Aviation Week MRO

China Eastern entered a purchase agreement with GE Aerospace for 25 GEnx-1B turbofans for its Boeing 787 fleet.

Dassault Aviation plans to open a new company-owned service center at Catarina International Executive Airport near Sao Paulo, Brazil, in early 2024.

AOG’s scheme underscores a larger, all-too-familiar challenge for aircraft operators, lessors, and maintainers.

GKN Aerospace has strengthened its position on several GE engine programs through a new, wide-ranging agreement.

Days after a ransomware group claimed responsibility for a cyber breach, Boeing confirmed a cyberattack was affecting online Global Services operations.

At Base Maintenance, demand for hangar checks remained strong, the company said.

Aftermarket stakeholders suggest collaboration and more efficient regulation are required to unlock benefits of new technologies.

Asia Digital Engineering’s new EASA Part 145 maintenance approval will help it boost MRO services outside the Asia-Pacific region.

Success in Lufthansa Technik’s components business is driving record results, alongside growth in workforce and new contracts.

The facility will enable the Australian airline to insource maintenance activities that have previously been performed in Europe.

Pat Shanahan is committed to eliminating disruptions at Spirit, saying: “The mindset I have is that we can be zero defects. We can eliminate all defects."

Airlines, lessors, MROs, OEMs and parts traders are facing a sliding scale of challenges in the engine aftermarket.

The startup is beta testing its system to reduce the risk of damaging aircraft during ground movement with 50 companies, including MROs and FBOs.

As a part of the deal, HAL will produce CFM Leap engine parts for Safran Aircraft Engines Bangalore facilities.

Both GE and Safran pushed through high-single-digit spares price hikes in August, executives confirmed on recent earnings calls.

The Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) Istanbul site is the German company's ninth conversion modification site globally.

With engine overhaul turn times drifting outwards, business is booming for providers of alternative solutions.

Engine inspections to begin in January 2024 will take place in phases, and 25 aircraft will be taken out of service in the January-February period.

Aftermarket companies at MRO Europe discuss impacts from inflation and potential global investment opportunities.

CFM said that it has reviewed all documentation turned over by AOG Technics following a UK court order issued in early October.

Aviation Week speaks with newly appointed Aero Norway CEO Neil Russell on the sidelines of MRO Europe about his business priorities.

How SR Technics is ramping up operations for new-generation engine types and planning to reduce CO2 emissions across its global network.

De Havilland Canada has selected Universal Avionics as the lead supplier of integrated flight decks for its line of firefighting aircraft.

The global approach to MRO of the F-35 needs to be a model for other weapons as the Pentagon looks to co-develop and co-produce critical systems, the DOD says.

Engine removals caused a higher-than-normal cancellation rate for Hawaiian early in the third quarter, CEO Peter Ingram said.