MRO Editorials Archives

Market demand creates opportunities for one-stop MRO and engineering solutions [MRO Editorial]

Etihad Airways Engineering are expanding capacity to meet global demand for MRO services including collaborating with industry players likes AMROS Global for value added services such as aircraft transition solutions as AviTrader MRO reports. Etihad Airways Engineering announced a string of new developments and partnerships recently. The Abu Dhabi-based MRO is making big bold moves

April 15, 2023 No Comments

Lee Carey, Vice President, Asset Management at EirTrade Aviation

MRO & Production

Exclusive interview: “Value propositions create opportunities for part outs” [MRO Editorial]

AviTrader´s Keith Mwanalushi speaks to Lee Carey, Vice President, Asset Management at EirTrade Aviation about the first disassembly of the Boeing 787 and the market trends for used serviceable materials for newer aircraft. In February, Dublin-based EirTrade Aviation unveiled the first known disassembly of the Boeing 787 – two 10-year-old aircraft have been disassembled simultaneously

April 13, 2023 No Comments

Eliminating pain points in the supply chain [MRO Editorial]

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

February 24, 2023 No Comments

MRO & Production

AFTERMARKET SALES rise amid challenging economic forecast [MRO Editorial]

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

February 21, 2023 No Comments

In the hot seat… Risto Mäeots, CEO Magnetic Group [MRO Editorial]

What attracted you to this industry? I have always been fond of technology and engineering – it started from my father and grandfather. My father was involved in motorsports and grandfather was running a farm where I spent most of my free time working and operating machines. After graduating from gymnasium, the decision to study

February 16, 2023 No Comments

COST CONTROL FOR COMPONENT REPAIRS [MRO Editorial]

Pandemic leaves rising component repair costs in its wake The rising cost of component repairs post-pandemic including higher material prices, means industry players need smart strategies to brace for the impact and perhaps push for alternative and cheaper solutions. Everyone is talking about the higher cost of component repairs – it is no surprise that

February 15, 2023 No Comments

VTOL: A rising opportunity for support services [MRO Editorial]

AviTrader MRO editor recently caught up with Dave Merrill, Chief Executive Officer at Elroy Air to discuss the development of the new VTOL cargo flyer and the case for maintenance support. The appeal towards vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is growing steadily, as with their potential to meet size gaps in the aviation and