Aviation Week MRO

By Alex Derber
Part of the shift is driven by next-gen narrowbodies.
MRO

By James Pozzi
The next phase of the collaboration will target making the technology fully operational across the KLM fleet.
MRO

By Henry Canaday
Despite the financial pressures of the pandemic, MRO IT providers continue to bring on new customers while upgrading their systems.
MRO

By Molly McMillin
West Star Aviation has outlined major facility expansions over the next three to five years for its sites in East Alton, Illinois; Grand Junction, Colorado; and Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Maintenance & Training

By Chen Chuanren
ST Engineering’s prototype Airbus A320 passenger to freighter (P2F) aircraft made its maiden flight on Dec. 8, nine months after its conversion process began.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Pozzi
Portuguese flag carrier will use Aviatar solution across its entire fleet.
MRO

By James Pozzi
Turkish Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle share their engine MRO strategies.
MRO

By Guy Norris
The 737-800BCF announcement comes just days after the Civil Aviation Administration of China issued an airworthiness directive for returning the Boeing 737 MAX to service following its extended grounding in the wake of accidents in 2018 and 2019.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Ann Shay
By streamlining and digitizing maintenance paperwork, Ameriflight is cutting aircraft downtime.
MRO

By Alex Derber
Polish MRO provider LOT Aircraft Maintenance Services (LOTAMS) has performed what it says is the first 50,000 flight-cycle check on a Boeing 767. The
MRO

By Sean Broderick
The overall recovery trend is positive, particularly in the core of the fleet—narrowbody flying that serves both domestic routes and many intra-regional cross-border markets.
Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
The 10-year deal will see the SIAEC engine test facility (ETF) upgraded with data acquisition and control systems from Safran Test Cells.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Henry Canaday
The Independent Aircraft Modifier Alliance shares tips on how modification customers and suppliers can work smarter on major mod projects.
MRO

Collins Signs JAL Avionics and Communications Support Agreement Collins Aerospace has signed a long-term agreement with Japan Airlines to support its
MRO

By James Pozzi
This week's conference in Norway shed light on both the challenges and resilience of the MRO industry.
MRO

By Alex Derber
Lawsuit relates to six Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines.
MRO

By Chen Chuanren, Sean Broderick
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has issued an airworthiness directive (AD) outlining aircraft-specific parameters for returning the Boeing 737 MAX to service, essentially mandating the same series of measures required by its U.S. counterparts and, in one case, European and Canadian regulators.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By James Pozzi
Neil Russell, chief operating officer at Aero Norway, talks to James Pozzi about why the CFM56-3 was a valuable market during the pandemic and how it has continued to shift focus between different models in the engine family.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Panelists at Aero-Engines Europe in Stavanger, Norway, say MROs need to embrace new technologies and expand their recruiting scopes to fill future workforce pipeline.
Workforce & Training

By Henry Canaday
ST Engineering has launched its Component Health Management solution, which it says will help avoid defect-related delays and cancellations.
Emerging Technologies

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Global Jet Technic and National Aviation Services are partnering to offer line maintenance services at two airports in the United Arab Emirates.
MRO

By Alex Derber
If 2020 was characterized by the frantic attempts of the aviation industry to respond to the unfolding COVID-19 crisis, this year has provided time to
MRO

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The Vietnamese low-cost carrier has signed several new MRO agreements to expand engine maintenance, technical training and software capabilities.
MRO

By Alex Derber
As airlines return aircraft to service from temporary storage, their ability to swap out equipment instead of performing maintenance will diminish.
MRO

By Sean Broderick
A steady increase in global air transport demand has some big-picture aftermarket metrics approaching pre-pandemic territory, while a projected jump in engine maintenance will help total commercial MRO revenues surpass 2019 levels in 2023, a Naveo analysis shows.
Aircraft & Propulsion