MRO Management in Aviation Training Course | EuroQuest International Training

Maintenance, repair, and overhaul keeps aircraft airworthy, and it is one of the largest controllable costs an operator carries. Managing it well means meeting strict airworthiness requirements while keeping aircraft available and controlling spend, three demands that constantly pull against each other. This course looks at how MRO organizations and operators manage that balance.

The course covers how maintenance is planned and resourced, how quality and regulatory compliance are assured, how the MRO supply chain and costs are controlled, and how performance is monitored and improved. It treats MRO as a management discipline that sits on top of the engineering, with airworthiness as the non-negotiable foundation.

Why MRO management matters

An aircraft only earns revenue when it is flying, so every hour in maintenance has a cost, and an aircraft on ground can be very expensive. Yet airworthiness and regulatory compliance can never be traded for availability. The skill of MRO management is delivering availability and cost control without ever compromising safety or compliance.

The pressures are real: skilled-labor shortages, long parts lead times, and tightly regulated processes. Managers who understand both the regulatory framework and the operational levers can plan maintenance that keeps fleets flying and budgets intact.

What you will be able to do afterwards

By the end of the course, participants should be able to:

Explain aircraft maintenance and its regulatory framework.
Plan maintenance and allocate hangar, labor, and tooling.
Maintain quality assurance in an approved organization.
Manage the MRO supply chain and control cost.
Use performance measures to improve reliability.

Course outline

Unit 1: Fundamentals of MRO in aviation

Line, base, component, and engine maintenance.
Continuing airworthiness and the AMO concept.
Regulatory framework: EASA Part-145 and FAA rules.
How the maintenance program drives demand.

Unit 2: Maintenance planning and resource management

Scheduling and the maintenance planning document.
Hangar, labor, and tooling capacity planning.
Managing airworthiness directives and service bulletins.
Minimizing aircraft-on-ground time.

Unit 3: Quality assurance and compliance in MRO

Quality systems and the quality manager.
Documentation, traceability, and work records.
Auditing, findings, and corrective action.
Human factors and error management.

Unit 4: Supply chain and cost management

Rotables, consumables, and spares provisioning.
Repair-versus-replace and pooling arrangements.
Supplier and vendor management, with Aircraft Trace and Certification.
Cost drivers and maintenance budgeting.

Unit 5: Performance monitoring and continuous improvement

Reliability programs and fleet performance data.
Turnaround time and key performance indicators.
Root-cause analysis of recurring defects.
Continuous improvement within compliance.

How the course is delivered

The course is led through structured explanation, worked examples, and documented case studies from airline and MRO operations. Participants examine planning documents, reliability data, and cost structures and discuss the management decisions behind them. The course is educational and does not provide certification or authorize maintenance activity, which is governed by the relevant aviation authority.

Who should attend

This course suits maintenance planners and controllers, MRO and engineering managers, quality and compliance staff in maintenance organizations, and supply chain and procurement staff who support fleets. It is useful both to those moving into MRO management and to experienced staff who want a more structured view across planning, quality, and cost. No specific prerequisite is required.

About EuroQuest International Training

EuroQuest International Training was founded in 2015 by a team with more than 25 years of combined experience in professional training. The institute has delivered over 1,000 courses to more than 15,000 participants, and is headquartered in Bratislava, Slovakia, with training hubs in Dubai, London, Barcelona, Istanbul, Vienna, Paris, and Geneva. Courses are designed and reviewed by practitioners and updated to reflect current practice in each field.

Frequently asked questions

Does this course involve working on actual aircraft?

No. It is a management course about planning, quality, supply chain, and performance in MRO. It does not teach maintenance tasks or authorize maintenance work, which is governed by the relevant aviation authority and approved organizations.

Do I need to be a licensed engineer to attend?

No. The course suits planners, managers, and support staff as well as engineers. It explains the regulatory framework clearly enough that those without a license can follow how MRO management fits together.

Which regulations does the course reference?

It refers to recognized frameworks such as EASA Part-145 and the equivalent FAA rules as subject matter, to explain how continuing airworthiness and approved maintenance organizations work. It does not imply any approval or relationship with those authorities.

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