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.
Rotorcraft
Van Horn Aviation Offers Composite MRBs for Bell 206B
The carbon-fiber blades extend service life to 18,000 hours.
Maintenance and Modifications
JSSI Joins Law Enforcement Program
The hourly cost maintenance provider is partnering with Night Flight Concepts on its service option for law enforcement operators.
Maintenance and Modifications
Precision Aviation Group Changes Name
Aviation Controls is now Precision Aviation Controls.
Maintenance and Modifications
LoPresti BoomBeam HID System Approved in Brazil
The lighting systems have been approved on more than 450 aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications
Textron Taps StandardAero for PT6A PowerAdvantage Work
The program covers the Beechcraft King Air and Cessna Caravan.
Maintenance and Modifications
Dassault Aviation Names Sabena Technics Falcon ASC
The French MRO will provide service for the Falcon 10, 20 and 50.
Maintenance and Modifications
Dassault Aviation Names Sabena Technics Falcon ASC
The French MRO will provide service for the Falcon 10, 20 and 50.
Aircraft
Bombardier and Air Inuit Collaborate on Q300 Freighter
Arctic carrier Air Inuit signs on as launch customer
Maintenance and Modifications
Inlet Barrier Filter Policy Raises Industry Concerns
The FAA says the increased usage of the systems necessitates standardized installations.
Maintenance and Modifications
Dart Aerospace Launches Maintenance Network
Dart Aerospace sets up a network of new maintenance centers throughout Canada and the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications
Vector Aerospace Certified for Airbus H130/EC130 Maintenance
Company extends rotorcraft MRO capabilities.
Maintenance and Modifications
Dallas Airmotive, H+S Expands To Cover 65 Percent of Rotorcraft Fleets
The expansion has involved a $40 million investment in new capabilities, facilities and cross training.
Maintenance and Modifications
Composite Inner Barrel for Learjet 60 Now in Production
Quiet Technology Aerospace's solution fixes corrosion issues with the original aluminum honeycomb inner acoustic barrels in the aircraft’s PW305 engines.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Advent Aerospace Hires Barber To Help Expand Company
25-year business aviation industry veteran Brian Barber Barber will help Advent’s management team identify new markets its composite structures business.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hawker Pacific Signs Cockpit Display Distribution Deal
Hawker Pacific will distribute Thomas Global’s CRT-to-LCD cockpit display upgrade products in the Asia Pacific region.
Maintenance and Modifications
328 Design STCs Cabin Update for Dassault Falcon 50EX
In addition to the cabin refurb, the STC covers the cabin management and in-flight entertainment system.
Maintenance and Modifications
North Texas Machining Company Jumping into Aerospace
Superior Machining and Fabrication is looking to enter the aerospace market.
Maintenance and Modifications
BizJet Delivers BBJ with Split-scimitar Winglet Mod
This was the sixth split-scimitar modification to be installed on a BBJ.
Maintenance and Modifications
AAR Aircraft Component Services Expands in Amsterdam
The updates more than doubled the capacity of the previous facility.
Aircraft
Beech Appoints New Dealer for Brazil
The move adds to the other Textron aviation brands that TAM AE has long represented in Brazil: Cessna since 1982 and Bell Helicopter since 2004.
Aircraft
GKN Expands Globally with a Mix of Services
The UK's GKN is becoming a force to be reckoned with in aerospace manufacturing, and continues to expand including through acquisitions.
Maintenance and Modifications
AeroAsia and SR Technics Sign Two Contracts
AeroAsia and SR Technics have agreed to work together.
Maintenance and Modifications
Airbus and SIA Engineering Announce Maintenance Venture
Airbus and SIA Engineering are planning their first joint maintenance maintenance venture
Maintenance and Modifications
Sabena technics to Open Singapore Repair Shop
Sabena technics will open a repair shop in Singapore’s Seletar Aerospace Park.
Maintenance and Modifications
Chinese Operator Signs for OnPoint Engine Support
Colorful Guizhou Airlines will have its CF34-10E engines support by GE Aviation.
Maintenance and Modifications
Pratt & Whitney, China Eastern Sign V2500 Overhaul Agreement
Pratt & Whitney, China Eastern sign V2500 overhaul agreement.
Maintenance and Modifications
Air France-KLM's MX Arm Gets More Asian Business
MRO Lab here showcasing innovative app
Charter & Fractional
Hawker Pacific Optimistic on Asia Pacific Market
Australian company has a fleet of eight aircraft now under management in the Asia Pacific region.
Maintenance and Modifications
UTC Aerospace Wins Nacelle Support Deals
Work for Indigo and Sichuan Airlines to be performed in Singapore and Tianjin.
Maintenance and Modifications
The ‘new Ameco’ Expands in MRO Market.
The ‘new Ameco’ expands in MRO market.
