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.

Good, Bad And Ugly For Aviation MRO Education 03/24/2025

Good, Bad And Ugly For Aviation MRO Education Editors discuss MRO workforce challenges, opportunities and DOGE cuts as they reflect on the Aviation Technician Education Council annual conference and Aeronautical Repair Station Association symposium. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/35834200

What Lies Ahead For The CFM56 Aftermarket? 03/17/2025

What Lies Ahead For The CFM56 Aftermarket? Listen in as James Pozzi, Sean Broderick and Dan Williams discuss the present and future of the CFM International CFM56 engine aftermarket and how the in-service fleet will develop over the next few years. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/35720980

Is India Geared Up To Meet Future Fleet And MRO Growth? 03/10/2025

Is India Geared Up To Meet Future Fleet And MRO Growth? Listen in as Aviation Week's James Pozzi, Swaati Ketkar and Dan Williams discuss the latest developments in India’s fleet and aftermarket as the country continues to develop as an aviation power. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/35594735

Is A Shift Happening In MRO Insourcing? 03/03/2025

Is A Shift Happening In MRO Insourcing? Listen in as James Pozzi, Lindsay Bjerregaard and Kurt Hofmann discuss recent maintenance insourcing announcements by Ryanair, British Airways and other global carriers and ask if there is a shifting dynamic in the aftermarket. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/35483925

Podcast: How The Airport Guy Is Inspiring Tomorrow’s Aviation Talent 02/21/2025

Podcast: How The Airport Guy Is Inspiring Tomorrow’s Aviation Talent Listen in as James Pozzi talks to Mohammad Taher—aka Mo T The Airport Guy—who has amassed more than 1 million social media followers by promoting the aviation industry and careers within the sector. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/35364645

Unpacking The Buoyant Middle East Aftermarket 02/13/2025

Unpacking The Buoyant Middle East Aftermarket The packed MRO Middle East and AIME just wrapped up after a couple of bustling days. Aviation Week editors discuss some of the highlights, including widebodies, interiors and engines. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/35255925

Key Takeaways From MRO Latin America 2025 02/10/2025

Key Takeaways From MRO Latin America 2025 Insights from MRO Latin America in Panama—including what potential U.S. tariffs on the region could mean for aerospace manufacturing and workforce—as well as how airlines and MROs are building capacity in the region. With Aviation Week's Lee Ann Shay, Lindsay Bjerregaard and Lori Ranson. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/35192600

Transition Time For Aero Engines 01/29/2025

Transition Time For Aero Engines Listen in as Aviation Week editors James Pozzi, Jens Flottau and Lee Ann Shay discuss trends discussed at this week's Engine Leasing Trading & Finance and Aero-Engines Americas conferences in Fort Worth. Spoiler alert: there are lots of balancing acts. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/35065435

CFM Leap Engine Ramp-Up, Durability And Spares In 2025 01/21/2025

CFM Leap Engine Ramp-Up, Durability And Spares In 2025 Aviation Week editors Sean Broderick, James Pozzi and Lee Ann Shay discuss CFM Leap 1A and 1B engine developments, from newly certified blades that should be better suited to harsh environments to expanded aftermarket prospects, production ramp-up and engine spares. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/34938175

What Lies Ahead For MRO In 2025? 12/31/2024

What Lies Ahead For MRO In 2025? Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss what could be on the horizon for MRO in 2025, touching on turnaround times, AI and aircraft recycling, plus module swaps, parts approvals and more. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/34668435

The Era Of 787 Heavy Maintenance Begins 12/11/2024

The Era Of 787 Heavy Maintenance Begins As D checks on older Boeing 787s ramp up, the first all-composite widebody's characteristics make it a unique proposition for MRO shops. Listen in to hear from Aviation Week's forecaster Daniel Williams and Guy Norris, who has covered the 787 program since its inception, as they discuss the airframe and break down the engine situation with host James Pozzi. Find out more about Aero-Engines Americas and secure your place /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/34392830

What We Learned At MRO Australasia 11/25/2024

What We Learned At MRO Australasia Listen in as Aviation Week's James Pozzi and Dan Williams share insights they gleaned from MRO Australasia 2024 with executive editor Lee Ann Shay. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/34127806

Inside The CFM Leap MRO Network Ramp-Up 11/11/2024

Inside The CFM Leap MRO Network Ramp-Up As the CFM Leap family of engines approaches 4,000 in-service engines, a figure forecasted to double by 2030, Aviation Week editors James Pozzi, Thierry Dubois and Lee Ann Shay discuss how the network is ramping up and how repair developments are pacing. Is it quick enough? What are Safran and GE doing differently than with the CFM56 support program? /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/33877022

Live From MRO Europe 2024 10/24/2024

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. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/33587362

How To Eliminate Unapproved Parts In Aviation 10/17/2024

How To Eliminate Unapproved Parts In Aviation The Aviation Supply Chain Integrity Coalition 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. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/33497567

Examining The Top 10 Airframe MROs 10/14/2024

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. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/33419822

Unlocking Asia-Pacific's MRO Potential 09/26/2024

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. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/33204312

What's Trending At Aero-Engines Europe? 09/12/2024

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. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/33019192

Cargo Demand Is Up, But Did The Market Get P2F Capacity Right? 08/26/2024

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. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/32714532

MRO Reflections And Surprises From Farnborough 08/07/2024

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. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/32463042

What's The State Of The Trent 1000 Engine Market? 07/16/2024

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. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/32148327

How Airline Fleet Growth Is Changing Eastern European MRO 07/02/2024

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. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/31915072

How AI Is Transforming The Aftermarket 06/04/2024

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: /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/31594777

Examining The V2500 Engine Market 05/22/2024

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. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/31402327

What's The State Of Asia-Pacific's Engine Market? 04/30/2024

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. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/31029858

Live Show At MRO Americas 04/12/2024

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 Get free MRO news, insight and analysis from our award-winning editors delivered to your inbox daily — /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/30797088

How Are Europe's MRO Giants Looking Ahead? 03/26/2024

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. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/30549778

Can Middle East MRO Keep Up With Fleet Growth? 03/11/2024

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. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/30287693

Aftermarket Insights From Singapore Airshow 02/26/2024

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. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/30084303

MRO Capacity: Will Finding A Slot Get Easier This Year? 02/12/2024

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. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/29875243

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