Lufthansa Technik is expanding its Mobile Engine Services to adapt to shop capacity constraints, build revenue and save customers money. Clemens Geercken, Lufthansa Technik’s head of product sales engine services,...
Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul
FlighPath plans to soon introduce online and virtual training coming for mechanics. Canada’s FlightPath International will soon introduce Web-based computer training, as well as virtual and augmented reality training modules...
Satellite capacity and antennas are rapidly improving--but caveat emptor. For airlines thinking about installing or upgrading inflight entertainment and connectivity systems, there is good news and bad news. The good...
The checks, first mandated in September 2011, focus on acoustic panels that line the inlet's inner surface. Operators of Rolls Royce-powered Airbus A330s face more frequent inspections of engine inlet...
The leasing industry is facing cost challenges related to repossessions and reconfigurations. In its last quarterly result, Ryanair predicted that low oil prices would keep struggling carriers in business for...
Cheaper bandwidth and faster Wi-Fi should improve inflight connectivity for passengers, crew and MROs collecting aircraft systems data. Inflight connectivity is set to be one of the most transformative technologies...
Airlines worldwide continue to move toward increasing use of USM and PMA parts to reduce MRO costs. When sourcing aircraft and engine components, MROs and airlines have evolved their strategies...
Rolls-Royce, SITAONAIR launch DataHub as neutral data broker.
Using risk-management to balance costs and efficiency, airlines are now hedging maintenance costs. Airlines are hedging maintenance costs now instead of fuel costs, says Frank Stevens, Embraer’s vice president of...
Engine work will surge at 9% as material, shop capacity remain in demand. After a year that approached double-digit growth, the commercial aftermarket will return to more "normal" expansion in...