Airliner World Magazine MRO Americas 2025 Special Issue

As the aviation industry gathers in Atlanta for MRO Americas 2025 from April 8-10, Airliner World examines some recent market developments in this special supplement compiled and produced by Bernie Baldwin.

Engines are vital to flight, so ongoing airworthiness is paramount. Aircraft engines and maintenance procedures are constantly changing, and we talk to GE Aerospace, CTS Engines and Magnetic Engines to discover how their support programmes are evolving and learn how each of them stands out from the competition.

It’s astonishing to think that a smartphone has more computing power than the Concorde flight deck – and that also means maintaining avionics in a fully functioning state requires specialised processes. Thales is a major supplier of systems, knowledge and equipment for undertaking customer MRO and can also help operators wishing to carry out their own MRO work.

The supply of parts and components is a crucial element of keeping aircraft airworthy and is a cornerstone of the industry. AJW Group has been a leading airline parts supplier for more than 90 years and has recently established its MRO centre of excellence in Montreal, Canada - one of the top three aerospace hubs in the world.

Just as IT has helped to operate aircraft more efficiently and effectively, its use in the hangar has changed the way in which maintenance is planned, resourced and carried out. Among the leading players is Veryon, which is building towards a future where AI can automatically identify patterns in maintenance data and historical defect trends that human engineers might overlook.