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
GII/III Hushkitter Stage III Shut Down
Stage III Technologies on Friday ceased operations pending further funding, leaving just one company–Miami-based Quiet Technology Aerospace–currently provi
Maintenance and Modifications
Honeywell completes 1,900th TFE731 engine mod
A Falcon 50 received Honeywell’s 1,900th TFE731 engine upgrade.
Maintenance and Modifications
AMT Society to hold first industry show
Dallas will be the site of the first AMT Society Aircraft Maintenance Show, scheduled to run from March 18 to 20.
Maintenance and Modifications
AAR landing gear services selects MX software
AAR Landing Gear Services, a Malaysia-based joint venture between Illinois-based AAR and Airod of Malaysia, has selected Component Control’s Quantum Contro
Maintenance and Modifications
GA Telesis announces domestic and international growth
GA Telesis (GAT) has acquired AM Trading and AM Repair of Tucson, Ariz.
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CRS Jet spares launches new pricing option for customers
CRS Jet Spares has announced a new pricing option for exchange transactions
to reduce the stress level of operators concerned about the extra charges
to reduce the stress level of operators concerned about the extra charges
Maintenance and Modifications
CD Aviation Services receives FAA AMT Diamond award
CD Aviation Services of Missouri (CDAS) has been awarded the Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Diamond Certificate of Excellence in recognition of its
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AD supercedes Robinson blade service bulletin
On the heels of a Service Bulletin, the FAA has issued Airworthiness Directive 2007-26-12 focusing on Robinson R22 and R44 main rotor blade delamination.
Maintenance and Modifications
Standard Aero transforms PT6A engine line
Standard Aero has completed a $1.6 million transformation to improve Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A engine workflow at its MRO facility in Winnipeg, Canad
Maintenance and Modifications
Eclipse implements new production and MX technology
Eclipse Aviation will generate consistent and transferable manufacturing and maintenance procedures for use at its production facilities in Albuquerque, N.
Maintenance and Modifications
Cutter gets Beechjet Rockwell Collins AHS-3000 STC
Cutter Aviation Phoenix has received an FAA STC approval for the installation of dual Rockwell Collins AHS-3000 attitude heading reference systems on the B
Maintenance and Modifications
Central Flying Service OK'd for Citation engine mod
Clifford Development appointed Little Rock, Ark.-based Central Flying Service as a service center for the Company’s Citation II and Citation S/II re-engini
Maintenance and Modifications
Concorde Battery gets new TSO
The FAA has approved eight valve-regulated sealed lead acid batteries
under Technical Standard Order C173 for Concorde Battery.
The TSO-ap
under Technical Standard Order C173 for Concorde Battery.
The TSO-ap
Maintenance and Modifications
Corridor maintenance software enters Asian market
Metrojet has signed an agreement with Continuum to license Corridor software and implement the package in its Hong Kong facility.
Maintenance and Modifications
Gulfstream and FlightSafety expand European commitment
The FlightSafety International Gulfstream G150 simulator has received European level-D simulator qualification, the first such approval for a G150 simulato
Maintenance and Modifications
MRO Profile: Banyan Air Service
Banyan Air Service began as a small company serving the needs of small operators that had no dedicated maintenance department.
Maintenance and Modifications
PrivatAir Takes Second Exec 787-8
Charter firm PrivatAir has converted one of its two options into an order for a $162 million VIP Boeing 787-8.
Maintenance and Modifications
Raytheon Aircraft closing gaps in product support
Raytheon Aircraft, which has ranked very low in customer-support surveys for the past several years, is in the midst of retooling its customer services to
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Jet Aviation Acquires Savannah Air Center
Swiss-based Jet Aviation Group expanded its U.S.
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Latin American RVSM Bottleneck?
Argentina and Colombia are lobbying to delay the planned January 2005 implementation of reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM) airspace throughout Lati
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DRVSM Subject of Supplemental Rulemaking
The FAA has released a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding implementation on Jan.
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Learjet 20 RVSM Kits Neck and Neck
Two independent projects working on RVSM group certification packages for the Learjet 20 series appear to be neck and neck in terms of price and availabili
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UK's Marshall drops Bombardier, Gulfstream
Britain’s Marshall Aerospace ended its role as factory-authorized service centers for Bombardier and Gulfstream.
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Aircraft Belts Creates Metal-plating Business
Aircraft Belts of Kemah, Texas, long a provider of aircraft occupant restraint systems, is branching into the corporate aircraft decorative plating busines
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Wants New Seatbelts for TBM 700s
The fatal crash of a TBM 700 more than two years ago is just now leading to a proposed AD to require replacing the Anjou Aeronautique brand seatbelt/should
Maintenance and Modifications
Frontier mechanic is chock full of surprises
A Frontier Airlines Boeing 737 was struck by lightning on New Year’s Eve en route to Tampa, Fla., setting off a chain of events that culminated in the arre
Maintenance and Modifications
Duncan Again Makes 'Fortune' Best Workplace
For the third year in a row, Duncan Aviation was named one of Fortune magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For in America.” The Lincoln, Neb.
Maintenance and Modifications
Flap over MU-2 Flap Goes Away
Owners of some 360 U.S.-registered Mitsubishi MU-2Bs won’t be required to install newly designed flap torque-tube joints, as proposed last September.
Maintenance and Modifications
Falcon appointees hawk factory service centers
Dassault Falcon Jet’s recent appointments of John Rahilly and Todd McGahey mark the latest efforts by the manufacturer to market the customer-support offer
