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.
Avionics
RebTech Gets Approval For UH-60 Night Vision Lighting Mod
RebTech's night vision lighting system is being fitted on a UH-60A helicopter operated by HeliStream.
Accidents
One Killed in Challenger 300 In-flight Upset
The NTSB is looking into a "reported trim issue" that occurred before Challenger 300 N300ER experienced an in-flight upset that killed a passenger.
Engines
ATP Gains Authorization for Honeywell T55 Turboshaft Engine
ATP has received authorization to produce maintenance publications for Honeywell's T55 turboshaft engines.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
MD Helicopters Settles Copyright Case With Aerometals
The companies have agreed to work together to resume supplies of components and parts made by Aerometals for MD's rotorcraft.
Charter & Fractional
Abu Dhabi Aviation Coming to Americas
An oil and gas champion, Abu Dhabi Aviation is also finding viable uses for the aging elements of its fleet.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Brighter Market Outlook Prompts Airbus To Upgrade Helicopters
The next two decades will see rising rotorcraft demand across multiple sectors, according to the latest market forecast from Airbus Helicopters.
Engines
P&WC Fielding Improved Engine Support Offerings
Pratt & Whitney Canada is offering helicopter customers a new remote maintenance kit.
Engines
Safran Signals 'War for Talent' within Civil Engine Aftermarket
French engine OEM Safran adds to its global maintenance network for Leap-1A and Leap-1B engines with a site in Brussels.
Maintenance and Modifications
AeroBrigham Adds Hangar Space in Texas
The completions specialist will also feature a recently delivered Bell 407 at Heli-Expo.
Maintenance and Modifications
First Aviation Services Consolidates Helicopter Repair Brands
First Aviation Services is unifying helicopter service holdings under the Rotary Wing Group brand.
Maintenance and Modifications
ST Engineering, Pensacola State Explore AMT Academy
ST Engineering and Pensacola State College are laying plans to co-develop an aircraft maintenance technician academy in Pensacola, Florida.
Maintenance and Modifications
Ocean Explorer Teams With Embraer on Helo Mx System
Brazilian helicopter operator Ocean Explorer has selected Embraer's Beacon digital maintenance platform.
Charter & Fractional
FlyExclusive Adds Paint Hangar at North Carolina HQ
FlyExclusive's maintenance facilities enable it to perform more than 80 percent of the work on its 90+ business jet fleet.
Maintenance and Modifications
Duncan Is First Third-party Shop To Paint a PC-24
Duncan Aviation has painted the first Pilatus PC-24 light jet outside of a Pilatus production facility.
Aircraft
Duncan Completes First 7,500-landing Inspection on CL300
Duncan Aviation has completed its first 7,500-landing inspection for a Bombardier Challenger 300, in conjunction with an interior and paint refurb project.
Charter & Fractional
Constant Aviation Now Under Flexjet's Wing
Constant Aviation will be folded under sister company Flexjet as the fractional provider's in-house maintenance department.
Maintenance and Modifications
Textron Aviation Stocking Aircraft Parts in Alaska
Textron Aviation has established a dedicated parts stockroom in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Aircraft
China's Haite MRO Joins A321 Freighter Conversion Network
Under an agreement with Elbe Flugzeugwerke, the first A321 passenger-to-freighter conversion project will start at the Tianjin facility later this year.
Maintenance and Modifications
Dassault Falcon Announces 2023 Mx/Ops Seminar Schedule
Dassault Falcon's 2023 MRO regional seminars will be held between April 5 and May 17.
Maintenance and Modifications
AeroBrigham Delivers Bell 407 to Florida Sheriff
A high-customized law enforcement Bell 407 was delivered by completion specialist AeroBrigham to Florida's Orange County Sheriff's Office.
Maintenance and Modifications
Embraer Teams Up with Marshall Univ at WAI Conference
Embraer is coexhibiting with Marshall University at the 2023 Women in Aviation International Confernce to highlight the OEM's support of a new AMT program.
Maintenance and Modifications
SkyCourier Ready for Unimproved Fields with Gravel Kit
The Cessna SkyCourier is now available with a gravel kit enabling operations from unimproved runways.
Maintenance and Modifications
PHI To Host Corrosion Seminar at Heli-Expo
PHI MRO Services will host a corrosion control seminar at HAI Heli-Expo 2023.
Maintenance and Modifications
Rotorcorp Doubles Robinson Parts Inventory
Robinson Helicopter parts provider Rotorcorp is doubling its inventory in response to supply-chain disruptions.
Maintenance and Modifications
AviationManuals Launches Part 135 Digital Record System
An electronic manual recordkeeping system from AviationManuals meets FAA Part 135 requirements for digital records management.
Maintenance and Modifications
MRO AeroBrigham Opens Dedicated Helicopter Facility
AeroBrigham opens dedicated helicopter MRO and paint facility in Decatur, Texas.
Maintenance and Modifications
AW189 Heating Duct Failure Prompts Redesign
Respiratory irritation and smoke follow AW189 heating duct failures.
Maintenance and Modifications
Enflite Turns 30
Enflite manufactures interior products for fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.
Maintenance and Modifications
FAI Technik Opens Brandenburg MRO
German MRO FAI Technik will support Bombardier, Gulfstream, Hawker, and Beech aircraft from its new location at Willy Brandt Berlin Brandenburg Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications
Duncan Brings Avionics Support to Republic Airport
Duncan Aviation has opened an avionics support shop at Republic Airport at the request of its customers.
