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.
Aircraft
Renovation Hardware: Pioneers will always meet obstacles
The owner of the 1991 Falcon 900 shown here undergoing an extensive cockpit and cabin renovation by Duncan Aviation in Lincoln, Neb., has learned a lesson
Maintenance and Modifications
3M pilot project tests RFID tags for tool tracking
The number of tools needed for a modern business jet maintenance shop and the hassles of keeping track of their whereabouts and calibration status seem to
Maintenance and Modifications
2006 AIN Product Support Survey: Part Two - Engines
AIN’s readers this year have chosen CFM as the best provider of product support for turbofan engines (the CFM56s on Boeing Business Jets), and Pratt
Aircraft
King Air 300 sprouts winglets
BLR Aerospace expects to receive an STC for winglets for the King Air 300 in late summer or early fall.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Renovation Hardware: Artistry in paint, wood and leather
The 1991 Falcon 900 moving through Duncan Aviation’s facility in Lincoln, Neb., has been stripped of her weathered coat in preparation for a makeover in th
Aircraft
LoPresti Boom Beams for Hawker 700s
Avmats has joined forces with LoPresti Aviation to deliver LoPresti Boom Beams to legacy Hawker 700s.
Aircraft
JSSI to provide Tip-to-Tail coverage for Avantair
Avantair has chosen JSSI’s Tip-to-Tail airframe maintenance cost-guarantee program to cover its fleet of Piaggio Avantis.
Aircraft
Raisbeck engineering OKs new authorized King Air dealers
Four new installation centers have been authorized as Raisbeck King Air dealers.
Aircraft
Gulfstream Long Beach passes 20-year milestone
This year Gulfstream Aerospace is recognizing the 20th anniversary of its Long Beach, Calif.
Aircraft
Yingling completes first RVSM installation on Conquest II
Yingling Aviation, located on Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita, has completed its first RVSM-compliant modification of a Cessna turboprop on a 1979 Conques
Maintenance and Modifications
Pentastar's avionics department honored
The FAA has awarded members of the avionics team at Pentastar Aviation its Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Award.
Maintenance and Modifications
Banyan Air Service celebrates AMT Day with award ceremony
Banyan Air Service at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport hosted a celebration lunch for its avionics and maintenance technicians on May 24 in honor of Aviat
Maintenance and Modifications
Raytheon receives AMT awards
For the third consecutive year, Raytheon Aircraft’s repair station trained 100 percent of its participants.
Aircraft
Three Maintenance techs make good in Springfield
It’s an axiom of the industry that “to make a small fortune in aviation, start with a big fortune.” So far that has not been the case for the owners of Spr
Aircraft
Challenger APU Retrofit Available
Bombardier has published a Service Bulletin for a Honeywell GTCP36-150 APU retrofit for Challenger 601s and 604s.
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA grounds Learjet 45 fleet, demands tail jackscrew fix
The FAA’s concern that a critical part on the Bombardier Learjet 45 “was not manufactured per the type design data” led it to ground the entire fleet of 17
Maintenance and Modifications
In buyout, Keystone finds key to growth
In the middle of a helicopter market that has been flat for nearly a decade and seems likely to remain that way for the foreseeable future, how does a 50-y
Maintenance and Modifications
Gulfstream Names Mark Knall V-p and GM of Appleton Operation
Knall will oversee daily operations of the MRO for all Gulfstream aircraft.
