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
FAA Issues Final Rule on Airbus Helicopters EC130B4
The new AD is intended to detect cracks in the tailboom junction frame.
Maintenance and Modifications
Rockwell Collins Signs 1,500th Aircraft in Its Corporate Aircraft Service Program
Milestone agreement was coordinated by Germany-based Rheinland Air Service.
Maintenance and Modifications
FL Technics Training Starts Ab Initio Mechanic Program
The company wants to bring new technicians into the European industry.
Maintenance and Modifications
Delta Air Lines Donates Jet to Purdue
The donated jet will allow teaching and research related to advanced industry maintenance procedures and ground-handling procedures.
Maintenance and Modifications
Air Service Vamdrup Joins TBM Service Center Network
MRO opens second facility at Eggenmoen Airport in Norway.
Maintenance and Modifications
Lufthansa Technik Offering Airbus A350 Tech Support
Support structure in place awaiting the A350’s entry into service.
Maintenance and Modifications
New Technique Could Detect Acoustically Invisible Cracks
System could enable intervention before cracks have even begun to form as well as predict the remaining life of an engineering structure.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Duncan Aviation Updates Guide to Phased Interior Maintenance
The ebook is designed to assist operators with planning and budgeting for aircraft interior maintenance.
Maintenance and Modifications
Aircelle Europe Services Doubles MRO Capacity for Engine Nacelles
The MRO works on the nacelles and thrust reversers of approximately 20 different business jets and regional airliners.
Maintenance and Modifications
Vector Aerospace Signs AS350 and UH-1H MRO Support Contract
Five-year deal covers Orange County Sherriff’s Department helicopters.
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Proposes AD on Gulfstream GV and GV-SP Fuel Boost Pumps
The proposed AD is to prevent fuel leakage in combination with a capacitor clearance issue, which could result in an uncontrolled fire in the wheel well.
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Proposes Rolls-Royce 250 Airworthiness Directive
The agency seeks to replace the one-time inspection required by AD 2012-14-06 with repetitive inspections.
Avionics
Marshall Aerospace To Develop Fans 1/A+ Solution for Bombardier Challenger 604
The solution will be available as a Bombardier Service Bulletin.
Maintenance and Modifications
Erickson and Columbia: Keeping The Big Blades Flying
Long-range planning and a well trained crew are key.
Maintenance and Modifications
Sabreliner Plans MRO Expansion in Wake of Sale
Reorganized company will parlay experience supporting military aircraft to civilian counterparts.
Engines
Williams, Rolls-Royce Tie for Best Bizjet Engine Support
In rankings for turboprop support, Honeywell retained the number-one position.
Aircraft
Nextant 400XTi: A Beechjet Made Modern
Nextant Aerospace stands to remanufacture a significant percentage of the Beechjet/Hawker 400 fleet.
Maintenance and Modifications
Product Support Survey 2014 Part 3: Engines
Williams and Rolls-Royce claim top spot among jets, while Honeywell leads in turboprop sector.
Maintenance and Modifications
Surplus Parts Costs Forecast To Drop
Projected aircraft retirement rate for the next decade spells good news for buyers.
Maintenance and Modifications
Gulfstream Opens New European Parts Distribution Center
Airframer will have more than $50 million in inventory by the end of next year.
Maintenance and Modifications
Duncan Aviation To Repair Avidyne EX500 MFDs
Duncan Aviation also services Avidyne’s first-generation flight situation displays and early-model FlightMax MFDs.
Maintenance and Modifications
Vector Named Airbus Helicopters D-Level Repair Station
Servicing AS350/AS355 and EC130 helicopters
Maintenance and Modifications
JSSI Covers Blackcomb Aviation Helicopter Engines
Contract calls for Turbomeca Arrius 2B2plus work.
Maintenance and Modifications
ACE Services Gets EASA B2/C Bombardier Global Endorsement
The company also holds Camo approval on the aircraft.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
King Aerospace Awarded Green Boeing Business Jet Paint Contract
The project is a subcontract from Aeria Luxury Interiors of San Antonio, Texas.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hawker Pacific Partners with Aero Dynamix on Night Vision Repair Station
The repair facility for night-vision imaging systems will be an extension to Hawker Pacific’s existing avionics repair facility in Dubai.
Maintenance and Modifications
CRS Jet Spares names Don Gallisath Sales Manager for North Central Region
His territory stretches from Missouri to Manitoba, Canada.
Maintenance and Modifications
AAR’s Lake Charles MRO Facility Lands Substantial New Contracts
The facility now supports a range of widebodies, including the Airbus A330 and A340 and Boeing 767 and 777.
Maintenance and Modifications
Aviation Groups Send ‘Serious’ Petition to FAA
Adding one word will make a major difference, groups claim.
