Aviation Week's MRO Podcast

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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.

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Oct 17, 2025 · 21 min
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 here
Oct 13, 2025 · 13 min
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 here
Oct 6, 2025 · 21 min
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.
Sep 19, 2025 · 19 min
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.
Sep 15, 2025 · 20 min
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.
Sep 8, 2025 · 16 min
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 here
Aug 25, 2025 · 16 min
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.
Aug 18, 2025 · 21 min
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.
Aug 11, 2025 · 16 min
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.
Jul 28, 2025 · 13 min
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.
Jul 22, 2025 · 15 min
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 here. Lee Ann Shay and James Pozzi discuss the capacity crunch, OEM maintenance strategies, how airline consolidation is affecting the aftermarket and more.
Jul 14, 2025 · 24 min
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.
Jun 30, 2025 · 22 min
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.
Jun 24, 2025 · 17 min
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.
Jun 16, 2025 · 18 min
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.
Jun 9, 2025 · 15 min
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.
Jun 3, 2025 · 19 min
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.
May 19, 2025 · 20 min
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.
May 13, 2025 · 13 min
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.
May 6, 2025 · 14 min
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.

Aviation Week's MRO Podcast

Inside Europe's Aviation Aftermarket—Live From MRO Europe

What Not To Miss At MRO Europe

How To Overcome America's MRO Technician Shortage

Asia-Pacific Hot Topics—AI, China, Fleet Growth, Slots And USM

Euro Engine MRO: Dynamics Shaping Next Few Years

Gearing Up For AeroEngines Europe

Africa's MRO Takeoff: New Horizons Or False Dawns?

How Drones Are Shaping Aircraft Inspection Techniques

Are Tariffs Affecting Aviation Aftermarket Earnings?

Can Embraer Scale Up Services To Match Record Backlog?

Constrained Capacity, Connected Cabins And Carrier Consolidation

M&A, Gigantic Investments, Small Company Fortitude in MRO

Air India Crash Spotlights MRO Response To Accidents

What Stood Out At The 2025 Paris Air Show

How Is GE Evolving Inspections & What's Ahead For GTF Durability?

What's Happening In Engine Leasing?

Electrification, Hydrogen And A&P Testing Barriers

Breaking Down The Headlines At MRO BEER

What the Rolls-Royce And Turkish Technic Tie-Up Means For Trent MRO

Confronting MRO's Juniority Problem