Aviation Week MRO

By Alex Derber
Rolls-Royce has said its widebody engine flying hours for the first 11 months of the year were only 42% of the number recorded over the same period in
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Asian Carriers Pick AFI KLM E&M for B787 Component Support New Korean airline Air Premia and Vietnamese airline Bamboo Airways have selected AFI KLM E
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By Alex Derber
Ryanair has taken an axe to most of its expenses this year, including maintenance, which is likely to affect the numerous external providers it uses
MRO

By Lee Ann Shay
Rich Poutier, executive VP business development at Structural Monitoring Systems, talks about progressing certification of a technology for airframe
Emerging Technologies

By Alex Derber
Given the horrendous coronavirus statistics emerging from the United States this month, it takes strong nerve to back a recovery for aviation in 2021
MRO

By James Pozzi
MRO provider SR Technics has sold its five UK-based line stations to Storm Aviation. The line stations transferred to Storm Aviation, which has
MRO

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Startup Aeroji is working with aftermarket stakeholders to refine functionality such as engine tracking, comparison and transparency.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
Pratt & Whitney will open China’s second MRO shop for its PW1100G-JM GTF engines at MTU Maintenance Zhuhai Co. Ltd, a joint between MTU Aero Engines
MRO

By Chen Chuanren
The second MRO shop for Pratt & Whitney’s PW1100G-JM GTF engines in China is to open at MTU Maintenance Zhuhai Co. Ltd, the joint venture (JV) between MTU Aero Engines and China Southern Airlines established in 2001.
Maintenance & Training

By Alex Derber
Rolls-Royce is pursuing a significant restructuring of its manufacturing operations to cope with reduced demand. The main changes involve the transfer
MRO

By Lee Ann Shay
American Airlines COO David Seymour talked to Lee Ann Shay onboard a non-commercial Boeing 737 MAX flight from Tulsa to Dallas Ft. Worth on Dec. 2, in advance of the aircraft’s return to revenue service on Dec. 29.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Safran and 3M Partner on Cleaner Aircraft Interiors Safran and 3M Partner on Cleaner Aircraft Interiors Safran Cabin and 3M have partnered to design
MRO

By Wesley Charnock
Tallinn Airport in Estonia is pushing ahead with plans to build a new cargo and MRO hub despite the ongoing financial constraints caused by COVID-19
MRO

By Lee Ann Shay
TULSA, Oklahoma--American Airlines is poised to restart Boeing 737 MAX revenue service on Dec. 29—less than six weeks after the FAA cleared the model
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Henry Canaday
Swiss International Air Lines’ sister-company Edelweiss Air has had electronic flight bags on board its 16, mostly Airbus, aircraft for about a half
MRO

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The OEM has partnered with Canadian startup Aero HygenX to tailor a new version of its autonomous RAY robot for Dash 8 Series aircraft cabins.
Emerging Technologies

By Alex Derber
The fate of the Boeing 777 fleet will provide a bellwether for the health of the long-haul market next year. Of key interest will be how many aircraft
MRO

By Henry Canaday
As of November 2020, China’s international flights are still down substantially but its daily domestic flights in the last week of the month averaged
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Bii Adds to A320 Interior Components Stock Bii.aero has boosted its stock of Airbus A320 interior components, purchasing a “significant amount of
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By Henry Canaday
In 2016, AFI KLM E&M embarked on an important innovation, using drones for line MRO inspections. The global MRO has completed four use cases for
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By Alex Derber
Although travel restrictions have hammered medium- and long-haul flying, domestic flights are still possible in many countries, which has meant less
MRO

By Henry Canaday
STS Aviation Group is now offering customers both new and old options to deal with COVID-19-driven uncertainties, according to company executive Bryan
MRO

By James Pozzi
MTU Maintenance Zhuhai plans to establish a second facility focusing on Pratt & Whitney narrowbody engines such as the geared turbofan. The facility
MRO

By Chen Chuanren
CDB Aviation, the Dublin-based arm of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, will convert a pair of Airbus A330-300 into freighters to meet expected future demand.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The Independent Aircraft Modifier Alliance has identified ‘orphan’ STCs, cross authority validations and more as challenges it plans to tackle in 2021.
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