The MRO supply chain typically includes lengthy approval processes, complex supply networks, incomplete data, order backlogs, and inventory accuracy issues. As AviTrader MRO investigates, identifying the problem is the first step in finding solutions. Delays in the supply chain for parts provision and repairs are now all too familiar. MROs, aftermarket specialists, repair stations and
UK carrier Jet2.com has selected the new Series 9 Fixed Back seat from Acro Aircraft Seating for its fleet of new Airbus A321/A320neo aircraft. The contract, awarded after extensive international competition, sees Jet2.com become the first customer for the recently launched Series 9 seats. The seating will be installed on the company’s 98 firm-ordered Airbus
ST Engineering has released that its Commercial Aerospace business and SF Airlines Co., (SF Airlines) have entered an agreement to set up a commercial airframe MRO joint venture in Ezhou, Hubei, China. MRO demand in China and the Asia Pacific region is estimated to increase at a compound annual growth rate of about 3% to 7%
Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW) is a German centre of excellence for aircraft maintenance and Airbus freighter conversions. The company has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with China’s Sichuan Haite Hi-Tech (Haite), a publicly listed aircraft solutions provider, to collaborate on Airbus Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversions. Under the terms of the partnership, Haite will be responsible
Safran Nacelles and AFI KLM E&M have signed a licence agreement for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of the Airbus A320neo’s LEAP-1A nacelles. Over 2,500 nacelles produced by Safran Nacelles are currently in service on Airbus A320neo aircraft that are powered by CFM International’s LEAP-1A engines. Through this agreement, the company ensures that the
Spirit AeroSystems has announced an agreement with GMR Aero Technic to be the Spirit authorised repair centre in India for Boeing and other aircraft. GMR Aero Technic, a subsidiary of GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL), is a third-party airframe Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) facility offering base maintenance, line maintenance, limited shop and component
TITAN Aviation Fuels has welcomed Jetscape to its branded FBO (fixed base operator) network. Jetscape is located at the fast-growing Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL). The closest FBO to downtown Fort Lauderdale, Jetscape offers a full-service business aviation centre that delivers excellence and extends a gateway of safety, security and privacy to the general aviation
Clyde Buntrock Chief Executive Officer at AJW Aviation speaks to the AviTrader editor about the current status of the MRO and aftermarket and how the economic climate might influence the industry going forward. OEMs are set to increase production rates of new aircraft especially narrowbodies in response to meeting demands for years’ long backlogs. Clyde
VAS Aero Services has acquired two Boeing B737-700 aircraft for teardown and subsequent parts harvesting and marketing. VAS will manage the teardown of both aircraft at Marana, Arizona, with disassembly scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2023, adding to the vast number of Boeing aircraft that VAS has disassembled over the years. Used
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) will invest €7.5 million (£6.6 million) in a training centre in Hamburg-Rahlstedt, Germany to meet the need for a large number of engine mechanics. Following the COVID-19 crisis, the workload in Lufthansa Technik’s engine shops is steadily increasing again and requires many highly qualified engine mechanics. To meet the demand, Lufthansa Technik
