Inside MRO

Azul has seen more than a 200% increase in its fleet size over the past five years.

JetBlue has awarded a five-year contract for Embraer E-190 heavy maintenance and painting to Premier Aviation.

How a blog post about finding security vulnerabilities in Panasonic’s IFE in 2015 forced manufacturers, security experts, the media and the public to address actual, hypothetical and simply impossible flight threats.

After the paint is removed, you can browse and view the MRO Links digital MRO searchable directory of suppliers for paintings/coatings services and products for the aircraft’s new paint job.

With an estimated 26 U.S. registered aircraft affected, the Boeing 767-200s and 300s will require new insulation blankets by 2020.

The details and MRO implications and speculations from the MC-21 progress report released by Irkut.

The CFM LEAP-1C engine for China’s 150-seat C919 aircraft has received dual certification from the FAA and EASA.

Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer has unveiled plans to ramp up its services offering by creating a new division focused on customer services and support.

In-Flight-Entertainment (IFE) modifications demand in Latin American is expected to reach more than $626 million over the next five years; this sector will continue to grow at a 11.2% CAGR through 2021.

Stephan Wiegelmann, head of training services at SR Technics, discusses the company’s recently opened training center in Abu Dhabi as it looks to increase its regional footprint in the Middle East.

ICAO is developing a series of regulatory changes aimed at reducing the plethora of duplicative oversight and certifications required by approved maintenance organizations (AMOs).

The combined company will offer maintenance, flight line, storage and reclamation services out of two facilities.

Lufthansa Technik’s inauguration of a new component warehouse near Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport will significantly boost the company’s ability to service its customers throughout North, Central and South America, according to the company.

Carl Esposito, Honeywell's vice president of strategy, discusses the golden age of aircraft connectivity, predictive maintenance and fewer delays.

Modifications MRO demand in Latin American is expected to reach over $1.6 billion over the next five years.

Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) has won what almost certainly is its biggest component-support deal in Asia to date.

Bogdan Furundzhi, an account manager for Academic and Professional Aviation Center (APAC), an EASA Part 147-approved maintenance training entity in Riga, Latvia, talks with Inside MRO.

Asia-Pacific will require more than half a million new pilots and technicians over the next 20 years to support commercial aircraft demand, Boeing predicts.

STS Line Maintenance plans to add more line stations in the U.S. and overseas, and announced it will open new locations at airports soon to be vacated by HAECO Americas Line Services.

WorldViz is doubling down on the value of collaboration, introducing a new virtual reality platform codenamed "Skofield".

Lufthansa Technik (LHT) and GE Aviation have announced the formation of a new joint venture in Poland specializing in repair services for the GEnx-2B and GE9X engines.

See how the Latin American MRO market is expected to generate nearly $50 billion over the next decade.

Norwegian Air International (NAI) has welcomed a “long overdue” approval from the US Department of Transportation for its foreign carrier permit.

The opening on 1 December by Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) of its new Kuala Lumpur Materials and Logistics Service Center near Malaysia’s capital emphasizes the increasing focus of the commercial-aviation MRO industry on Asia as air traffic continues to develop rapidly throughout that continent.

The Golden Age of Aviation is often pegged to the 1920s or ’60s, but technological advances mean another golden era is underway here and now.