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
DOT IG Wants More Third-party Maintainer Oversight
Following a congressionally ordered probe of outsourced aircraft maintenance by the DOT Inspector General, the FAA and air carriers were put on notice to i
Maintenance and Modifications
StandardAero Maryville Ready for PW600 Service
StandardAero last month concluded a shakedown run of the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW600 at the company’s new test cell facility in Maryville, Tenn.
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Jet Aviation to Expand Moscow Maintenance Base
A memorandum of understanding between Jet Aviation and Vnukovo Invest, co-owner of Moscow Vnukovo International Airport, has created a joint venture that w
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Crownair Buys VNY’s RoigWest Maintenance
San Diego-based Crownair has acquired RoigWest Maintenance, a turbine aircraft maintenance and support center at Van Nuys Airport, the third busiest genera
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A&P gets four years in prison for parts scheme
Brian Snyder, owner and operator of aircraft repair business Smooth Landings, has been sentenced to 51 months in prison.
Maintenance and Modifications
West Star Aviation restructures maintenance department
The Dallas facility of West Star Aviation has restructured its maintenance department.
Maintenance and Modifications
Finnair and Finncomm open ATR MRO
ATR turboprop aircraft maintenance is being developed in Finland as a result of
a joint venture by Finnair and Finncomm Airlines.
a joint venture by Finnair and Finncomm Airlines.
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Rapco fleet support gets PMA for Sabreliner brakes
Sabreliner 40 and 60 operators now have another choice for aircraft equipped with ABSC (Goodyear) brakes.
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StandardAero gets STC for King Air 200 PT6A-42 upgrade
StandardAero has received STC approval to remove P&WC PT6A-41 engines on the Beechcraft King Air 200 and replace them with new or serviceable PT6A-42 engin
Maintenance and Modifications
King Air Upgrade Is Blackhawk’s 200th
Blackhawk Modifications (Booth No.
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Lou Martin Touts Composites Companies
Louis Martin wants his company, Technical Composites Corp., to “seek its own level in the industry,” as a distinct and growing brand, though still connecte
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Korry Makes the Switch for HondaJet
Korry Electronics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Esterline Corp., is at Booth No.
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Honeywell Adds Service Center in Denmark
DAO Aviation, located at Roskilde Airport near Copenhagen, Denmark, has been designated as a Honeywell authorized TPE331 major level service center.
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StandardAero To Install Blended Winglets
Aviation Partners has selected StandardAero (Booth No.
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Smart Parts Program Available for Learjet 85
Bombardier Aerospace has announced that its Smart Parts program will be available for the Learjet 85 when the all-composite aircraft enters service.
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Baldwin Aviation Assists VC Jets on IS-BAO
Baldwin Aviation Safety & Compliance (Booth No.
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Remote Engine Monitoring Available for Hawkers
Honeywell’s TFE731 Zing remote diagnostic service is now available for Hawker jets as an add-on to Honeywell’s maintenance service program (MSP).
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Midcoast To Offer 8C Inspections
Operators of the Global Express can now turn to Midcoast Aviation for their 8C landing gear inspections, the first non-OEM entity certified to perform the
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Flight Services Group Earns Part 145 Certification
Stratford, Conn.-based Flight Services Group successfully completed the certification process to operate as an FAR Part 145 repair station with limited in
Maintenance and Modifications
BLR nears certification of King Air 90 winglets
High fuel prices are giving operators new motivation to add aftermarket winglets to airplanes without them.
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Gulf Coast Completes Twin Commander Upgrade
Lakeland, Fla.-based Gulf Coast Avionics announced it has completed its first installation of a Garmin G600 retrofit package.
Maintenance and Modifications
JetTech panel mods update early Citations
JetTech, a Colorado specialist in designing and obtaining STCs for RVSM and panel modernization, is at Booth No.
Aircraft
Dornier 328Jet reconfigured as an executive airplane
Comtran International said it has been awarded an STC for a 12-passenger executive cabin configuration for the Dornier 328Jet, which is being marketed as t
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XOJet enrolls Citation X fleet in R-R maintenance service
Rolls-Royce (Booth No.
