The model continues to hold its own as a versatile and cost-effective running mate in many fleets.

See MRO-Network.com's highlighted fleet changes from airlines this past year.

A rundown of the latest airworthiness directives from Australian, European and Canadian regulators.

Lufthansa Technik's (LHT) central maintenance location is at Frankfurt Airport where the MRO provider services all of Lufthansa's aircraft as well as aircraft for more than 100 other customers. LHT's 4,000 personnel work in three shifts around the clock maintaining aircraft. Frankfurt’s LHT center has four hangars with 90,000 sq m of floor space. Three of the hangars are used for the Lufthansa’s fleet. The Frankfurt maintenance base services more than 700 aircraft, including about 260 aircraft belonging to Deutsche Lufthansa.

A rundown of the latest airworthiness directives from Australian, European and U.S. Regulators.

Outlook for MRO for CFM56 engine types strong as large numbers will remain in service even after Leap introduction.

MRO industry showing solid growth and strong prospects, but is also facing technical and workforce challenges that have to be resolved.

New EASA initiative seeks to create data platform to merge and analyze safety data from multiple sources.