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Resilience Needed Amid Continuing Parts Shortages
TAP Air Portugal’s newly appointed COO José Eduardo Moreira has urged engine MRO providers to adapt to continuing parts shortages, rather than waiting for supply conditions to normalize. Speaking at AeroEngines Europe, Moreira emphasized the need for advanced material planning and forecasting to mitigate the impact of volatile material availability. TAP Maintenance & Engineering is facing challenges in ramping up CFM International Leap-1A services due to limited repair options for the newer-generation engine. This was reported by Aviation Week.