Aviation Week MRO

Maintenance info used by regulators to mandate 777 structural inspections includes errors that may create more risks for affected aircraft than it addresses.

2022 saw the highest annual total of severe mechanic injuries since OSHA began reporting these injuries in 2015.

Aviation Week Network experts discuss the impact of technical issues with the GTF engine powering Airbus A320neo aircraft on the global fleet and aftermarket.

The exact number and breakdown of affected engines in the global fleet has not been previously reported.

The technology is now being gradually applied on Lufthansa’s eleven 777F freighters.

Mammoth Freighters is building up towards five Boeing 777 passenger to freighter conversion lines at its Aspire MRO facility at Fort Worth Alliance Airport.

The approval is an extension of the Lithuanian MRO’s existing FAA and EASA certifications for the narrowbody engine type.

An EASA order flags Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 turbine blades for targeted inspections to flag a flaw that could lead to engine failures.

The cargo carrier has donated a GE CF6 engine to Marshall University’s Aviation Maintenance Technology program, which launched last year.

Jordanian MRO provider Joramco plans to team with Boeing in setting up a Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) line in the Middle East.

Operators are being forced to consider short-term MRO solutions as they try to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Boeing has partnered with Jordanian MRO provider Joramco to establish a passenger-to-freighter conversion line at its main base in Amman.

Ethiopian Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to build a new hangar in Addis Ababa for aircraft parts manufacturing.

The project includes installation of new seats and an in-seat power supply system.

Lithuanian MRO provider FL Technics is doubling its presence in Indonesia with the construction of a new MRO hub in Bali.

The first graduating class at the city’s recently opened A&P school will help fill high workforce demand in the Chicago area.

A recent report from CRISIL focused on three MRO service providers that account for more than 90% of the industry’s revenue in India.

UK-based C-130 Hercules maintenance, repair and overhaul specialist Marshall Aerospace will service and modify the South African Air Force’s fleet of C-130s.

Taby Air Maintenance has developed a modification kit to help Saab 2000 operators comply with performance-based navigation requirements.

The hangar's construction marks FL Technics' physical expansion in the Americas region.

Southwest Airlines is using an artificial intelligence tool from startup AIXI to auto-code repairs.

Russia’s largest airline did not disclose where it had acquired them, 18 months after export aircraft spare parts to Russia was prohibited by Western sanctions.

Singapore-headquartered maintenance, repair and overhaul company ST Engineering secured SG$2.3 billion ($1.7 billion) in contracts in the second quarter.

Capital A subsidiary Asia Digital Engineering completed 22 base maintenance checks in the second quarter, up from 12 in the same period last year.

The FAA has accepted Kansas Modification Center’s Project Specific Certification Plan for its 777-300ERCF cargo conversion.