Aviation Week's MRO Podcast

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Euro Engine MRO: Dynamics Shaping Next Few Years Sep 15, 2025

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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.

Gearing Up For AeroEngines Europe Sep 08, 2025

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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.

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Africa's MRO Takeoff: New Horizons Or False Dawns? Aug 25, 2025

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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.

How Drones Are Shaping Aircraft Inspection Techniques Aug 18, 2025

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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.

Are Tariffs Affecting Aviation Aftermarket Earnings? Aug 11, 2025

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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.

Can Embraer Scale Up Services To Match Record Backlog? Jul 28, 2025

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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.

Constrained Capacity, Connected Cabins And Carrier Consolidation Jul 22, 2025

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

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

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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.

Air India Crash Spotlights MRO Response To Accidents Jun 30, 2025

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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.

What Stood Out At The 2025 Paris Air Show Jun 24, 2025

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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.