founder and chief operating officer at BSA, tells James Pozzi about how the school plans to become a world leader in maintenance technician training.
United Technologies Corp. (UTC) says its commercial aftermarket business is being hit by ramifications from the Boeing 737 MAX grounding and could see additional headwinds linked to the coronavirus outbreak, but executives are confident that any dip will be short-lived.
Still suffering from the 737 Max grounding, Boeing continues to be optimistic about the services market, forecasting it will be worth $3.1 trillion over the next 10 years, of which a little more than half will be for commercial aircraft services.
Aviation Technical Services’ announcement that it has purchased a Boeing 767-3G5ER for teardown to increase inventory of available parts at its Dallas/Ft.
