Branching out

When considering the eternal question of aftermarket control in the engine market, will the US and EU authorities rule against the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and in the event force the OEMs to transfer ownership of engines to a third party? Think about all of this differently for a moment: There is a set process for following spare parts. Officially a manufacturer is asked to issue a document for each spare part, it then sells these to companies listed on what is called a CAP (capability) list, serial numbers of destination planes for these spare parts are checked, while parts