AJW has recently joined as a new affiliate member of the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA). This move is in sync with AJW’s expansion into new regions and business lines complemented by digital developments that optimise MRO management....
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
How long will aviation continue to face a workforce shortage?
The problem of skilled labour shortage in the aviation industry is rising every month with increasing demand and airlines, OEMs, and MROs are starting to feel the pinch. The aviation industry was already facing a workforce crunch and the pandemic made it worse. With...
MTU Maintenance expands German footprint with a new engine repair facility in Serbia
MTU Maintenance Serbia has opened a new 39,000-square-meter facility in Nova Pazova near Belgrade for the repair of engine parts. In the coming years, the facility plans to create about 400 job opportunities in the region. The facility will commence commercial...
FEAM Aero plans robust expansion of line stations across US
FEAM Aero has planned robust network expansion with the opening of several new line stations to serve the rising customer demands. In the United States, FEAM will launch operations with new line stations at Chicago Rockford International Airport [RFD], Sacramento...
GE Aerospace signs Keyvan Aviation for navigation database services
GE Aerospace recently signed a Product Update Service Agreement with Keyvan Aviation, in which Keyvan will provide an aviation and navigation database to all airlines and operators which use GE Aerospace’s Flight Management system. Mehmet Keyvan, CEO and founder of...
Duncan Aviation to expand its Battle Creek facility
Duncan Aviation is planning a $40 million expansion project at Battle Creek Executive Airport. The expansion was on the cards for many years but the project was delayed due to the pandemic. The expanded facility is expected to create 70 jobs at Battle Creek Duncan...
Safran inaugurates additive manufacturing campus in France
Safran recently inaugurated its 12,500-square-meter additive manufacturing campus in Le Haillan, near Bordeaux in southwest France. Safran says that the facility will have all processes needed to make parts using additive manufacturing, from research and development...
STS Line Maintenance opens new station in New York
STS Line Maintenance (STS) has recently opened a new station to service commercial aircraft in Rochester, New York, bringing the total US station count to 35. As per STS, the new station is expected to create over a dozen jobs in the area. Mark Smith, President of STS...
AAR expands partnership with Unison
AAR has signed a long-term agreement with Unison Industries to significantly expand its distribution of Unison’s aviation, aerospace, and civil land vehicle products. Brian DeGennaro, Vice President, Global Sales, and Marketing for Unison Industries, said: “AAR has...
Magnetic Trading expands PBH portfolio with two Polish airlines
Magnetic Trading has recently signed a Power-by-hour (PBH) service agreement with two major Polish airlines, LOT and Enter Air. Magnetic expanded its initial agreement with Enter Air for another three years and signed a new agreement with LOT. This includes...
Aircraft service market to double in value in 20 years – Airbus
Airbus predicts the global commercial aircraft service market to recover to pre-pandemic levels in 2023 and double in value from $95bn to over $230bn in the next two decades, in its latest Global Services Forecast (GSF). As per Airbus’ prediction, these figures show...
ecube expands its US footprint with new Arizona facility
ecube has expanded its US footprint with a new facility at Coolidge Municipal Airport, Arizona. The decision to expand in the US was driven by customer demand and support from the ecube’s leadership team who see it as logical growth development. ecube CEO, Lee...