Virgin Atlantic's 2018 saw highly publicized issues with its Boeing 787 fleet. Phil Wardlaw, vice president of engineering and maintenance services at the UK airline, talks to James Pozzi about how it has addressed these problems while updating on plans to grow its day-to-day operation.

CFM56 shop-visits still on rise and should exceed 3,000 annually in the 2025 timeframe.

The Portuguese airline maintenance business has entered into a general support license agreement with LEAP engine maker CFM International.

Hawaiian Airlines outlines its fleet transition plan progress, including when it will retire its Boeing 767s.

Leo Koppers, MTU’s senior vice president of MRO programs, will retire at year-end following a 3.5-decade career in aviation, most of it in the aftermarket sector. For the last 16 years, he has held various management positions at MTU. Koppers and Martin Friis-Petersen, who heads up MTU Maintenance Lease Services and will replace Koppers after he retires, speak with Lee Ann Shay and James Pozzi about the transition

European and U.S. regulators have expanded a software-upgrade mandate to CFM International Leap-1B engines that ensures Boeing 737 Max-powered aircraft will not experience engine-fan-speed issues caused by extremely cold weather.

Heatcon says its Smart Susceptor system makes repairs easier through advances in control and heating technology--as well as enables repair that previously were not possible.

The aircraft manufacturing giant recently partnered with ELG Carbon Fibre to target the recycling of excess aerospace-grade composite material.