Aviation Week MRO

For the first time since the COVID pandemic hit populations, economies and aviation, global air cargo demand has actually returned to pre-COVID levels

Safran Group is using AR and robotics tools from French startup Diota to improve efficiency and accuracy on the shop floor.

Through a new contract extension with Stratasys, Airbus will pursue 3D printing of components for MRO applications and new aircraft types.

The pandemic has encouraged both paperless and travel-less alternatives to traditional aftermarket practices, but cash has been short to invest in

CFM partner Safran expects its engine shop visits to rise roughly 15% in 2021, chief executive Olivier Andries said on a recent earnings call. Andries

Lufthansa Technik was hit by the coronavirus fallout across its global operations in 2020, with demand declines in its core market of Europe proving

Global Boosts Services Portfolio Global Aerospace Design Corporation has obtained FAA approval for Boeing 777-300 passenger to cargo conversions. It

Airline maintenance needs fell along with demand for passenger flights, with the drop in internal revenue outpacing that generated by third-party work.

COVID-19 threatened to slow down India's aftermarket ambitions but domestic MROs are seeing a long-term route to recovery. Anand Baskar, CEO of Air Works, talks about where it is seeing repair opportunities and how the industry can benefit from Indian government support strategies.

Jet Maintenance Solutions (Jet MS), a provider of base and line maintenance services for business and regional aircraft, has announced the acquisition

Singapore-based SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) has established a new engine MRO division initially providing quick turn shop visits and light

SIA Engineering Co. starts due diligence for part or all of the Malaysian facility’s capabilities.

GMI Aero is participating in the European EVOLVED-5G project to test how connectivity could be used to digitalize composite repair processes.

The virus crisis has been very tough on digital innovators throughout commercial aviation. Indeed, airlines slashed IT spending from nearly $50

Line maintenance across the world was immediately impacted following the outbreak of COVID-19 but the market could start to recover this year. In this MRO podcast, Jacco Klerk, CEO of Direct Maintenance, talks about the prospect of aircraft returning to service and ramping up operations to meet MRO demand.

Airline group IAG has noted a big drop in sales for subsidiary Iberia Maintenance. The parent of British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus

ATS Completes 737 Freighter Check ATS completed its first Boeing 737-800 freighter heavy check at its hangar location in Everett, Washington, in mid

ATS President and COO Paul Dolan talks about how the Everett, Washington-based MRO is handling the shifting airframe MRO, along with new customers.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is aiming for a total of 590 million airline passengers in 2021, 90% of the pre-COVID levels. It

As conventional turbofan engines brush up against the limits of what is possible regarding fuel efficiency, the next big improvement is likely to be

There’s a lot more than missing belly capacity driving cargo conversions and freighter growth. Perhaps far more durably, the online sales boom is

In 2020 total airline debt increased about 40% to around $600 billion. Some of this is owed to banks and some to lessors, but most of the increase

Global Engine Maintenance (GEM) is to expand its CFM56 repair portfolio by adding services for the -5B variant from March. The Doral, Florida

Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance has reported results broadly in line with the pain felt by much of the MRO sector last year. In

FEAM Partners with Sunaero on Fuel System Repairs FEAM has partnered with Sunaero-Americas to provide on-site fuel system repair services at FEAM’s