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
WestWind Huntsville facility to offer MRO capabilities
WestWind Technologies has broken ground on the Huntsville Aircraft Modification and Integration Center at the Huntsville International Airport.
Training and Workforce
India's DGCA rule may shut down maintenance training
The November 20 issue of the Daily News & Analysis of Mumbai, India, reports Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (AME) institutes might shut down across t
Maintenance and Modifications
Beirut FBO adds maintenance to service offerings
Cedar Jet Center on Beirut’s Hariri International Airport has begun offering aircraft maintenance in a newly dedicated hangar in partnership with Masco, on
Maintenance and Modifications
Rolls-Royce to do Netjets middle east maintenance
Rolls-Royce announced NetJets Middle East, owned and operated by National Air Service, has signed up six Rolls-Royce-powered aircraft for CorporateCare, th
Maintenance and Modifications
Lufthansa Technik to provide maintenance for Saudi firm
National Air Services (NAS) of Saudi Arabia has signed a five-year contract with Lufthansa Technik for total component support (TCS) for up to 40 aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications
LBAS launches loyalty program for maintenance customers
Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS) has announced the official launch of its customer loyalty program, Maintenance Plus.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hong Kong’s Metrojet adds G100/G150 to capabilities
Metrojet has added the G100/G150 to its capabilities list as a Gulfstream-authorized warranty repair facility.
Maintenance and Modifications
Gulfstream expands parts subscription service
Gulfstream Aerospace recently launched BudgetPlus, a parts subscription service that offers mid-cabin Gulfstream owners and operators a way to manage their
Maintenance and Modifications
West Star to provide mx services at Aspen-Pitkin county airport
West Star Aviation has taken over maintenance operations at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (ASE).
Maintenance and Modifications
Arcadia Aviation opens IAD maintenance facility
Dulles Jet Center, an Arcadia Aviation company, is providing aircraft maintenance services on Dulles International Airport (IAD).
Maintenance and Modifications
Efficiency improvement aimed at enhancing customer service
StandardAero’s Los Angeles engine shop has been serving the business aviation community for 62 years.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Jet Aviation Basel opens Falcon Completion Hangar
Jet Aviation Basel has completed its 35,520-sq-ft hangar 1A extension, an addition that will better accommodate its cabin completion work on green Falcons.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Project Phoenix CRJs to get MedAire Package
Project Phoenix, launched in 2007 to broker the acquisition and sale of CRJ200 regional jets in an executive configuration, recently announced an agreement
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Dean Aircraft Interiors Snapped Up By Ocean Sky
Ocean Sky, a UK-based executive charter operator rapidly expanding its services,
has acquired Dean Aircraft Interiors.
has acquired Dean Aircraft Interiors.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Project Phoenix signs Egyptian CRJ200 Customer
Despite sagging economies worldwide, the demand for CRJ200 conversions to executive configuration appears to be gaining momentum.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
First Design Q Avro RJ70 rolls out
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has completed the first Avro RJ70 executive aircraft with the Design Q interior.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Goderich gets Royal Jet BBJ contracts
Genesis Custom Jetliners, an executive completion and refurbishment broker/agent, has been selected to redesign and upgrade “a number” of Boeing Business J
Maintenance and Modifications
ARSA Gears Up To Fight Stimulus Bill
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is gearing up to ask lawmakers to include in an upcoming economic stimulus bill a moratorium on the use of forei
Maintenance and Modifications
UK Group Forms Completions Consortium
Aircraft spares and logistics specialist AJ Walter Aviation has established a UK-based consortium to provide more capacity in the business aircraft complet
Maintenance and Modifications
Pilatus Expands Service to New England
Pilatus Aircraft has appointed Pro-Star Aviation of Londonderry, N.H., a new sales representative and service center for its PC-12NG turboprop single in th
Maintenance and Modifications
BAE Completes Avro RJ70 Conversion
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft last month announced that its London Stansted airport-based partner, Inflite Engineering, completed the first conversion in t
Maintenance and Modifications
Clifford Issued STC for Citation 550/S550 Reengining
The FAA issued a Supplemental Type Certificate to Clifford Development for modification of Cessna Citation 550s and S550s with Williams International FJ44-
Maintenance and Modifications
Nordam Group Layoffs Continue
The Nordam Group recently laid off 63 more employees, primarily from interiors and structures operations, which are responsible for business aviation cabin
Maintenance and Modifications
Gulfstream Luton Approved For EASA-reg G150 Mx
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has approved Gulfstream’s factory-owned London Luton service center to maintain Gulfstream G150s registered with the EASA.
Maintenance and Modifications
Mechanic Sentenced for Fraud, Money Laundering
On December 3, Robert Schlotzhauer of Lee’s Summit, Mo., was sentenced to 12 months home confinement and ordered to pay a $550,000 fine and $63,854 in rest
Maintenance and Modifications
Global Jet’s First E-learning Course Now Avilable
Aircraft maintenance training provider Global Jet Services has launched its first online training course for maintenance technicians.
Maintenance and Modifications
Pro-Star Appointed Pilatus PC-12 Service Center
Pilatus Aircraft has appointed Pro-Star Aviation of Londonderry, N.H., a sales representative and service center for its PC-12NG turboprop single in the no
Maintenance and Modifications
Marpa Sounds Alarm on New U.S. Content Rules
The Modification and Replacement Parts Association is raising the red flag over proposed changes to U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications
Turbomeca Mulls 24/7 Helo Engine Connection
French helicopter turboshaft manufacturer Turbomeca has completed a $33 million research program that opens the door to a massive collection of usage and m
