Aviation Week MRO

The engine OEM has finished transforming its West Palm Beach Engine Center into a full-scale MRO shop for GTF engines.

As part of its efforts to further boost capacity, Direct Maintenance has opened a new line station in Cologne, Germany. The station at Cologne-Bonn

Airlines around the world have rapidly adapted their operations to perform more cargo flights, with Europe this week the focus of industry efforts to

Boeing is shifting some Charleston, South Carolina factory employees from 787 production to inspection and rework to resolve production-quality issues that are holding up deliveries.

Boeing has been working to identify and correct production issues on the aircraft since October, inspecting multiple areas and making repairs to an unspecified number of 787s.

Grant to Study Development of New Ghana MRO Facility The U.S. Trade and Development Agency has awarded a grant to Aerojet Aviation Limited for a

Looking at hospital visits.

Before the pandemic crash, one of the hottest topics in MRO was 3D printing of plastic replacement parts for cabin interiors by MROs. While the

The year 2020 was a difficult for year for engine maintenance providers, forcing some towards creative solutions to support their revenues. General

The crisis has brought about a need for change and this is how 2Excel Engineering is implementing this.

Lufthansa Technik is working with German research partners to research and design maintenance and ground processes for hydrogen-powered aircraft.

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will establish a passenger-to-freighter (PTF) conversion site for Boeing 737-700 and -800 aircraft at the Naples

The maintenance business of MTU Aero Engines has unveiled plans to expand its European MRO network by building a new facility in Serbia that it plans

Singapore Technologies (ST) Engineering and the city of Pensacola have broken ground for the construction of a new hangar, commencing a $210 million

Engine manufacturers are taking a proactive approach with suppliers, ranging from keeping an eye on strategies to providing financial help, as they prepare for production ramp-ups to support higher monthly build rates planned by Airbus and Boeing, industry executives report.

Magnetic MRO and Component Overhaul Services Agreement Magnetic MRO has signed a cooperation and representation agreement with Miami-based repair

BP Aero and MTU Maintenance both expanded facilities and capabilities during the pandemic.

IATA and Rolls-Royce on July 1 unveiled their aftermarket-competitiveness agreement, adding momentum to the alternative-parts and repairs push.

Eve Urban Air Mobility has confirmed plans to use EmbraerX’s Beacon maintenance platform for aftermarket coordination of its eVTOL aircraft. Embraer’s urban air mobility (UAM) spinoff Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions has officially confirmed plans to leverage Beacon, the maintenance coordination platform developed by the OEM’s market accelerator EmbraerX.

Spare engine leasing has been in the doldrums since the start of the pandemic as airlines have sought to reduce the engine maintenance work upon which

Restrictive MRO contracts can impact an airline's decision to fly an aircraft.

The MRO has signed multiple contract extensions to continue providing support for Pratt & Whitney Canada APS 2300 auxiliary power units, which equip Embraer’s family of E-Jet E1 regional aircraft.

The companies signed an MOU to cooperate on nacelle MRO.

The aircraft aftermarket changed dramatically, mostly for the worse, during COVID. Fortunately, a panel of experts at ILS’s recent aftermarket

VD Gulf is implementing mixed reality software from startup AerinX to make aircraft exterior inspections more efficient.