Lengthy and expensive financial challenges, Rolls remains bullish about the long-term market for the Trent 1000. At the beginning of 2021, Aviation Week Fleet & MRO Forecast data estimate 770 of the Rolls-powered 787s will be in service.

StandardAero’s business is 80-85% of what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic, and it hopes to be at 100% in the second half of 2021, assuming vaccines roll out and are effective as anticipated, says Tony Brancato, the company’s president of business aviation.

After shrinking precipitously, the MRO aftermarket demand post-pandemic totals to $878 billion over the next 10 years, growing at a 3.6% CAGR after…

Airlines will fly 60-70% fewer seat kilometers in 2020 compared to last year, but the numbers are slowly increasing. The China market is the outlier…

MRO and aftermarket assets are already prime targets for mergers and acquisitions, but dealmakers do not want to rush into a bad deal.

New cleaning procedures, unplanned downtime introduce safety issues, regulators warn.

The new administration will likely bring changes in U.S. aviation policy, mostly still to be determined.

A glimpse into some of the latest developments in aircraft and engine teardowns.