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Confronting MRO's Juniority Problem

Aviation Week's MRO Podcast

Release Date: 05/06/2025

Gearing Up For AeroEngines Europe show art Gearing Up For AeroEngines Europe

Aviation Week's MRO Podcast

Aviation Week's Lee Ann Shay, James Pozzi and Dan Williams gather to discuss the European engine aftermarket and what they're looking forward to at this week's AeroEngines conference in Hamburg. --- MRO Europe is coming. Find out more and reserve your place

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Africa’s MRO Takeoff: New Horizons Or False Dawns? show art Africa’s MRO Takeoff: New Horizons Or False Dawns?

Aviation Week's MRO Podcast

James Pozzi, Keith Mwanalushi and Mark Pilling discuss Africa’s developing MRO market and whether the continent can get the investment into infrastructure and capabilities to foster a competitive aftermarket environment.

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How Drones Are Shaping Aircraft Inspection Techniques show art How Drones Are Shaping Aircraft Inspection Techniques

Aviation Week's MRO Podcast

Aviation Week editors James Pozzi and Lindsay Bjerregaard are joined by Dejan Borota, CEO and co-founder of drone-based inspection specialist Mainblades, to discuss technology's development in MRO, the role of artificial intelligence in inspections and the direction  future adoption is heading.

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Are Tariffs Affecting Aviation Aftermarket Earnings? show art Are Tariffs Affecting Aviation Aftermarket Earnings?

Aviation Week's MRO Podcast

Second quarter and first half results are out for OEMs and publicly held aviation aftermarket companies. Hear Aviation Week editors discuss what’s behind the numbers for European and U.S. aviation companies—and what could be store for the rest of 2025.  

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Can Embraer Scale Up Services To Match Record Backlog? show art Can Embraer Scale Up Services To Match Record Backlog?

Aviation Week's MRO Podcast

Embraer has just logged a record $29.7 billion backlog. Listen in as Aviation Week Network editors Lee Ann Shay, James Pozzi and Lindsay Bjerregaard discuss how the aircraft manufacturer is expanding its global maintenance, training and manufacturing capabilities to meet growing demand.

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Constrained Capacity, Connected Cabins And Carrier Consolidation show art Constrained Capacity, Connected Cabins And Carrier Consolidation

Aviation Week's MRO Podcast

Listen in as editors discuss several hot topics in the July digital-only issue of Inside MRO, which is now available . Lee Ann Shay and James Pozzi discuss the capacity crunch, OEM maintenance strategies, how airline consolidation is affecting the aftermarket and more.

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M&A, Gigantic Investments, Small Company Fortitude in MRO show art M&A, Gigantic Investments, Small Company Fortitude in MRO

Aviation Week's MRO Podcast

The aviation MRO market is hot, hot, hot, which is drawing big investments. Listen as editors discuss M&A trends, billions of dollars of recent investments in the aftermarket and why smaller, niche companies are growing but not getting gobbled up. Hosted by Lee Ann Shay with Michael Bruno, Aviation Week's executive editor for business, and James Pozzi,  MRO editor for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

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Air India Crash Spotlights MRO Response To Accidents show art Air India Crash Spotlights MRO Response To Accidents

Aviation Week's MRO Podcast

India's regulator wasted no time in ordering special maintenance inspections within 24 hours after the June 12 crash of an Air India Boeing 787. They were billed as "precautionary" and have turned up nothing notable—accident-related or otherwise. It's the latest example of how regulators are responding quickly to major occurrences, even if their actions have little technical basis.   Host James Pozzi is joined by Aviation Week Safety Editor Sean Broderick and Dan Williams, director of Fleet Data Services for Aviation Week Network.

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What Stood Out At The 2025 Paris Air Show show art What Stood Out At The 2025 Paris Air Show

Aviation Week's MRO Podcast

Listen in as editors discuss the big MRO news from this year’s Paris Air Show, as well as what changed from the last time the industry convened in Le Bourget in 2023.

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How Is GE Evolving Inspections & What’s Ahead For GTF Durability? show art How Is GE Evolving Inspections & What’s Ahead For GTF Durability?

Aviation Week's MRO Podcast

Listen in as editors discuss the recent Pratt & Whitney GTF engine upgrades and how GE Aerospace is utilizing technology to develop new engine inspection processes.

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Listen in as James Pozzi and Lindsay Bjerregaard discuss the MRO industry's emerging challenge of a less experienced workforce as an increasing number of people reach retirement age.