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Fast 5: Air Astana Builds Up In-House Heavy Maintenance Capability

Robert Dando, technical director at Air Astana. Air Astana recently hit a major milestone with its 50th in-house C check. With both its Astana and Almaty facilities in Kazakhstan now handling all Airbus A320-family C checks internally, the carrier has shifted from outsourced heavy maintenance to ful...

GTF Progress Gives Encouragement To Wizz Air

Wizz Air is progressively returning Airbus A321neos to service and expects Pratt & Whitney to keep to its schedule of resolving all of the PW1100G engine problems the LCC has suffered by the end of 2027. At the end of its third quarter, Wizz had 33 of its A321neos on the ground due to geared turbofa...

Collins Responds To Surging Asian MRO Demand

Malaysia has welcomed more investment into its aftermarket sector following Collins Aerospace’s announcement that it will quadruple its MRO footprint in the country. The supplier, part of RTX, is building a new facility at the Subang Aerotech Park in Kuala Lumpur, investing $63 million to expand fro...

Baltic MROs Tighten Supply Chains Amid Geopolitical Pressure

Executives at Heston Materials and FL Technics say the current geopolitical operating environment is forcing sharper discipline in sourcing strategies, tighter control over supplier relationships and faster access to inventory as demand patterns become increasingly unpredictable.

Fast 5: FDH Aero CEO On Selecting Bain For Next Phase

FDH Aero announced on June 8 that Bain Capital will become its majority shareholder following regulatory approvals. Ian Walsh, CEO of the inventory service provider, discusses why it chose Bain and how he expects the additional capital to expand FDH’s business.

Engine Trading Market Warned Of Possible Sharp Correction

Lee Whitehurst, VP of acquisitions and trading at BeauTech Power Systems. The aircraft engine trading market could face a sharp correction if a sudden influx of assets enters an already volatile supply chain environment, according to Lee Whitehurst in his first interview since joining BeauTech Power...