Aviation Week's MRO Podcast

Listen in to hear about key takeaways MROs should be aware of from the Aeronautical Repair Station Association's annual conference.

Dan Williams, fleet data director who models retirements and MRO impacts, and Alex Derber, industry reporter tracking fleet and aftermarket trends, discuss how the Iran conflict could push older jets into early retirement. They compare fuel shocks versus maintenance economics. They examine parts markets, Spirit Airlines as a case study, Gulf carriers’ resilience, and the vulnerable 23–30 year age band.

From the difficulty of daily operations to the potential for revised aircraft retirement timelines, Aviation Week's MRO team discusses the wide-ranging consequences for the aftermarket of the Iran war.

AeroEngines Asia-Pacific just wrapped up in Hong Kong. Speaking from the event, Aviation Week editors Lee Ann Shay and James Pozzi and analyze what's trending in the region with special guest Lars Moeslein from HAECO.

Aviation Week editors discuss the recent sentencing of and ramifications for mitigating parts fraud risk, as well as actions companies are taking now.

Listen in as James Pozzi, Sean Broderick and Dan Williams discuss disk durability concerns around the CFM International Leap at Southwest Airlines and the knock-on effects for the strong CFM56 overhaul market over the next few years.

In this sponsored podcast Brian Couch, Segment Manager for Aerospace & Defense at Averna, discusses the critical role of quality test data in modern MRO operations and how centralized, structured data practices can improve reliability, reduce turnaround times, and strengthen the feedback loop between MROs and OEMs. Learn more about Averna's solutions here

Aviation Week editors Guy Norris, Sean Broderick, James Pozzi and Lee Ann Shay hash over the shifts and challenges in the North American aviation engine market.

Michael Bruno, Aviation Week business editor covering aftermarket and MRO trends. Meghan Welch, aerospace and defense M&A specialist at Brown Gibbons Lang & Company. They discuss drivers of M&A in MRO, which subsectors buyers target, opportunities in the engine aftermarket, strategies for entering engine supply chains, and private equity’s disciplined buy-and-build role.

Recorded live at MRO Middle East in Dubai, Aviation Week editors and analysts talk capacity ramp-ups, regional workforce challenges and new engine MRO capabilities.