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
Nordam Restructures, Bill Peacher Now CEO
The Nordam Group board of directors promoted Bill Peacher to CEO of the Tulsa, Okla.
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Foreign Repair Station Moratorium Effort Imminent
According to the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA), the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is gearing up to ask lawmakers to include in an
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AFS Near STC for Bell 430 Inlet Filter System
The FAA is expected to grant a supplemental type certificate within a few months to Donaldson subsidiary Aerospace Filtration Systems (AFS) of St.
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TAM Technological Center Receives EASA Approval
Brazilian airline TAM’s Technological Center in San Carlos, Brazil, has received EASA 145 approval to maintain the Airbus A321 and A330.
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Foam-suppression Prompts Damage Lawsuit
An indication of how expensive repairs are for a business jet caught in the output of a foam-based fire-suppression system can be found in a complaint Cess
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CRS Named Honeywell Aerospace Warranty Center
CRS Jet Spares has been named a Honeywell Aerospace designated warranty center.
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BBA launches web site for engine repair and overhaul services
A new Web site from BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul (ERO), www.bbaaviationero.com, is aimed at providing the company’s customers with details about
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Duncan Aviation to Open Provo Service Center
August 2010 is the target date set for opening Duncan Aviation’s third full-service maintenance facility.
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Innotech Offers Global Express 4C/8C Inspections
Global Express operators have another option for 4C/8C inspections.
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West Star Aviation Expands to East Coast
Columbia Metropolitan Airport in Lexington County, S.C., has been chosen as the site for the newest West Star Aviation facility.
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Abu Dhabi Gets S-76 Customer Support Center
Falcon Aviation Services is opening a Sikorsky S-76 customer support center in Abu Dhabi, the first in the Middle East.
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Monarch Expands Services
Monarch Aircraft Restoration, a Part 145 Repair Station providing interior refurbishment and repair throughout Southern California, recently expanded its c
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Haggan Adds Hawker 1000 to Repair Station Certificate
The recent addition of the Hawker 1000 to Haggan Aviation’s repair station certificate makes the company eligible to work on all Hawker Beechcraft models f
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Roig West and West Coast Jet Services Join Crownair
Two new maintenance facilities have joined the Crownair Aviation portfolio: RoigWest Maintenance, a turbine aircraft maintenance service and support center
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MTU Maintenance and Lufthansa Technik join Forces on Support
Operators of Bombardier Learjet 60s and PW305A engines may now look forward to additional support in Europe.
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Standardaero Redesigns Los Angeles Engine Shop
Leveraging more than 20 years of lean transformation and redesign experience, StandardAero’s Enterprise Services group has led the redesign of the company’
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Jet Repair Anywhere Adds Dallas Airmotive to Network
To expand its worldwide coverage, Jet Repair Anywhere has added Dallas Airmotive to its Web site (www.jet repairanywhere.com), which links aircraft owners
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Nashville Operator Named Learjet Service Facility
Averitt Air has been named an authorized service facility (ASF) for the Bombardier Learjet.
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JSSI Makes it Easier to Enroll Turboprops and Helicopters
Jet Support Services (JSSI) recently announced a no up-front enrollment fee option for all turboprop and helicopter operators who enroll in a JSSI engine h
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Mercury Mod Tops One Million Flight Hours on Eurocopters
Naasco Northeast has announced its Mercury Mod configured starter generators have accumulated more than one million combined flight hours on Eurocopters, i
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Twin Commander Develops Sundstrand ECU Solution
Twin Commander Aircraft has developed a replacement for the troublesome Sundstrand environmental control unit (ECU) for JetProp models (840, 900, 980 and 1
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North Carolina Facility Finds Niche in Corporate Market
When he bought Profile Aviation on Hickory Airport in North Carolina in August 2007, Riverhawk Aviation chairman and CEO Cal Humphrey saw an opportunity to
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Bombardier Tests Electric Brake System
Bombardier Aerospace recently flew a Global 5000 testbed with an all-electric braking system, which the Canadian company claims is a civil aviation first.
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Cessna Breaks Ground On Columbus Facility
Cessna Aircraft recently broke ground on a Wichita Citation Columbus design and assembly facility.
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FAA Certifies Soloy 206 Turbine Mk II
Soloy Aviation has received FAA certification for its Soloy 206 Turbine Mk II, a Cessna 206H re-engined with a 417-shp Rolls-Royce 250-B17F/2 turboprop eng
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Dassault To Open Reno Service Center
On March 30 next year Dassault Falcon will open its newest factory-owned service center at Nevada’s Reno-Tahoe International Airport.
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FAA Grants ODA Status to Cessna
Cessna has received Organizational Delegation Authority (ODA) status from the FAA.
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Embraer Opens Florida Service Center
Embraer has opened a factory-owned executive jet service center at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood (Fla.) International Airport, its third such facility in the U
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Avidyne Offers FlexCare Warranty
Avidyne is offering an extended warranty plan called FlexCare, available for one-, two- or three-year terms after the original two-year warranty expires.
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AD affects bizliner auxiliary fuel systems
An FAA airworthiness directive (AD) issued in October could ground more than 70 narrow-body bizliners worldwide that are equipped with auxiliary fuel syste
