Trends and Analysis

United Expects To Complete Tech Ops Integration By 2017

Aviation Week & Space Technology MRO Edition

As American Airlines’ pilots union complains that the “new American Airlines product is outright embarrassing,” and United Airlines contends with a proxy fight about its board of directors, both airlines’ technical operations groups are making positive, major changes behind the scenes.

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Cheap Oil Boosts Business Case For Older Aircraft

Aviation Week & Space Technology

While carriers may not like to admit it, low fuel prices are having a noticeable influence on the fleet strategies of many of them.

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News Briefs

Air Transport World

Avianor has more than 30 scheduled visits in the second quarter of 2016, and must add 150 technicians and expand its facilities. In addition to regular maintenance on Airbus A310s, the company has inducted the first of two Boeing 777 heavy-maintenance and cabin-modification visits for a US operator, and another European client has entrusted Avianor with a C check on an A310. Avianor will also induct two cabin modification lines for Air Canada.

QET Tech Aerospace has an agreement with the Sonora, Mexico, airport authority to provide long-term storage area for any size aircraft. And QTA is expanding its facilities by 3,000 sq m to build aviation shops. QTA is now an FAA 145 Repair Station, including ratings for A320 line maintenance, Bombardier CRJ200 Heavy Maintenance and a MarathonNorco battery shop.

PEMCO World Air Services named Dan Teters as senior MRO manager, following 27 years at American Airlines. Teters oversees MRO in the company’s two main hangars at Tampa International Airport.

Ameco has signed heavy maintenance contract with Zhejiang Loong Airlines to perform C checks for its Airbus A320s. The first one has been in Ameco’s four-bay hangar on March 24.

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Data Tools

North America/Global Commercial Engine MRO Growth Rates

2016 Commercial Aviation Fleet & MRO Forecast, Aviation Week Network

Over the next five years, engine MRO demand projections in constant dollar terms will exceed the growth rates of the engine fleets themselves. North America’s difference is 0.5% greater whereas the world’s engine MRO grows a full 1% faster in half a decade. At ten years in the future, the rate disparity diverge even more significantly with Asia Pacific, China and Latin America driving increased MRO demand growth.