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Hongkong Jet will upgrade and expand its HKAR 145 maintenance capabilities to include approval to certify G550 aircraft to 144 mos/12 C level.

AutoInspect will be introduced for combustor components in CFM56 and CF34 engine families.

The maintenance company completed the installation on a Cessna Citation Excel.

StandardAero announced it will expand its facilities in Cincinnati and Hillsboro, Ohio, and Miami, Florida by a total of 260,000 sq. ft. throughout 2018.

AVESA recently selected Able Aerospace Services as its provider for component, repair, overhaul and exchange service for light and medium Bell platforms.

West Star Aviation will attend job fairs and partner with Careerwise for its apprenticeship program to increase its hiring efforts in 2018.

The FAA approved Jet Aviation’s MRO facility in Hong Kong to support 48- and 35-month inspections for N-registered Dassault Falcon 7X/8X and Falcon 900s.

Edward Carl Fernandez recently pleaded guilty to falsely representing the airworthiness condition of multiple commercial aircraft parts.

All new Airbus rotorcraft delivered in the U.S. and Canada will include Traxxall’s aircraft maintenance tracking and inventory management system.

Era and Pratt & Whitney Canada signed a 10-year maintenance and repair agreement that covers 180 P&WC helicopter engines in Era’s global fleet.

The first two aircraft will enter service this spring while the third will arrive in the fall.

The Michigan-based aviation maintenance bidding website brings pilots, owners, operators, and MRO providers together while improving customer experience.

Sikorksy delivered its 300th S-92 to Era Group. The aircraft will join Era's eight other Sikorskys and enter service in the Gulf of Mexico this month.

SkyQuest announced that is now a Part 145 facility after it acquired Express Avionics.

After changing to Eastman Turbo Oil 2197 five years ago, Rotorlift Aviation has discovered that its engines burn cleaner.

StandardAero received two awards for customer service at the Rolls-Royce FIRST Network Recognition Reception.

ROTAK Helicopter Services will operate its K-Max aircraft in Puerto Rico to support infrastructure rebuilding efforts from Hurricane Maria.

The Hybrid Ability Lifejacket and Oxygen is the company’s next generation Mk 5/51 product and the Gen2 1000 series suit holds ETSO, MED, approvals.

StandardAero will supply 40 retrofittable crash-resistant fuel tanks for Papillon’s Grand Canyon Helicopter fleet of Airbus AS350B3 and EC130B4 aircraft.

Metro Aviation updated flight data monitoring on 65 percent of its fleet since it received approval for its Flight Operational Quality Assurance program.

Phoenix Heli-Flight will upgrade older analog audio, video, and flight data recording devices with the Outerlink IRIS System.

The foundation is providing Holly Gardel with airfare, accommodations, and registration for Heli-Expo in Las Vegas.

Curtiss-Wright was awarded a contract by Sikorsky to provide its technology for Black Hawks delivered to U.S. Army and foreign military sales customers.

RestockMe is a mobile app that allows customers to check the availability of Aviall’s inventory products and order items within seconds.

Able Aerospace launched component assembly-level support for the Bell Helicopter 505 in addition to its full capabilities for the 429.

Dallas Airmotive reduced the engine overhaul turnaround time for select PW206C in AW109 Power helicopters from 60 days to 35 days.

The company worked with maintenance professionals in the Airbus training facility to create a kit that addressed former maintenance issues.

Thai Aviation Services is Sikorsky's seventh customer support center in the Asia-Pacific region.

EuroTec's STC would incorporate the TB17 lithium-ion battery from True Blue Power into the Airbus H130/EC130B4 series

Eye in the Sky is currently offering an early-bird 50 percent discount on all orders until March 31.