Aviation Week's MRO Podcast

The aviation aftermarket is a complicated, fragmented, global business. Listen in as Aviation Week’s MRO editors explore the ins and outs of the industry.

Live From MRO Europe 2024

Editors discuss insights on artificial intelligence, supply chain, capacity growth and sustainability from the GoLive! Theater at MRO Europe 2024 in Barcelona.

10-24
21:53

How To Eliminate Unapproved Parts In Aviation

The Aviation Supply Chain Integrity Coalition recommended 13 actions to prevent unapproved parts from getting installed on aircraft. Robert Sumwalt, the coalition’s co-chair, talks with Aviation Week’s Lee Ann Shay about priorities for the industry and feedback since the report's release. 

10-17
09:45

Examining The Top 10 Airframe MROs

Editors James Pozzi and Lee Ann Shay discuss the return of Inside MRO’s Top 10 MROs feature after a five-year hiatus and what some of its findings say about the current state of the commercial aftermarket.

10-14
13:15

Unlocking Asia-Pacific's MRO Potential

Editors Lee Ann Shay, James Pozzi and Chen Chuanren share insights from Aviation Week's MRO Asia-Pacific 2024 event in Singapore, focusing on capacity, technology and talent.

09-26
17:43

What's Trending At Aero-Engines Europe?

Aviation Week's MRO team in Amsterdam report what they are hearing from executives at this year's Aero-Engines Europe conference. Listen in to hear from editors Lindsay Bjerregaard and James Pozzi who are joined by Dan Williams, director of fleet data services.

09-12
16:22

Cargo Demand Is Up, But Did The Market Get P2F Capacity Right?

Examining the aircraft feedstock for passenger-to-freighter conversions, cargo market demand, outlook for new P2F programs and MRO capacity with James Pozzi, Dan Williams and Lee Ann Shay. 

08-26
22:28

MRO Reflections And Surprises From Farnborough

While this year's Farnborough Airshow did not see the huge aircraft orders announced at Paris last year, there are still plenty of interesting developments to discuss. Listen in as Lee Ann Shay, James Pozzi and Daniel Williams reflect on engine orders, aftermarket conversations and the news that really stood out.

08-07
22:42

What's The State Of The Trent 1000 Engine Market?

Listen in as Aviation Week’s James Pozzi, Sean Broderick and Daniel Williams examine the current state of the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine program and how recent reliability issues are impacting operators.

07-16
18:00

How Airline Fleet Growth Is Changing Eastern European MRO

Listen in to hear insights from MRO BEER (Baltics, Eastern European Region), including on airBaltic's GTF issues and Ryanair's operations from James Pozzi, Dan Williams and Lee Ann Shay.

07-02
10:47

How AI Is Transforming The Aftermarket

Listen in to hear Aviation Week Network editors James Pozzi, Lindsay Bjerregaard and Michael Bruno discuss the novel applications MROs are finding for generative AI and the technology’s workforce implications. Read Lindsay's article: AI Fever Sweeps MRO, But Will Excitement Last?

06-04
20:47

Examining The V2500 Engine Market

Aviation Week’s James Pozzi, Sean Broderick and Daniel Williams examine the current state of the IAE V2500 engine program and how it is being impacted by durability issues related to its successor the Pratt & Whitney GTF.

05-22
21:30

What's The State Of Asia-Pacific's Engine Market?

Aviation Week editors discuss their thoughts about some key issues broached during the first standalone Aero-Engines Asia-Pacific conference in Hong Kong.

04-30
16:51

Live Show At MRO Americas

Listen in to the first-ever MRO Podcast to be recorded live in front of an audience as Aviation Week's team share their takeaways from MRO Americas 2024 in Chicago. --- Read news and analysis from MRO Americas 2024 here  Get free MRO news, insight and analysis from our award-winning editors delivered to your inbox daily — Sign up for the MRO Digest

04-12
17:48

How Are Europe's MRO Giants Looking Ahead?

Listen in as Aviation Week Network's Lee Ann Shay and James Pozzi dissect the recent financials of Lufthansa Technik, Rolls-Royce and MTU Maintenance and how they are looking to capitalize on the market upturn.

03-26
14:55

Can Middle East MRO Keep Up With Fleet Growth?

Listen in as Aviation Week Network editors discuss MRO Middle East 2024 and share insights from the event.

03-11
20:25

Aftermarket Insights From Singapore Airshow

Listen in to learn about key MRO and engine developments from the Singapore Airshow 2024 with Aviation Week's James Pozzi and Christine Boynton.

02-26
09:34

MRO Capacity: Will Finding A Slot Get Easier This Year?

Listen in as Aviation Week Network editors ask a critical question: Will the capacity crunch ease this year? Airframe and engine maintenance slots have been tough to book since travel rebounded and supply chain pains strain turnaround times. 

02-12
16:52

Can India's MRO Industry Keep Up With Demand?

Listen in as James Pozzi and Swaati Ketkar discuss developments in India's MRO industry and how it is building an aftermarket infrastructure to meet high growth demands.

01-26
14:52

Will MRO See Even More Growth in 2024?

Aviation Week editors James Pozzi, Lee Ann Shay, Lindsay Bjerregaard and Sean Broderick discuss the outlook for the commercial aftermarket. Editor's note: At 4:10 during discussion of VSE Corporation's acquisition of Desser Aerospace, it is stated that the acquisition signals confidence in PMA parts. However, it should be clarified that VSE concurrently sold Desser’s PMA business to Loar Group.

01-02
23:17

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