Martin Williamson, Collins Aerospace's managing director, Asia-Pacific customer and account management, details how it is navigating regional challenges related to supply chain, cost and extended lockdowns in China.
Optomec and Acme Manufacturing have developed a new automated work cell to repair titanium compressor blades more efficiently than through traditional processes.
Lessors are focusing more on their technical capabilities, which may be because certain aircraft are spending longer between leases, forcing lessors to manage maintenance tasks that might normally fall to their airline customers.
Ethiopian Airlines is taking three Boeing 767-300ER freighter conversions on long-term lease from Titan Aircraft Investments, boosting the overall African fleet, which Boeing expects to grow by 1,010 new aircraft by 2040.
United took a conservative approach to retiring grounded aircraft during the downturn. That move paid off, but also has the carrier eyeing replacements.
German carrier Lufthansa has flagged a potential sea-change in aircraft-data access, triggered by a European regulatory proposal that would make it mandatory for manufacturers to share operating data with aircraft owners.
Problems with a part wearing prematurely led CFM International to recommend special monitoring of a Leap-1B performance parameter, and European regulators will mandate the work.
With the commercial engine aftermarket experiencing mixed fortunes so far this year, Lee Ann Shay and James Pozzi preview what’s on the agenda at the upcoming Aero-Engines Europe conference in Dublin.
