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Pratt Taps Willis Lease For Expanded Engine Support

Willis Lease Finance Corp. (WLFC) has secured a five-year agreement with Pratt & Whitney covering engine storage and lease return services across several geared turbofan (GTF) and mature powerplant programs. The agreement will see Willis support the RTX-owned engine manufacturer’s growing aftermarke...

Ascent Aviation Leans On Tech To Navigate Aftermarket Challenges

MARANA, Arizona—As Ascent Aviation Services balances busy hangars withex-Spirit Airlines aircraft and Boeing 777-300ER passenger-to-freighter conversion preparations, the MRO provider is leaning on technologies to navigate challenges. CEO David Querio tells Aviation Week that post-COVID-19 supply ch...

Southwest Airlines Set To Feed Used Asset Market

Southwest Airlines has juggled an unpredictable new-aircraft delivery schedule for years, but withBoeinggetting back on track, the all-737 operator is harvesting the benefits of prolonging the service lives of hundreds of its older 737s. “We’ve got north of 450 NGs that we’ll be retiring for years a...

West Africa Looks To Add MRO Capabilities

The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas)—which comprises 12 West African countries—is exploring the idea of establishing a regional MRO, separate from asimilar initiativeplanned by Asky Airlines and Ethiopian Airlines. “At Ecowas level, we have already undertaken the feasibility study...

Fast 5: APOC Aviation’s New CCO Eyes Diversification Opportunities

Apoc Aviation CCO Craig Skilton. Craig Skilton was appointed chief commercial officer at APOC Aviation on June 17. He spoke with Aviation Week about the company’s shift toward nose-to-tail support and its diversification into new aircraft platforms. In your new role, you’re shifting from overseeing...

Safran: Enough Leap Engines For Airbus, Boeing And Aftermarket

FRANKFURT—After a very strong first half for Leap engine deliveries, Safran signals that the times of engine shortages are over. “We are going to meet both Airbus andBoeingexpectations, as well as deliver enough spare engines to the airlines in order to ensure that there is not going to be any aircr...