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3D printed spare parts – a market worth US$400 billion

For several years, industry analysts have been predicting that 3D printed aircraft spare parts will be the next great technological leap in engineering. With Oliver Wyman – a leading international management consulting firm – predicting that by 2030, 3D printing could represent a US$400 billion aviation and automotive manufacturing market, the innovative production method is

Stable aviation comeback

It has been predicted that the global aviation industry is expected to fully recover by around 2024-2025, fleet expansion and rising confidence is being seen across the industry, which could be the “ray of sunshine” for the civil aviation industry. Airline travel in the U.S. has bounced back from its pandemic lows, but it remains

The 4 best ways to ship aircraft parts worldwide

Unlike the process of shipping aircraft parts, shipping a routine parcel like a book or a bottle of perfume is relatively easy. If all goes to plan, the parcel will be delivered in a couple of days without a hitch. However, shipping an urgently-needed and vital aircraft part may or may not be so straightforward,

Green aviation: recycling aircraft parts

On average, 92% of an aircraft’s bulk is re-used and recycled. It takes over 50 million individual components to make up 1 Airbus A320 aircraft; finding a buyer for that many parts can be a challenge. Currently, only 700 aircraft are retired each year, however, industry analysts predict that by 2038 more than 1,100 airframes

What recovery looks like: increases in costs and delays in delivery?

The aviation sector is beginning to recover from the COVID-19 crisis, with the world gradually emerging from a pandemic, manufacturers are scrambling to secure raw materials to meet demand. Unfortunately, for many manufacturers, growth is being held up by record supply chain delays. New orders are running ahead of production at the high rate. The

Reducing environmental footprint

Since 2008 the aviation industry have been following the sector-wide climate action framework. The framework is based on a set of three global goals: short, medium and long-term. Short goal: 1.5% average annual fuel efficiency improvement from 2009 to 2020 Medium goal: Stabilize net aviation CO2 emissions at 2020 levels through carbon-neutral growth. Long-term goal:

Bargain hunters: buying aircraft parts online

As COVID-19 swept through the aviation industry in 2020 and onwards into 2021, searching for cheaper but reliable aircraft parts became the ‘new normal’ for both airlines and dedicated MRO providers seeking effective aviation solutions. In 2019 used serviceable materials (USM) constituted only US$4.7 billion of the overall market, in 2022 that figure is expected

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