Aviation Week MRO

By Sean Broderick
FAA Administrator Steve Dickson is not anticipating “significant” agency staffing issues linked to workers not complying with a broader COVID-19 vaccine mandate, and reassured lawmakers that contingency plans are in place to handle potential disruptions.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
New Middle East freight carrier MENA Cargo aims to add “at least three to four” more aircraft for its fleet in the next 12 months and is aiming to have 15 to 20 aircraft in the longer term.
zz ATW On Location

By Henry Canaday
Aftermarket stakeholders in El Salvador are preparing for the growth its newly-launched AERO Cluster is expected to bring.
MRO

By Sean Broderick
A short-term decline in newly certificated U.S. mechanics could hamper the aviation maintenance industry’s growth in the coming years, a new Aviation
Workforce & Training

By James Pozzi
Shannon Engine Support will now operate under an AerCap-Safran partnership.
MRO

By Alex Derber
As airlines return capacity to the market, especially on short- to medium-haul routes, one of the first beneficiaries will be the CFM56 aftermarket
MRO

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The Canada-based joint venture will offer mobile repair and aircraft inspection services to aviation customers in the Americas.
MRO

By Sean Broderick
Allegiant Air is stocking spare parts and adding mechanics ahead of its next peak-flying period—part of the carrier's strategy to get ahead of supply
Supply Chain

Joramco Extends Lufthansa Group Maintenance Agreement Joramco has announced the continuation of its maintenance agreement with Loufthansa Group, first
MRO

By James Pozzi
Antavia, a division of component specialist Ametek, has opened its new wheels and brakes facility at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. The new
MRO

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The fledgling cargo conversion company has selected MTU Maintenance to provide engine support services for its future Boeing 777 freighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Pozzi
AMSTERDAM--A spike in narrowbody engine maintenance demand owing to factors such as recovering domestic markets has led MRO providers to adjust their
MRO

By James Pozzi
Dublin Aerospace has opened a new landing gear facility in Ireland focusing on models for the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 landing gear overhaul and
MRO

By Lee Ann Shay
Digital technical logbook is designed to improve efficiencies and interaction between pilots and maintenance.
Emerging Technologies

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Magnetic MRO has signed a partnership agreement with AerinX to use mixed reality software for streamlined aircraft inspections.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick
Airlines are on track to lose $50 billion in 2021, and more than $200 billion in 2020-2022 combined.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Henry Canaday
Demand for cargo conversions does not appear to be declining any time soon.
MRO

By James Pozzi
Consolidation through fleet changes, acquisitions and partnerships is anticipated from 2022 onwards.
MRO

By Henry Canaday
The Beijing-based MRO plans significant growth in 2022.
MRO

By Graham Warwick
Startup ZeroAvia has partnered with Mitsubishi’s CRJ support division, MHI RJ Aviation, to develop hydrogen-electric propulsion for regional jets, aiming for market availability in 2028.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
The maintenance unit of Iberia and International Airlines Group (IAG) LCC Vueling have reached a long-term agreement for the maintenance and repair of airframes, engines and parts at Iberia’s Barcelona base.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alex Derber
For all the uncertainties about the coronavirus crisis and the trajectory of aviation’s recovery, one early assumption has held true: that narrowbody
MRO

AAR Renews flydubai B737NG Component Agreement AAR has signed an agreement with flydubai to renew its power-by-the-hour component pool and repair
MRO

By Sean Broderick
As operators expand their go-green efforts, pushback against the use-and-discard pattern that underpins much of the new spare-parts business could grow.
MRO

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre demonstrates its robotic technology for autonomous visual inspections at MRO Europe in Amsterdam.
MRO