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
New State Aviation Increases Portfolio with Finnoff
Finnoff Aviation Products has become the third light-turbine business aircraft services provider under New State Aviation Holding's umbrella.
Aircraft
Pipistrel Names Absolute Aviation as African Distributor
Pipistrel expands its presence in Africa with the appointment of Absolute Aviation as a distributer.
Avionics
Beyond Automation: How AI Is Transforming Aviation
Artificial intelligence isn’t only changing the way airplanes fly—it’s transforming nearly every aspect of aviation on the ground, too.
Aircraft
Duncan Aviation Transforms Legacy Hawker 800XP
Duncan Aviation recently completed a "dramatically modified" legacy Hawker 800XP.
Aircraft
Bombardier Offers Certified Pre-Owned Aircraft as a New Way to Buy a Jet—BJT
Bombardier Offers Certified Pre-Owned Aircraft as a New Way to Buy a Jet—BJT
Maintenance and Modifications
AINsight: Solving the Mx Tech Shortage without More Techs
Too much aircraft maintenance is done just for the sake of it, not because it is truly necessary, and this ties up valuable mechanic time.
Aircraft
Classic Lear Jet Moving into Bombardier Hangar
After sitting on a ramp in Florida for 27 years, Lear Jet 23-003, the first one delivered to a customer, is ready for restoration to begin.
Maintenance and Modifications
Metrojet Completes Hong Kong’s First G650 8C Check
Hong Kong-based MRO Metrojet has completed its first 8C "heavy maintenance" inspection on a Gulfstream G650.
Maintenance and Modifications
Solairus To Hire 100 Flight Crew and Mx Supervisors
Along with captains and maintenance supervisors, Solairus aims to recruit client aviation managers to lead flight departments.
Aircraft
Jetcraft, Bluetail Partner on Cloud-based Recordkeeping
Jetcraft will include Bluetail’s cloud-based aircraft platform and services as part of each owned inventory aircraft sale the business completes.
Avionics
Garmin GI275 Approved for Bell, Robinson Helos
Garmin's GI275 digital flight instrument has received FAA STC approval for installation in Bell 407 and Robinson R66 helicopters.
FBOs
PE Firm Acquires Majority Stake in Yingling Aviation
AE Industrial Partners has purchased majority ownership of Kansas-based FBO and MRO provider Yingling Aviation
Aircraft
PHI MRO Services Now Available 24/7
PHI MRO Services’ Call PHI maintenance support line is live.
Maintenance and Modifications
HondaJet Service Center Opens in Southeast Asia
KarbonMRO in Kuala Lumpur will be the sole provider of maintenance, repair, and overhaul services for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Maintenance and Modifications
Profound Change Moves the Maintenance Market
Supply chain problems, a tough market for finding new technical personnel, and door-busting levels of business are affecting aircraft MRO providers.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
AMAC Aerospace Plants Flag in Saudi Arabia
Business jet MRO and completions firm AMAC Aerospace has opened a Riyadh, Saudi Arabia office to meet rising demand in the Middle East.
Maintenance and Modifications
Air Ambulance Outfitters Show Their Stuff
North Dakota based aero-medical outfitters Spectrum Aeromed and Fargo Jet Center show off their latest advances at EBACE.
Engines
QTA Cures HTF7000 Thrust Reverser Door Corrosion
QTA has engineered a cure to corrosion problems with HTF7000 thrust-reverser doors at considerably reduced cost compared with replacing entire units.
Aircraft
Flying Colours Seeing Bounce in MRO Demand from Europe
Increasing numbers of European operators seeking one-stop MRO services are bringing their aircraft to North America, Canada’s Flying Colours said at EBACE
Engines
Rolls-Royce Expands European Service Network
Rolls-Royce's authorized service center network has added companies in Germany and Switzerland.
Aircraft
Web Manuals Intros Package for MRO Reg Changes
At EBACE, Web Manuals is offering a discounted maintenance tracking package to help MROs comply with coming regulatory changes.
Maintenance and Modifications
Donacle Drones To Aid Jet Aviation’s Aircraft Inspections
Jet Aviation and Donecle will use AI and advanced image analysis algorithms to enable fast and accurate aircraft inspections.
Maintenance and Modifications
JSSI Sees Record Growth and Expands Services
Thanks to the acquisitions of two companies JSSI is now able to offer a maintenance tracking services.
Maintenance and Modifications
Aerocare, Inflite Partner on Paint, MRO Services
Customers can simultaneously book paint and MRO services with Aerocare on the business aircraft types that Inflite supports.
Maintenance and Modifications
ExecuJet Malaysia Wins Certification from Aruba
The Aruba Department of Civil Aviation has awarded ExecuJet Malaysia approval to work on several aircraft types on its registry.
Engines
EAP Looks To Europe for Further Expansion
Having achieved success in other markets such as Australia, EAP is hoping to expand its business into Europe.
Airports
ExecuJet MRO Services Launches Dubai World Central Facility
ExecuJet MRO's hangars adjoin the new ExecuJet FBO site in a combined facility at Dubai’s second airport.
Engines
Rolls-Royce Strives for Impeccable Customer Support
Rolls-Royce touts its large and comprehensive service and support network at EBACE.
Maintenance and Modifications
For VIP Interiors Comlux, the Future Starts at TwoTwenty
VIP airliner specialist Comlux is accelerating deliveries of the ACJ TwoTwenty, the newest Airbus Corporate Jet.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier, GD To Offer Special-mission Global 6500 to Canada
The maritime patrol version of the Global offers a Canadian alternative to the Boeing P-8 Poseidon.
