Aviation Week MRO

Europe will generate 24% of the projected global total MRO spend of $1.2 trillion from 2024-2023, Aviation Week’s new Commercial Fleet and MRO Forecast shows.

Groundings of Pratt & Whitney-powered Airbus A320neos are climbing fast.

Through a partnership with International AeroTech Academy, Amazon is paying tuition for its employees to pursue A&P certificates.

Air Corsica operates a total of 36 routes, 12 of which are public service obligation (PSO) routes from Corsica to mainland France.

The group has begun replacing its Airbus A320ceo fleet with A320neos.

Tender for the MRO facility will be floated towards the end of October.

The Mexican low-cost carrier operates around 70 Airbus A320neo aircraft all operated by GTF engines.

Delta Air Lines is anticipating the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G accelerated inspection program will have minimal impact on its Airbus A321neo fleet.

KLM Cityhopper is pressing Pratt & Whitney for detailed engine MRO plans to avoid possible grounding of aircraft in 2024.

The prestigious awards include an MRO category for the first time.

Recognizing Earl Exum, International Aero Engines chairperson and Pratt & Whitney vice president of Mature Commercial Engines.

Richard Hough, COO at Ireland-based Engine Lease Finance Corp., discusses the lease market for current and next-generation narrowbody engines.

The FAA plans to mandate a recently introduced fix for CFM International Leap 1A NSV problems that has led to several in-service incidents.

The new warehouse in Delhi is targeting supply chain issues related to spare parts.

Delta’s maintenance arm is seeking FAA certification for drone-based aircraft inspections following significant progress in its trial efforts.

Economic factors have caused airlines to displace other lessors as the main buyers of used aircraft.

Airbus has begun constructing a new maintenance facility for Germany’s fleet of A400M airlifters.

The training is aimed at reducing risks associated with post maintenance check flights.

Kellstrom Aerospace asserts proactive planning, infrastructure investments, workforce development and other factors will be crucial for meeting growing demand.

Newly appointed Lufthansa Technik Malta CEO Maria Cilia tells Aviation Week how the MRO is adapting to the shifting widebody market.

The facility's airframe maintenance capabilities were previously all for Airbus aircraft.

Inflation rates in Switzerland are generally lower than the rest of Europe.

Salil Gupte, president of Boeing India, discusses the country's aviation growth and the importance of ramping up MRO to support the expanding Indian fleet.

The airline’s engineering and maintenance organization will have disassembly, assembly and test capabilities for the GTF engine in Taiwan.

So far CFM and GE Aerospace—a 50-50 owner of CFM along with Safran—have identified 95 falsified documents impacting 126 engines.