MRO growth in the Middle East should be burgeoning, but there are factors in play that are keeping it in check for now, although this is expected to change soon.

From better inflight entertainment to consistently branded cabins, interior modifications focus on the passenger experience.

TechOps Mexico, the joint venture (JV) between Grupo Aeromexico and Delta Air Lines, plans to start offering maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services to third parties in the second half of 2016, according to Hector Cobo, TechOps Mexico’s vice president-operations.

Aeromexico is implementing new IT solutions in its maintenance and engineering operation to improve efficiencies and digitize records.

Exhibitors at MRO Middle East will demonstrate and sell new tools designed to increase productivity.

An Inmarsat survey finds that 69% of respondents say having inflight Wi-Fi influences their airline selection, according to Raymundo Villar, the company’s regional director for Latin America.

European airlines set up new trade association as European Commission highlights new aviation push.

Initial prognostications on the 2016 commercial aftermarket are forming a consensus around tempered optimism of mid-single-digit growth, with prime areas to watch including the aircraft retirement rate and how much more efficiency airlines can drive into their MRO supply chains.