Aviation Week's MRO Podcast

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Michael Bruno, Executive Editor for Business at Aviation Week, and James Pozzi, MRO editor for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, dive into the booming aviation MRO market. They discuss the latest trends in mergers and acquisitions, highlighting significant investments and the engine market's surge. The conversation unveils innovations in engine testing facilities and MRO capabilities, while also showcasing how smaller companies are thriving amidst industry consolidation, proving vital for a diverse aftermarket.

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.

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.

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.

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.