Aviation Week MRO

By James Pozzi
The COVID-19 outbreak led to a high of nearly 80% of the world’s commercial aircraft being grounded earlier this year. Patrick Lecer, CEO of Tarmac
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By Alex Derber
Airbus’s first-half results were expected to be ugly and the European OEM duly revealed that it burned through more than €12 billion ($14 billion) of
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By James Pozzi
UK airline EasyJet has renewed its supply chain management agreement with AJW Group for a further seven years. Under the renewed ties, AJW will
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By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The system will first be installed on Hong Kong Airlines’ fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The U.S.-based MRO has used CARES Act funding toward aircraft type training and appointed a new chief operating officer.
MRO

By James Pozzi
The COVID-19 pandemic potentially leading to greater digitalization in the commercial aftermarket long-term has led to companies beefing up their
MRO

By Alex Derber
SIA Engineering (SIAEC) has described the MRO outlook as “challenging” with no clear sign of a significant pick-up in flight frequencies. Unlike
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Honeywell Appoints New Channel Partners Honeywell has appointed Sabena Technics and Singapore Component Solutions as global channel partners for its
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By Lindsay Bjerregaard
AerinX’s mixed reality inspection system has received new venture capital funding to accelerate its readiness for early 2021.
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By Alex Derber
The desert around Alice Springs is becoming a little less desolate as Asian carriers begin to populate it with aircraft for storage. Airlines such as
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By Henry Canaday
The great virus crisis of 2020 is resolving itself into a financial disaster for airlines and slack times for OEMs and MROs as most airlines steadily
MRO

By James Pozzi
Following the signing of a strategic partnership in late 2019 between Boeing and Etihad Airways encompassing operational reliability, maintenance and
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By James Pozzi
Aftermarket services provider RUAG MRO International has commissioned a new painting and drying shop for aircraft components in Oberpfaffenhofen
MRO

By Henry Canaday
After China, Europe was the second region to be hit hard by the virus crisis. Its aviation sector was severely restricted but appears to be recovering
MRO

By James Pozzi
After acquiring Swfr120 million ($125 million) of finance backed by the Swiss government last week, SR Technics has announced plans to reshape its
MRO

By Henry Canaday
Some airlines warned that they might have laid off 30-50% of their employees without the assistance provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
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Liebherr Develops MRO Paperless Shop Software Liebherr-Aerospace has developed proprietary service center software called eLIROM dedicated to
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By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The conversion has received FAA approval and will fly with launch customer Texel Air.
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By Henry Canaday
Industry experts estimate that anywhere from 2,500 to 3,500 existing aircraft will not be needed by airlines over the next three years. Surplus
MRO

By Henry Canaday
Next to airlines, engine MROs have probably been hit hardest by the virus crisis, as grounded jets have permitted massive deferments of expensive
MRO

By Henry Canaday
African scheduled flights were down 69% from pre-crisis levels in May, according to mba Aviation, a sharp decline but not as deep a slump as in Europe
MRO

By Alex Derber
Given the huge financial stresses of the COVID-19 crisis, one might expect environmental concerns to drop well down the agenda for aftermarket
MRO

United Warns Maintenance Workers of Potential Furloughs United Airlines has warned 36,000 employees—including 5,500 maintenance workers—that they
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By James Pozzi
Large scale aircraft fleet groundings in the wake of COVID-19 contributed to a reduction in Rolls-Royce's engine flying hours by as much as 80% in the
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By Lee Ann Shay
Valerie Manning, Airbus senior VP customer support, provides a glimpse of how the OEM is working with customers through the pandemic and what’s its
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