The largest engine aftermarket deal in a recent Aviation Week roundup of North American MRO activity is VSE Corporation's agreement to buy Atlanta-based Precision Aviation Group for around $2 billion. The early 2026 agreement covers a provider of component, engine and avionics services operating from 29 locations worldwide, and it follows VSE's earlier purchases of Turbine Controls, Kellstrom and Turbine Weld Industries.

Capital spending on U.S. engine shops forms the rest of the picture. MTU Maintenance is investing around $120 million to set up a full capability engine overhaul shop at Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport in Texas. The site is slated to service CFM Leap-1A and Leap-1B engines from mid-2026 and to add GE Aerospace GEnx widebody engines later in the decade, under a 30-year lease.

Pratt & Whitney is putting more than $100 million into three U.S. sites to expand Geared Turbofan maintenance capacity. That total includes $78 million in Irving, Texas, for a 500,000 square foot used serviceable material facility expected to raise stock by 60%, and $20 million in West Palm Beach, Florida, which added 50,000 square feet and lifted GTF MRO capacity by 40%. A further $4.7 million went to Springdale, Arkansas, for a 7,000 square foot expansion of engine case repair work, with new additive repair equipment cutting process time by more than 60%.

In Dallas, BP Aero plans a new facility that will more than double its component repair footprint once it opens in late 2026, with more than 100 jobs expected over two years. Investment amounts for that project and for several other listed moves were not disclosed.

Source: Aviation Week Network -- https://aviationweek.com/mro/gallery-engine-mro-developments-north-america