Maintenance and Modifications
News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.
Maintenance and Modifications
BFB Aero Services and APA Services merge
BFB Aero Services will acquire all assets, business and obligations of APA Services as a result of the recently announced merger of the two companies.
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TBM Tech pubs available exclusively from ATP
nounced an exclusive agreement with EADS Socata to distribute TBM technical publications.
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Now is the time to eliminate distractions
The economy is tanking, airlines are folding or merging, jobs are vanishing in droves, your 401(k) is a shadow of its former self, looking forward to retir
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DOT OIG: FAA has Maintenence Problems
A DOT Office of Inspector General audit found that while the FAA is investing billions of dollars in new technology, it hasn’t kept up with facilities need
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Duncan Adds New Satellite Facility
Duncan Aviation has added a new satellite avionics facility at Hill Aircraft and Leasing at Atlanta Fulton County Airport.
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Dassault Expands Mx Facility at Le Bourget
Dassault Falcon Service has expanded its maintenance facility at Paris Le Bourget Airport.
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Tech Demand Remains High
Aviation jobs listing service JSFirm reported record postings for aviation professionals last year, with more than 4,000 company members, 60,000 individual
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Microturbo Completes First e-APU Test Run
Microturbo’s new auxiliary power unit, dubbed the e-APU, made its first run on a test bench in Toulouse, France, late in December.
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Duncan Aviation Adjusting to Drop in Demand
Reductions in flying hours and cancellations of new aircraft orders have prompted Duncan Aviat
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Ohio Adds All Mx Shops to Tax Exemption Status
The Ohio General Assembly has included an amendment to a recently enacted sales and use tax exe
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Eurocopter Planning Aberdeen Helo Service Center
Taking advantage of the busy oil and gas industry operations centered around Aberdeen, Scotlan
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Sabreliner Delivers 100th On-Time, On-Budget C-21A
Since Sabreliner performed the first C-21A Learjet Phase 16 inspection for the U.S.
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FAA Certifies S550 Modifications
The FAA has issued a Supplemental Type Certificate to Clifford Development for modification of Cessna Citation 550s and S550s with Williams International F
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AirCare Acquires Majestic Aerotech
AirCare Solutions Group, which provides emergency training, products and services to business aviation and airline operators, purchased Majestic Aerotech,
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AIG, Flying Boat Sue Grumman, Frakes for Mx Defects
Flying Boat, also known as Chalk’s Ocean Airways, and insurance giant AIG are suing Northrop Grumman and Frakes Aviation following the fatal crash of a Cha
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NTSB Judge Dismisses A&P/IA Emergency Revocation
The NTSB’s chief administrative law judge dismissed an FAA emergency order of revocation of a New Jersey A&P’s mechanic certificate, Inspection Authori
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New AW139 Engine Inlet Filter Near Certification
Aerospace Filtration Systems anticipates FAA supplemental type certification (STC) for its AgustaWestland AW139 inlet barrier filter (IBF) system in the ne
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Aviall Tapped To Distribute CF34-3 Parts for GE
GE Aviation is transferring responsibility for GE CF34-3 engine parts to Boeing subsidiary Aviall Services.
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Dassault Falcon Service Expands at Le Bourget
Dassault Falcon Service has expanded its maintenance facility at Paris Le Bourget Airport.
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BBA Relocates Phoenix Regional Turbine Center
Dallas Airmotive, a BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul (ERO) company, has moved its Phoenix regional turbine center from Scottsdale Airpark to a new f
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EASA Grants 145 Approval to Aerospace Welding Minneapolis
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has granted Part 145 approval to Aerospace Welding Minneapolis, based in Eagan, Minn.
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FAA Revises Carbon Brake De-icer Fluid SAIB
The FAA has issued a revision of Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin NM-08-27 to more accurately reflect information developed by the SAE G-12F cata
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Despite Economy, Tech Demand Remains High
Aviation jobs listing service JSFirm reported record postings for aviation professionals last year, with more than 4,000 company members, 60,000 individual
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HBS Opens in Mesa, Closing VNY Service Center
Hawker Beechcraft Services will become the second major business jet OEM service center to leave California when it closes its Van Nuys Airport facility on
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AAR Hires FAA Maintenance Division Chief David Cann
David Cann, the FAA’s former chief of the Flight Standards Service’s aircraft maintenance division, is now vice president of regulatory compliance for airc
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Cabin Innovations Formed from Yankee Pacific Merger
Yankee Pacific Aerospace has merged two of its holdings–Executive Aircraft Completions (EAC) and Cabin Innovations–into a single division called Cabin Inno
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AirCare Expands Into EMS Equipment Mx Market
AirCare Solutions Group, which provides emergency training, products and services to business aviation and airline operators, purchased Majestic Aerotech,
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Revised AMT Training Award Program Launches Soon
The FAA’s new online aviation maintenance technician (AMT) awards program should be available shortly on the FAA Safety Team Web site.
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MTU maintenance tops $630 milion in November orders
Nine contracts worth more than $630 million were awarded to MTU Maintenance last November.
Training and Workforce
Australia launches new program for aviation training
Australia’s Minister for Skills and Workforce Participation, Jacinta Allan, officially launched the Kangan Batman TAFE Aviation Industry Training Centre’s
