Are Tariffs Affecting Aviation Aftermarket Earnings?

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.  

Aviation Week Network editors discuss whether it’s the right time to update airport security rules and restrictions that have been in place since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.