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.

FBOs

Aviation Training Lab To Address MRO/FBO Skills Gap

An aviation technical training lab set to open at Miami-Opa locka Executive Airport this summer will teach MRO and FBO skills.

Avionics

Foresight MX HUMS STC'd for Sikorsky UH-60A

GPMS's Foresight MX health and usage monitoring system has received FAA supplemental type certificate approval for installation in Black Hawk helicopters.

PJ Helicopters UH-60A Utility Hawk helicopter collects water from lake for utility firefighting mission

Engines

GE Explores Rotorcraft Operations Center

GE center would provide remote engine diagnostics and analytics for rotorcraft customers.

Bell 525 super-medium twin-engine helicopter in flight

Aircraft

Gulfstream Gets $124M USAF Mx Award

Contracts supporting USAF C-20 and C-37 aircraft run through 2031.

Maintenance and Modifications

Hartzell Appoints Second Brazilian Service Center

Hartzell Propeller has appointed Diamond San Paulo as its second service center in Brazil.

Diamond São Paulo, Hartzell Propeller’s 25th Recommended Service Facility

Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Completes Western Jet Aviation Acquisition

With the purchase of Gulfstream maintenance specialist Western Jet Aviation, StandardAero now has MRO facilities spanning the U.S.

Western Jet Aviation at Van Nuys Airport

Maintenance and Modifications

Vision Aircraft Records Launches Mx Hub Software

New software from Vision Aircraft Records allows users to securely access and share airctaft maintenance records.

Maintenance and Modifications

Nomad Technics Completes BBJ Mods, Maintenance

Nomad Technics completed a maintenance and modification project on time for an unnamed Boeing BBJ customer.

BBJ at Nomad Technics hangar (Photo: Nomad Technics)

Cabin Interior and Electronics

VIP Completions 'Flying Showroom' To Debut at NBAA Forum

VIP Completions' "flying showroom" Falcon 2000 will make its public debut at the NBAA Regional Forum at Miami-Opa Locka on February 8.

VIP Completions flying showroom Dassault Falcon 2000

Aircraft

Airbus, Qatar Airways Settle A350 Surface Degradation Dispute

Following nearly two years of trading barbs, Airbus and Qatar Airways have reached an “amicable” settlement on their dispute over A350 surface degradation.

Maintenance and Modifications

AAR Receives $2.6 Million State Workforce Grant

An Illinois $2.6 million grant awarded to AAR is helping to build the MRO's pipeline of mechanics.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (center) at AAR MRO in Rockford, Illinois (Photo: AAR)

Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Insider Adds 30 More AOG Shops to MRO Quote Platform

The number of business aviation service suppliers on aircraft maintenance quote platform MRO Insider grew to 450 with the addition of 30 more AOG providers

Engines

FAA Approves New Hartzell Starters for Robinsons

Hartzell Engine Tec has received FAA PMA for its Sky Tec HT starters for Robinson R22 and R44 helicopters.

Charter & Fractional

Epps Aviation FBO Being Sold to Aero Center Chain

Epps Aviation an FBO at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport has been sold to SAR Trilogy's Aero Center FBO chain after nearly 60 years of family ownership.

Epps Aviation at DeKalb-Peachgtree Airport in Atlanta

Maintenance and Modifications

Avionicare East Africa Selects FDS Readouts Service

Flight Data Systems will provide its Readouts service, including FDR and CVR reports, for Avionicare East Africa.

Engines

Covington Renews PT6A Engine Overhaul Designation

Covington Aircraft Engines' relationship with Pratt & Whitney Canada extends back to the Canadian manufacturer's radial engines.

Image of Covington Aircraft facility at night

Maintenance and Modifications

Legacy Parts Maker Ontic Looks To Build on 2022 Growth

Last year saw Ontic fully integrate its Staverton site in the UK, which now serves as one of the company's main production facilities.

Aircraft

Australian Government Funds Plans To Electrify Aircraft

Dovetail Electric Aviation received an AUD$3 million grant from the Australian government to convert turboprop aircraft to electric propulsion.

Maintenance and Modifications

Professional Aircraft Inks Landing Gear Contract

The five-year contract with Lufthansa CityLine solidifies relationship with Professional Aircraft Accessories.

Timothy Boland, Tonya Wondolowski and Thomas Kropf pose in front of Professinal Aircraft Accessories display

FBOs

TAM AE Welcomes Bizav to Brazil at NBAA S&D Show

Brazil's TAM Aviação Executiva is highlighting its aircraft ground handling and maintenance services at the NBAA Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference.

Exterior of TAM Aviação Executiva FBO with business jet parked in front

Aircraft

Embraer Certifies Medevac Interior for Phenom 300

Embraer's supplemental type certificate for the Phenom 300MED was developed with the aid of Umlaut and Aerolite.

Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer's Beacon Adds Vortex Aircraft Services

Embraer's Beacon maintenance coordination platform will help support Vortex Aircraft Services to expand its Charlotte, North Carolina operations.

Vortex technician working on aircraft engine

Engines

Safran Signs Support-by-the-Hour Contract

Yellowhead Helicopters operates missions for the forestry, mining, oil and gas, utility, and tourism industries.

Safran Helicopters technicians working on a Safran Arriel engine

Cabin Interior and Electronics

STCs for SmartSky Hardware Expand To Falcon 900

STCs for SmartSky'a air-to-ground connectivity hardware already include business jet types from Textron Aviation, Gulfstream, Bombardier, and Embraer.