Aviation Week MRO

By Henry Canaday
Stored aircraft volumes have largely stabilized at two major U.S. desert storage sites, but decisions on cargo conversions and teardowns are being
MRO Transatlantic

By Alex Derber
South African Airways Technical (SAAT) has resumed performing maintenance services for sister company South African Airways (SAA) after withdrawing
MRO

By Henry Canaday
While most segments of the commercial aftermarket have experienced sharp downturns since the COVID-19 outbreak, growth has taken place in the
MRO

By Alex Derber
The engine overhaul bottlenecks that so frustrated airlines up to just a year ago now feature only in the fever dreams of MRO managers struggling to
MRO

By Lee Ann Shay
Constance von Muehlen, Alaska Airlines’ SVP maintenance & engineering, talks about how she is planning for 2021 and what she sees as a silver lining
MRO

STS Aviation Services Adds New Hires, Internship Programs in Birmingham STS Aviation Services has hired 60 aircraft maintenance professionals in
MRO

By Lee Ann Shay
Brazilian low-cost carrier GOL recently improved its financial position, and one bright spot is its engines. Cristiano Mousinho Gomes, GOL airline’
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Its new facility at the Roswell Air Center will take on new hires and provide MRO for the hundreds of aircraft already parked there due to COVID-19 and other factors.
MRO

By James Pozzi
Australia-based Heston MRO has added several engine on-wing repair services to its aftermarket offerings. As part of a CASA Part 145 approval, the
MRO

By Henry Canaday
Starved for heavy checks, many independent MROs are looking forward to lease-transition work. But most lease transitions in the COVID-19 world—and the
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Aeroji is designed to be a “social marketplace” platform where users can more transparently track engines and trends.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The MRO center will bring new jobs to the airport alongside maintenance and overhaul expertise for a variety of regional aircraft types.
MRO

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Starburst is launching an aerospace tech accelerator in India that will look at potential investments in MRO, UAM, space hardware and A&D software.
Emerging Technologies

By Henry Canaday
U.S domestic flights have plateaued at a very partial recovery level, and U.S. flights to Latin America lag behind. This has brought some relief to
MRO

By Victoria Moores
South African LCC Mango is in “critical discussions” with maintenance provider South African Airways Technical, triggering questions over the airline’s continued operations.
MRO

By James Pozzi
Sanad Aerotech has agreed new terms with Pratt & Whitney and International Aero Engines (IAE) to provide expanded MRO services for the V2500 engine
MRO

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore Airlines will not refit its SilkAir Boeing 737-800s with new lie-flat business class seats, as the regional unit reintegrates with the parent carrier.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Alex Derber
Lufthansa Technik’s parent company began last week in gloomy mood, warning of further job cuts, fleet reductions and the distinct possibility that
MRO Asia

By Henry Canaday
With airlines moving to smaller, leaner and more efficient fleets of narrowbodies to accommodate predicted reductions in passengers through 2023, AJW
Supply Chain

Turkish Carrier Selects Triumph for Wheel Services Triumph Group subsidiary Triumph Aviation Services-Asia Ltd. (TASA) has been awarded a contracted
MRO

By Lee Ann Shay
As Lion Air’s contract vendor manager, Ferry Utama is examining the Indonesian carrier’s maintenance contracts and figuring out what changes need to
MRO Asia

By Sean Broderick, Lindsay Bjerregaard
Spirit AeroSystems, its diversification efforts struggling as two major acquisitions remain in limbo, announced a smaller move to bolster its strategy via an aftermarket support partnership with Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corp. (EGAT).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Despite numerous studies and reports on the cleanliness of passenger aircraft and the low risk of infection while aboard, the implementation of tangible and visible measures is key to building passenger confidence.
MRO Asia

By Lee Ann Shay
Digitalization is accelerating in the aviation aftermarket as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and this is a trend that should not slow down as the
MRO Asia

By Chen Chuanren
MRO providers in Asia are not seeing customers move their maintenance bookings forward, despite fleets being largely grounded because of the pandemic.
MRO Asia