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What are the ongoing technical challenges and costs of aircraft storage and return to service? What are the main drivers for demand pick up and how fast will MRO demand surge as passengers return to the skies? What are the consequences for MROs and how are they managing the checks...

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2021 ended up being a year of transition, not a year of recovery. Hear two different Forecast speakers presenting alternative views on the rate of the recovery and demand forecasts. What did we see in Summer 2021 and what can we expect for 2022 and beyond? Understand what the post-pandemic...

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Understand fleet strategies and considerations and how operator priorities and business models have changed. How have they cut costs and increased efficiency? What has been most important to the engineering, technical and maintenance teams during the period of low demand? How have airlines changed their insourcing versus outsourcing strategies and...

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Adapt, Shrink, Consolidate: What do we expect to see in 2022, will there be further consolidation of the MRO world? How will the position of the independents change? There have been plenty of acquisitions in the lower tiers, what else can we expect to see elsewhere and how will this...

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Cargo is still a hot market. Exploring passenger to freighter (P2F) conversions: Is this a permanent change? How do we expect this to play out as passenger demand returns? How is the MRO market responding to the challenges of this fast sector and what are the constraints? Are there enough...

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With aircraft still parked, what have been their approaches for part-out? As market stakeholders have had to become more flexible and work closely with partners in the industry, what have been the key challenges and the lessons learned? What do they look for from the MRO community? How have recent...

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Pre-pandemic, many of the market players were focused on being extremely lean. After finding that minimal inventory and just-in-time supply chains didn’t allow them any buffer, what are the lessons learned? How will industry players build a more resilient supply base to support themselves in the future and ensure they...

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As we seek to ensure that we are protected against a future market disruption or pandemic, hear from ST Engineering Aerospace Solutions on what enabled them to weather the storm. Learn about the contingency planning, digital solutions, streamlining, investment in future demand products and divestment of legacy products that prepared...

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Operating and maintaining aviation assets occurs in an ecosystem comprising manufacturers, airlines, MROs and their supply chains.  These various organizations have different requirements and priorities for digitizing and automating their maintenance-related activities.  An airline with in-house MRO will benefit by using Information Technology (IT) solutions to automate configuration management, compliance...

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Were there any trends that we were already seeing in the market that the pandemic just accelerated? How might we expect the financial situation of European airlines to affect the maintenance environment and demand and capacity? What is the structural long-term impact of the pandemic on the industry and value...

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What is the Engine MRO impact of a return of narrow body airframes, before widebody? What has been the impact of airlines turning to green time engines from parked aircraft amid the pandemic to preserve cash and how will that affect the MRO recovery profile? Full shop visits have been...

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What have we learnt about holding onto technical knowledge and skilled staff in terms of lower demand? When businesses are trying to stay afloat and cutting costs to survive – what are the most important considerations? Looking ahead: How will we manage the surge in MRO demand when business picks...

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Many operators adopted a ‘wait and see’ approach to retirements in 2020 anticipating a bounce back in demand but with an expected wave of retirements approaching, the industry is facing an excess of inventory and bigger supply chain issues impacting the MRO value chain and USM market. There is increased...

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