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.

Gearing Up For AeroEngines Europe 09/08/2025

Gearing Up For AeroEngines Europe 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 /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/38125785

Africa’s MRO Takeoff: New Horizons Or False Dawns? 08/25/2025

Africa’s MRO Takeoff: New Horizons Or False Dawns? 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. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/37924210

How Drones Are Shaping Aircraft Inspection Techniques 08/18/2025

How Drones Are Shaping Aircraft Inspection Techniques 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. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/37840660

Are Tariffs Affecting Aviation Aftermarket Earnings? 08/11/2025

Are Tariffs Affecting Aviation Aftermarket Earnings? 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. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/37739230

Can Embraer Scale Up Services To Match Record Backlog? 07/28/2025

Can Embraer Scale Up Services To Match Record Backlog? 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. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/37574880

Constrained Capacity, Connected Cabins And Carrier Consolidation 07/22/2025

Constrained Capacity, Connected Cabins And Carrier Consolidation 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. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/37501975

M&A, Gigantic Investments, Small Company Fortitude in MRO 07/14/2025

M&A, Gigantic Investments, Small Company Fortitude in MRO 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. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/37377700

Air India Crash Spotlights MRO Response To Accidents 06/30/2025

Air India Crash Spotlights MRO Response To Accidents 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. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/37198595

What Stood Out At The 2025 Paris Air Show 06/24/2025

What Stood Out At The 2025 Paris Air Show 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. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/37131200

How Is GE Evolving Inspections & What’s Ahead For GTF Durability? 06/16/2025

How Is GE Evolving Inspections & What’s Ahead For GTF Durability? 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. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/37022625

What's Happening In Engine Leasing? 06/09/2025

What's Happening In Engine Leasing? Aviation Week's James Pozzi, Alex Derber and Antoine Fafard share insights into the engine leasing market following the recent gathering of lessors and financiers at the ELTF Europe conference. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/36915930

Electrification, Hydrogen And A&P Testing Barriers 06/03/2025

Electrification, Hydrogen And A&P Testing Barriers Editors discuss the newest issue of Inside MRO, delving into features on electric technologies, testing barriers for U.S. A&P students, Ryanair’s evolving aftermarket and development of hydrogen fuel cells for aviation. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/36830660

Breaking Down The Headlines At MRO BEER 05/19/2025

Breaking Down The Headlines At MRO BEER Editors discuss the headline issues from MRO BEER 2025, including regulation and use of generative AI, shop visit strategies and workforce retention. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/36621785

What the Rolls-Royce And Turkish Technic Tie-Up Means For Trent MRO 05/13/2025

What the Rolls-Royce And Turkish Technic Tie-Up Means For Trent MRO Listen in as editors discuss Turkish Technic joining Rolls-Royce's aftermarket network and plans to build a new maintenance center in Istanbul for Trent XWB and 7000 engines. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/36533845

Confronting MRO's Juniority Problem 05/06/2025

Confronting MRO's Juniority Problem 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. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/36413930

Will APAC Engine MRO Stay The Course? 04/28/2025

Will APAC Engine MRO Stay The Course? Listen as James Pozzi, Lee Ann Shay and Tom Broughton discuss highlights—including tariffs, engine leasing trends and engine material availability—from Aero-Engines Asia-Pacific in Hong Kong. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/36335730

Airlines And Aftermarket React To Tariffs 04/17/2025

Airlines And Aftermarket React To Tariffs Listen in as editors discuss market details as the tariff war disrupts the aviation industry, leaving airlines and the aftermarket facing uncertainty. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/36203660

Live From MRO Americas 2025 04/10/2025

Live From MRO Americas 2025 Listen in as Aviation Week Network editors and analysts talk tariffs, engine ramp-ups, parts nuances, artificial intelligence and juniority. Recorded live at MRO Americas in Atlanta. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/36081170

What To Expect At MRO Americas 2025 04/03/2025

What To Expect At MRO Americas 2025 Editors discuss major trends and topics they expect to hear about at this year’s MRO Americas 2025, such as workforce development, new technology initiatives and capacity challenges. They also share their insider tips for navigating the show. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/35987455

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

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

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

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