Joint purchasing of MRO is not novel and did exist before the present airline alliances were formed, points out ICF SH&E's Vice President David Stewart.

StandardAero waits until engines need a significant volume of maintenance at full overhaul centers, not just warranty repairs.

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) are harmonizing their approaches to inspecting foreign aircraft under the European Union's Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft (SAFA) program.

MRO IT is still a patchwork at the world's top airlines.

The first Bombardier 415 amphibious waterbomber sold to a U.S. customer has been delivered to Tenax Aerospace and leased to firefighting operator Aero-Flite for use on a multiyear contract with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).

The Senate finally has confirmed Alan Estevez as the deputy undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics after a long delay over parochial concerns. In March, Texas Sen. John Cornyn, a high-ranking Republican, had placed a senatorial “hold” on Estevez's confirmation to be the second-ranking defense acquisition official to again protest the Pentagon's decision to buy helicopters from the Russian state-owned Rosoboronexport for the Afghan security force, spurning helicopters made in part by Texas-based Bell Helicopter. Sen.

Additive manufacturing has captured industry's imagination, but even as the first parts appear inside jet engines, the technology's possibilities are only just being realized.

The no-frills carrier is adding no new aircraft this year.