Over the next decade, Eastern European MRO demand is expected to reach over $37 billion. Engine maintenance will have the majority share at 35%, followed by components at 27%.

Last week’s Airshow China in Zhuhai saw a number of multi-million dollar MRO announcements made by the region’s providers and airlines, with the deals demonstrating China’s rapid growth as an aftermarket hub.

At the kickoff reception for ARSA’s 2016 Strategic Leadership Conference, the U.S. Ambassador to ICAO highlighted an important truth by noting the world’s ignorance of his existence.

For many years Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been active as a manufacturer and exporter of business jets and a supplier of aviation aerostructures, components and subassemblies to major aircraft manufacturers.

It’s been an exciting year for commercial aero-engines, with new-generation turbofans entering service and subtle, but important shifts in the aftermarket taking hold.

UAS in the news: Flexrotor on ice; Vanilla’s 10-day target; DARPA’s drone hive; Vahana test plans; Flirtey in Silicon Valley; DJI’s Drone SAR app; Airbus bolsters counter-UAS.

An inevitable consequence of the new broadband satcom capabilities that satellite-communications network providers and avionics companies are teaming to provide both to the passenger cabins and to the flight decks of aircraft is that pilots’ electronic flight bags (EFBs) are beginning to offer real-time updates of operational information.

Enabling on-site MRO technicians to collaborate interactively with experts is a worthwhile goal, but obstacles remain in making it a reality.