Aviation Week MRO

This year’s EAA AirVenture show included a unique look at MRO, an urban air mobility milestone and a personal first for one Aviation Week editor.

MRO provider HAECO Xiamen has completed its first Boeing 737-800SF freighter conversion, handing over the aircraft to lessor BlackRock Aviation Holdings III LP.

An uptick in commercial activity helped Boeing Global Services (BGS) boost revenues 10% sequentially last quarter and has the company bullish on short-term aftermarket prospects as travel demand continues to rise in key markets.

South African Airways (SAA) is aiming to make headway with restructuring talks at maintenance subsidiary SAA Technical before the end of August, while

Aftermarket providers are purchasing fewer used parts than at any time since the global traffic downturn started in early 2020, a sign that the aircraft-retirement stalemate is affecting used serviceable material (USM) supply, a Canaccord Genuity analysis found.

Cybersecurity is expected to play a larger part in the future strategies of airlines and their divisions--including maintenance.

Government measures and an increase in traffic at Changi Airport helped Singapore Airlines Engineering Company (SIAEC) return to profit.

Following United Airlines’ massive June order for 270 Boeing and Airbus narrowbodies, the U.S. carrier’s focus for now is clearly on the single-aisle

Ascent Inducts Sine Draco P2F Conversion for Heavy Check Sine Draco Aviation Development’s prototype A321-200 SDF passenger to freighter conversion

Will the COVID-19 crisis lead to a different aftermarket for OEMs looking to grow their presence? Collins Aerospace’s Colin Mahoney talks about how the landscape may alter post-crisis.

HAECO Hong Kong recently collaborated with an OEM on an on-wing nacelle modification using remote inspection technology.

Aviation Week’s MRO team will be represented at both EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Leading MROs are pushing forward on printing polymer interior parts. But the much tougher additive manufacturing of safety-critical metal parts is a

The airline and MRO provider working together on a program that will give applicants a pathway to maintenance careers at both companies.

The British low-cost carrier plans to further bolster its footprint in Berlin.

Huntington Tri-State Airport will soon be home to MRO provider Thoroughbred Aviation and a new educational program jointly developed by Marshall University and Mountwest Community and Technical College.

A tribute to Ray Valeika, an aviation leader who contributed much to the industry and to those who knew him.

The future of Alitalia’s maintenance and engineering arm remains up in the air despite European Commission approval for a plan to restructure the

OEM maintenance programs have faced new challenges during the pandemic.

GA Telesis Signs Avionics Agreement with Honeywell GA Telesis has signed a seven-year agreement with Honeywell to become an exclusive provider of

In an immediately adopted airworthiness directive (AD) due out July 20, the agency will order Boeing 737 operators to inspect cabin altitude pressure switches more frequently.

New agreement widens aircraft cabin interiors offerings.

The post-crisis plans of UK wheels and brakes repair provider World Aero.

Turkish Technic is looking to growth in Asia-Pacific and has announced a new strategic partnership with Malaysia-based MRO Sapura Technic targeting

Used-parts specialist APOC added its first widebody landing gear to its lease inventory—a deal the supplier says signifies its plans to expand its widebody fleet support business.