It's all piling up, and aircraft engine shops around the world are overflowing.
American Airlines ' solution is to do more of the work itself.
"We just have one customer and that's American Airlines doing our work," American's chief operating officer, David Seymour, said.
GE Aerospace brought in $11.7 billion from engine maintenance, repairs and overhaul in the first half of 2024, making up 65% of its revenue.
An airplane engine at American Airlines' test cell in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Persons:
David Seymour, Tulsa , Oklahoma Erin Black, It's, France's Safran, Seymour, Leslie Josephs, Thomas Toepfer, Kevin Michaels, Martin Gauss, Pratt, that's, Advisory's, Erin Black, Michaels
Organizations:
Boeing, Airbus, Alton Aviation Consultancy, GE Aerospace, GE, Pratt & Whitney, Royce, American Airlines, Airlines, CFM, CNBC, Tulsa International Airport, American, JetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines
Locations:
TULSA, Okla, Tulsa , Oklahoma, Tulsa, American's, Riga, Latvia