Maintenance and Modifications
Latest IBA Data Sees Airline MRO Spend Cut in Half in 2020
With 800 airliners to be withdrawn from fleets worldwide, and with more than half of these permanently retired, MRO demand is down, according to IBA.
Lufthansa Technik this week started 240 new apprentices on its training program, despite the steep downturn in demand for maintenance, repair, and overhaul services. (Photo: Lufthansa Technik)
Lufthansa Technik this week started 240 new apprentices on its training program, despite the steep downturn in demand for maintenance, repair, and overhaul services. (Photo: Lufthansa Technik)

Airline spending on maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services could be less than half the $90 billion that had been projected by aviation data and advisory group IBA before the Covid-19 pandemic. Reduced aircraft utilization, early lease returns, and accelerated fleet retirement are all driving down MRO demand, the company said at the Changing Landscape of the Aftermarket Industry webinar on August 4.