Aviation MRO

Aviation Week tallies North American engine MRO deals, from VSE's $2 billion PAG buy to MTU's $120 million Texas shop.

Boeing's 2026 outlook sees 8,405 North American deliveries through 2045, with nearly 80% replacing older airplanes.

FAA directive requires new radio altimeter cables on 169 U.S. Boeing 787s, at an estimated $17,805 per airplane.

FAA final rule adds inspection options for single-engine turbine airplanes and drones and updates repair station rules.

Locatory data: electrical and avionics led North American July parts searches at 26%; engines led globally at 42%.

Locatory data: engine and fuel control parts were 31% of July's hardest-to-find aircraft parts, airframe 26%.

Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey renewed CF34-8 engine support for PSA Airlines' 60 CRJ700s and 94 CRJ900s.

Envoy Air will open an E-Jet line maintenance base at Huntsville International Airport in Q2 2027.

Locatory.com data shows engine parts were 39% of North America's hardest-to-find aircraft parts in August 2026.

Locatory.com data shows standard hardware and seals led 45% of North American parts searches in September 2026.

Navy exercises a $32.2 million option for F135 engine repair-of-repairables support on the F-35 program.

AAR priced $955 million and $960 million of senior notes to finance its MRO Holdings acquisition.

IATA and Oliver Wyman data show engine work rising to 48% of global MRO spend in 2024.

IATA data shows global MRO spend at $104B in 2024, 11.5% of airline expenses, heading to $124B by 2034.

Delta TechOps will supply component sharing and a spare-parts kit for Aeroitalia's 737 NG fleet.

FAA Order 8130.2M implements MOSAIC provisions and revises light-sport, restricted and experimental certification guidan

Oliver Wyman's 2026 MRO Survey: 64% expect engine overhaul span times to take beyond 18 months to normalize.

McKinsey's first bizav report cites a 3.9M departure record, 70% North America share and tight MRO and hangar space.

Boeing posted $24.2B Q3 revenue and a $745B record backlog; Global Services earned an 18.3% operating margin.

Boeing's 2026 outlook: 2.425M new aviation personnel needed, including 728K technicians worldwide.