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.

What's The Status Of Pratt & Whitney's PW1000G Program? 11/17/2025

What's The Status Of Pratt & Whitney's PW1000G Program? Pratt & Whitney’s PW1000G engines are two years into the inspection program looking for parts containing powder metal. Listen in as editors Lee Ann Shay, Sean Broderick and James Pozzi discuss the status of engine workshops and material availability. Find out more about Aviation Week Intelligence Network's 2026 Fleet & MRO Forecast . /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/39035900

Inside MRO Dives Deep Into AI 11/10/2025

Inside MRO Dives Deep Into AI Aviation Week editors Lee Ann Shay, Lindsay Bjerregaard and James Pozzi preview the November issue of Inside MRO, which features an in-depth look at artificial intelligence applications in the world of aircraft maintenance. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/38950115

Has The Aftermarket Reached Its Acceptance Stage? 10/27/2025

Has The Aftermarket Reached Its Acceptance Stage? Has the aftermarket mood in Europe shifted as the industry comes to terms with its new reality? Listen in as editors James Pozzi, Sean Broderick and Alex Derber discuss Aviation Week’s recent MRO Europe and assess the MRO segment’s fortunes in the continent. Find out more about Aviation Week Intelligence Network's 2026 Fleet & MRO Forecast . /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/38791165

Inside Europe's Aviation Aftermarket—Live From MRO Europe 10/17/2025

Inside Europe's Aviation Aftermarket—Live From MRO Europe European fleet growth, supply chain bottlenecks, AI, Gen Z, supplier contracts and geopolitics were all up for discussion as Aviation Week's team convened to record a special episode of the MRO Podcast live at MRO Europe in London. Find out more about Aviation Week Intelligence Network's 2026 Fleet & MRO Forecast /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/38617455

What Not To Miss At MRO Europe 10/13/2025

What Not To Miss At MRO Europe On the eve of Aviation Week's MRO Europe—running Oct. 14-16 in London—editors Lee Ann Shay, James Pozzi and Lindsay Bjerregaard preview expected highlights of the exhibition, conference and GoLive! Theater. Thank you to our sponsor NAS MRO. Learn more about NAS MRO /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/38541385

How To Overcome America's MRO Technician Shortage 10/06/2025

How To Overcome America's MRO Technician Shortage Aviation Week editors Lindsay Bjerregaard and Sean Broderick are joined by Crystal Maguire, executive director of the Aviation Technician Education Council, to discuss progress on U.S. industry efforts to improve the training pipeline—and which hurdles are still standing in the way. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/38453155

Asia-Pacific Hot Topics—AI, China, Fleet Growth, Slots And USM 09/19/2025

Asia-Pacific Hot Topics—AI, China, Fleet Growth, Slots And USM Join Aviation Week editors in Singapore from the GoLive! Theater at MRO Asia-Pacific as they share what they are hearing at the 25th anniversary event. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/38276370

Euro Engine MRO: Dynamics Shaping Next Few Years 09/15/2025

Euro Engine MRO: Dynamics Shaping Next Few Years Managing narrowbody engine MRO is a complex puzzle. Aviation Week editors discuss the challenges, opportunities and changes in the European engine aftermarket—including highlights from AeroEngines Europe in Hamburg Sept. 8-10. /episode/index/show/mronetwork/id/38201350

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

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