Aircraft & Propulsion

The agreement was announced last week at MRO Americas.

The maintenance arm of Turkish Airlines has grown third-party sales, including cargo conversion, heavy maintenance and component work.

Russia’s largest carriers are starting to introduce locally developed software to help maintain their Western-made airliners.

Ontic COO Brian Sartain on supporting legacy platforms, supply chain trends and expansions to workforce and facilities.

With some 75% of the new single-aisle engine market and the worst post-pandemic supply chain issues in the rearview mirror, CFM International is now focused on increasing the time on wing of its Leap engines.

Listen in to the first-ever MRO Podcast to be recorded live in front of an audience as Aviation Week's team share their takeaways from MRO Americas 2024 in Chicago.

With two active lines at present, Embraer is aiming for a three-month conversion timeline per aircraft, or 12 conversions per year.

Engine manufacturer is building up its aftermarket presence in Florida.

Despite demand for MRO services, the commercial aviation aftermarket faces a bevy of supply chain problems detrimental to business operations.

A380 demand increased in 2022 and is forecast to remain fairly steady.

Sun Country Airlines is working to boost the efficiency of its maintenance processes to support its growth.

SR Technics signed a five-year extension with VAS Aero Services at Aviation Week Network’s MRO Americas for Pratt & Whitney PW4000-100-in. engine maintenance.

Canada-based M1 Composites will repair several proprietary parts for the narrowbody aircraft.

With only a handful of regulators left to approve the merger, Korean Air is working on the transition and integration of new fleet and manpower.

ZeroAvia and FEAM Aero have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore maintenance, retrofit and technical support opportunities.

Pem-Air Turbine Engine Services’ new facility will grow its engine portfolio, capacity and staff.

Capital A MRO affiliate Asia Digital Engineering (ADE) has completed the company’s first Airbus A320 tailcone removal and installation.

Air Canada will test a new aircraft de-icing system later in 2024 that is environmentally friendly and should reduce travel time.

Operators had about 670 PW1000G-powered aircraft on the ground at the beginning of April, up from 625 on March 1 and 580 on Feb. 1.

John Laughter, who became Delta TechOps’ president in October 2023, speaks with Aviation Week about his outlook for the MRO organization.

In choosing local or distant maintenance, airlines must consider additional downtime and transport costs, among other factors.

OEMs are designing turbine blades to be more resilient in harsh environments and at high temperatures.

COO Dag Johnsen tells Aviation Week about Aero Norway’s parts strategies and CFM Leap plans.

This week’s Flight Friday looks at the "Big 4" U.S. operators—feeder network is not included in this analysis—with the MRO Americas event fast approaching.

A look at where new commercial aftermarket engine capabilities are being added around the world.