Biofuel accounts for less than one per cent of global jet fuel consumption, partly because supply is limited and partly because it is two to three times more expensive than conventional Jet A.

Upgrades of avionics and engines should keep MRO for turboprop aircraft booming for the foreseeable future.

MROs sign agreements in Asia-Pacific and Europe.

EASA also calls for regulatory flexiblity “to accommodate new business models and technology” without compromising safety.

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Air Austral has added new aftermarket support coverage with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance for its Boeing 777s due to upcoming fleet changes that will require phase-in and phase-out support.

The liberalization of African skies is often presented as a panacea to the continent’s many aviation problems (as observed last week at the African Airlines Association’s general assembly in Zimbabwe).

Qantas’s engineering division has played a major role in the airline’s financial turnaround, reducing time aircraft spend on the ground.