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
AAR To Build Facility in Rockford, Illinois
Creating up to 500 maintenance related jobs
Maintenance and Modifications
Honda Aircraft Names Banyan Air Service HondaJet Dealer
MRO will provide support for operators in the Southeast.
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet-Care Offers PT6 Trend-monitoring Program
Program designed specifically for the PT6
Maintenance and Modifications
Nasmyth Group Acquires Technical Metal Finishing
TMF’s capabilities complement Nasmyth’s metal finishing businesses.
Maintenance and Modifications
StandardAero Opens Satellite at Houston Hobby Airport
Satellite to support wide range of business aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications
Constant Aviation Las Vegas Receives DGAC Endorsement
Additional certification addresses customer requests.
Maintenance and Modifications
Greenwich AeroGroup Names IDG Europe a LiveAero Dealer
IDG Europe It recently launched a new division of the company called idg.aero that provides global satellite communications for the whole aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation Dubai Appoints Prabhat Gummadi as Maintenance Director
Gummandi holds numerous AME licenses.
Maintenance and Modifications
Dallas Airmotive Names Henry Lisboa Territorial Director
Lisboa will lead the company’s sales efforts in Central and South America.
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Issues AD Final Rule for Bombardier CL-600 Thrust Reversers
Reports of partial deployment of an engine thrust reverser in flight prompted the AD.
Maintenance and Modifications
Maintenance Special Report 2014
Diverse issues are shaping the business aviation maintenance industry.
Maintenance and Modifications
Wipline 8750 floats are pitched at the Cessna Caravan series
In a country rich with waterways, amphibious floats are a natural.
Maintenance and Modifications
Textron Aviation Extends ProAdvantage Support Program to King Airs
ProAdvantage includes ProParts, ProTech and ProPropeller.
Aircraft
Nextant Boosts Sales And Support Network In Brazil
Nextant names a new distributor and support center for its 400XTi and G90XT aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications
Arsa Reviewing Amended Repair Station Regulations
Under new rules, one strike and you’re out in the MRO business.
Maintenance and Modifications
Embraer Executive Jets Expands Contact Center
Support center grows with the fleet.
Maintenance and Modifications
Dallas Airmotive Donates $10,000 to Children’s Hospital
Company’s charitable giving program benefits children with orthopedic, neurological and learning disorders.
Maintenance and Modifications
Mid-cabin Hangar Added at Gulfstream Appleton
New facility can accommodate up to four large-cabin and three mid-cabin aircraft simultaneously.
Maintenance and Modifications
StandardAero Adds Component Repair Capabilities in Canada
The Canadian facility will provide a substantial increase in StandardAero’s component repair offerings to meet the growing market.
Maintenance and Modifications
Marshall Aerospace Canada Adds North American Office
New location intended to further consolidate Marshall Aerospace Canada as an integral part of Marshall’s UK global operations.
Maintenance and Modifications
JSSI Introduces Tip-to-Tail Coverage for Learjet 70/75
Program helps owners predict maintenance costs.
Maintenance and Modifications
Continuum Applied Technology Releases Corridor Software Version 11
Newest version adds three new modules and a mobile application.
Maintenance and Modifications
Superior Tube Names Wade Burchell Aerospace Market Manager
Burchell has experience in ground support equipment and military subcontract manufacturing.
Maintenance and Modifications
Proposed AD Issued for Falcon 50 Slats
An intermittent indication of slat activity caused by chafing of the electrical wiring prompted the AD.
Maintenance and Modifications
Dallas Airmotive Adds New Regional Sales Director
The BBA Aviation subsidiary bolstered its Central and South American sales staff with the addition of an industry veteran.
Maintenance and Modifications
DAS to establish Brazil’s first composite repair center
New facility could cut cost of repairs by significant margins
Maintenance and Modifications
JSSI Looks To Expand Helicopter Support
JSSI aims to prove that its expertise in aircraft maintenance programs extends beyond business jets, with its new emphasis on helicopters.
Maintenance and Modifications
JSSI Looks To Expand Helicopter Support
JSSI aims to prove that its expertise in aircraft maintenance programs extends beyond business jets, with its new emphasis on helicopters.
Engines
UTP is Leading Source For Overhauled Engines
United Turbine Parts specializes in supplying overhauled PW100 and PT6 engines and components.
Aircraft
Dassault Expands Support for Growing Latin American Market
Dassault sees continued growth of its fleet in Latin America and is expanding its maintenance facility in Sorocaba to support this.
