The aftermarket drives the cockpit window business, but passenger cabin windows may be replaced by screens.

Boeing’s appointment of former GE executive Kevin McAllister as its new CEO of Commercial Airplanes marks the latest and most decisive step in its aftermarket evolution.

Advanced Ceramic Coatings (ACC), a 50/50 joint venture between GE Aviation and Turbocoating, has confirmed it will build a new coating facility for aircraft engine components in Duncan, South Carolina.

During MRO Europe in October, Air France Industries KLM Engineering and Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) gave a tour to Inside MRO of its Schiphol facility in Amsterdam.

Boeing’s plan to build a new facility for its GoldCare aftermarket offering at London Gatwick Airport in 2017 has undoubtedly given the UK’s aviation sector a boost with the potential creation of up to 100 new jobs.

It was revealed that Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Group had acquired $1.7 billion of shares in American Airlines, Delta and United, and that an investment in Southwest Airlines was also likely.

Avianca’s parent Synergy Group has made two moves this week which show that it is positioning itself as the only airline group with the ambition to be omnipresent throughout Latin America.

Greg Morris, strategy/growth leader for GE Additive, talked with Inside MRO about the company’s investments in additive manufacturing equipment.