Aviation Week MRO

AeroElite Interiors aims to become a mobile interior wing for owner-operators, smaller MROs and military customers.

TP Aerospace, SAS Pen MRO Contract TP Aerospace and SAS Scandinavian Airlines signed an all-inclusive wheels and brakes program covering the support

Boeing 747s may be disappearing from the global passenger fleet but they are still a mainstay of the heavy cargo market.

Commonly discussed maintenance innovations include drones, mobile access to MRO data and electronic tech logs for pilots. A quick survey of three major low-cost carriers and one global major airline shows only mobility has gotten much traction so far, with drones and tech logs still under evaluation.

In recent months several Chinese airlines and partnerships have launched or bolstered their cargo operations, while this week the Chinese government has put another option on the table for their lift requirements.

How Purdue University’s Hangar of the Future lab is using new technologies to transform MRO processes and training.

Over the next five years, MRO demand in the Latin American region will grow at 4.9% CAGR. Growth in this region will be led by modifications

Brian Schettler, senior managing director of Boeing HorizonX Ventures, chats with Lindsay Bjerregaard at CES about the types of disruptive technologies the company is looking to develop for the future of aerospace.

Two of the aviation aftermarket’s largest supply chain specialists will unite following a $1.9 billion acquisition by an affiliate of private equity fund Platinum Equity.

Canadian ultra-low-fare Swoop, which now services 17 destinations in North and Central America and The Caribbean with seven Boeing 737NGs, is planning initiatives to ensure a lean operation for the near future.

Fractured mid-turbine frame (MTF) piston seals have been linked to about half of the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM engine failures reported by Indian carriers that damaged low-pressure turbines (LPTs), leading to a Pratt service bulletin recommending inspections, India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said.

Bell’s Nexus eVTOL concept has undergone a makeover since last year’s CES. At CES 2020 Aviation Week caught up with Michael Thacker, Bell’s executive

Magnetic MRO, SAS Expand Base Maintenance Agreement Magnetic MRO and Scandinavian Airlines have extended their base maintenance agreement to include

U.S. carrier Southwest Airlines has formally opened its new maintenance facility in Houston nearly two years to the day it announced the planned

When the new narrowbody types started operating it was relatively difficult for engine lessors to acquire their new engines – the CFM LEAP and Pratt &

The UK-based maintenance provider is adding capacity to its Norwich base. Wayne Easlea, KLM UK’s operations director, talks to James Pozzi about its

Hyundai’s new S-A1 eVTOL concept is looking to disrupt the urban air mobility market, with its first full-scale test flight anticipated in 2024. At

IATA forecasts that air trips per capita in India will grow 10% annually in the years through 2038. That should provide plenty of work for Air Works

Delta Air Lines employees will take the next--powered--step this quarter when they don a fully powered exoskeleton at a pilot location for the airline.

Delta Air Lines is rolling out futuristic new technologies for its maintenance and operations employees, as well as customers traveling at airports

Estonian aftermarket provider Magnetic MRO has launched an ambitious leasing joint venture (JV) which is targeting a $500 million asset portfolio in

With engine shop capacity expected to remain tight, Lufthansa Technik’s leadership in mobile engine maintenance should remain an asset for both the MRO and airlines in 2020.

Over the next decade, the commercial aircraft in-service fleet and the MRO demand in Latin America are expected to increase at a compound annual

Following a string of buyouts over the past two years, STS Aviation Group has continued this strategy into the new year by acquiring Canadian

A new Lithuanian MRO is in discussions with Israel Aerospace Industries to either partner or establish non-competing businesses at the same airport in