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
Stevens Aviation plans more avionics mods
Stevens Aviation, buoyed by market reception of its Lear4Ever avionics and airframe modification package for the Bombardier Learjet 35, on Monday announced
Maintenance and Modifications
Citation X winglet mod moves forward
Winglet Technology reports “significant progress” toward FAA certification of its Cessna Citation X elliptical winglet modification.
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Solid-state AHRS Available from Mid-Continent
Mid-Continent Instruments (Booth No.
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Meggitt’s electronic brakes under test with Bombardier
Bombardier Aerospace installed Meggitt’s electrically actuated carbon brake system–dubbed EBrake–and electric braking controls on its technology demonstrat
Maintenance and Modifications
Gulfstream picks autothrottle option for G150
Safe Flight Instrument Corp.’s AutoPower automatic throttle system will be an option on the Gulfstream G150, thanks to a contract that Gulfstream has signe
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Blackhawk Mod Gets EASA OK
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has granted Waco, Texas-based Blackhawk Modifications approval for its Pratt & Whitney PT6A-52 engine upgrade fo
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ICG Gets Repair Station Approval
International Communications Group (ICG) is now an FAA-approved repair station.
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Updates Mx/Modification Guidance
The FAA has updated guidance provided to field inspectors on how to determine the recommended form of approval for aircraft alterations.
Maintenance and Modifications
AeroStrategy: BizAv Mx On the Rise
Consulting firm AeroStrategy sees a huge bump in business aircraft maintenance needs by 2012, due mainly to large numbers of deliveries during recent years
Maintenance and Modifications
Elcorta rebrands as MX Jet Service
A venerable aviation services company is unveiling a new name and introducing new partners here at the NBAA Convention.
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Embraer To Begin Work on Melbourne Facility
According to Melbourne (Fla.) Airport officials, Embraer (Booth No.
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Saywell boosts its support for Jetstreams
In a welcome development for operators who are flying VIP-converted Jetstream J31/J32s, UK-based Saywell International (Booth No.
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Gulfstream, Dassault service goes global
Aircraft manufacturers are tackling the challenges of providing after-sale support for their aircraft like never before, with stepped up efforts in areas r
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Aerospace Optics intros online ordering tool
Aerospace Optics of Forth Worth, Texas, the manufacturer of Vivisun mil-spec lighted pushbutton switches and programmable displays, is here at NBAA present
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TECI Offers Inventory Management Program
Aviation parts supplier Turbine Engine Consultants (TECI) has announced the availability of a consignment program called Excess Inventory Management (EIM).
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CD Aviation Services Gets Honeywell OK
Calgary, Alberta-based CD Aviation Services has joined the list of Honeywell appointed and approved TPE331 major level service centers, the company announc
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Blue Star Jets teams with mx resource
Jet Repair Anywhere (JRA), the Web-based global repair station portal and database, has announced a strategic alliance with charter broker Blue Star Jets (
Regulations and Government
SCR process in place to correct certification oversights
One of the tools in the FAA’s kit is the special certification review (SCR).
Maintenance and Modifications
New Firm To Provide Bizav MX in Europe
Iberia and Gestair formed a joint-venture company in Europe that will specialize in providing corporate aircraft maintenance, including AOG, line and sched
Maintenance and Modifications
Russia plans Eclipse factory
Despite the recent announcement that the Russian government would build the company a new factory in Ulyanovsk, embattled VLJ maker Eclipse Aviation (Booth
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Newly integrated StandardAero services more than just engines
StandardAero (Booth No.
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AIA Tackles Counterfeit Parts
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) has launched a counterfeit parts “integrated project team” to create standards for government and industry to re
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Stage III hush kits revived
Hush kits developed by Stage III Technologies for Rolls-Royce Spey-powered Gulfstreams are back.
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Gulfstream again ranks No.1 in product support
The 2008 Product Support Survey conducted by Aviation International News revealed some interesting changes from last year, but once again Gulfstream rated
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M7 group touts role as supply-chain manager
San Antonio, Texas-based M7 Aerospace (Booth No.
Regulations and Government
SDR Database Undergoes Testing
The FAA’s Service Difficulty Reporting System (SDR) database is undergoing maintenance and should be available for queries after testing is complete, accor
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Few new details emerge on Dassault super-midsize jet
Some outlines of Dassault’s future super-midsize Falcon, codenamed SMS, are beginning to emerge, although the French manufacturer said it has no plan to un
Maintenance and Modifications
Nextant Moves 400NXT Schedule to the Left
Nextant Aerospace said it is accelerating deliveries of the 400NXT–serialized remanufactured Beechjets and Hawker 400XPs with Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21
