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
FAA Approves Garmin GI 275 Instrument for AStars
Garmin has received FAA supplemental type certificate approval to install its GI 275 electronic flight instrument in Airbus AStar helicopters.
Maintenance and Modifications
PWI Receives PMA Approval for LED King Air Door Light
PWI's LED entry door light for the King Air 200 and 300 series, offers longer life and lower energy draw than the incandescent bulb it replaces.
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Approves IS&S Autothrottle for G1000 King Airs
Owners and operators of King Airs equipped with Garmin G1000 avionics can now add IS&S's ThrustSense autothrottle system.
Engines
New State Aviation Acquires Blackhawk Aerospace
New State Aviation Holdings expects its acquisition of Blackhawk Aerospace to double business.
Maintenance and Modifications
Dassault Continues MRO Expansion with Melbourne Site
The Falcon service center in Melbourne, Florida, marks Dassault’s latest move to bolster its service support in the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications
Robinson Mandates Tail Rotor Inspections, Replacements
Loose tail rotor tips prompted a Robinson service bulletin affecting all of its helicopter models.
Maintenance and Modifications
ExecuJet MRO Malaysia Completes Falcon 2000 2C Check
The 2C inspection—completed once every 12 years—includes extensive removal and reinstallation of the entire cabin.
Maintenance and Modifications
Contracts To Grow Embraer's Macon Mx Facility
Two contracts with Envoy Air and JSX call for the addition of three heavy maintenance lines at Embraer Aircraft Maintenance Services in Macon, Georgia.
Airlines
Ukraine Crisis and Engine Overhaul Delays Challenge AirBaltic
AirBaltic has shifted its business model in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while also dealing with delays in maintaining engines for its A220s.
Aircraft
ASG Builds on Cirrus Mx Services with SF50 Jet Approval
Following EASA approval, the Guernsey-based company can now provide maintenance on EASA-, 2-REG-, and FAA-registered Cirrus SF50 Vision Jets.
Maintenance and Modifications
KULR Vibe AI Technology Mitigates Helicopter Vibrations
KULR Vibe technology utilizes artificial intelligence and on-aircraft sensors to mitigate helicopter vibrations.
Environment
'Riblet' Skin To Reduce Fuel Consumption on Jets
Lufthansa Technik and BASF have developed an aircraft surface skin that reduces friction and improves fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
Maintenance and Modifications
Pulse Aviation Adds Embraer-X's Beacon Mx Platform
Business aircraft MRO Pulse Aviation has signed on to Embraer-X’s Beacon digital maintenance coordination platform.
Avionics
West Star Adds Satcom STC for Bombardier Global Express
The STC that West Star Aviation is offering is a replacement to the original Inmarsat satcom system in the Bombardier Global Express.
Aircraft
Low-time Retired Boeing BBJ 747-8 Scrapped
Boeing 747-8 scrapped at one of the world’s largest aircraft boneyards.
Maintenance and Modifications
MT Flight Tests an 11-blade Propeller
MT-Propeller has flight tested an 11-bladed propeller on a Piper PA-31T Cheyenne twin turboprop.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Skyservice Awarded Satcom Direct Plane Simple STCs
Skyservice has received Transport Canada, FAA, and EASA STC approval for installation of Satcom Direct's Plane Simple connectivity hardware.
Avionics
EASA Approves Garmin's G5000 for Citation Excels/XLSs
The EASA certification for the Garmin G5000 comes three years after FAA certification.
Maintenance and Modifications
Alpine's New Bear Paws Approved for AStars
Alpine Aerotech's Bear Paws have received Transport Canada STC approval.
Maintenance and Modifications
Eagle Creek Approved as Pilatus PC-12 Service Center
Eagle Creek Aviation joins Premier Jet Center as a Pilatus PC-12 repair center in KCAC Aviation’s Midwest region.
Maintenance and Modifications
Flexjet Graduates First Class of A&P Apprentices
Ten apprentices successfully completed Flextjet's 30-month-long program.
Avionics
Universal Establishes ClearVision Repair in Tucson
The addition of ClearVision EVS-5000 repair capabilities at Universal Avionics in Tucson, Arizona, will open the door to additional high-tech work.
Aircraft
Airbus Set To Fly Morphing Wing Testbed
Airbus expects to start flight testing early next year of a Cessna Citation VII demonstrator that will be used to test new wing technologies.
Aircraft
Airbus Aims to Sell 15 ACJs in the Middle East in the Next Five Years
In 2022, Middle East-based ACJ departures are up 42 percent on 2019.
Aircraft
ExecuJet’s OMDW MRO Facility To Open in Early 2023
ExecuJet’s aircraft maintenance facility at Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport is expected to open in the first quarter of 2023.
Aircraft
Auric Jets Markets 2003 Challenger 604 at MEBAA Show
The Bombardier Challenger 604 that Auric Jets is displaying for sale at MEBAA Show has completed a 16-year inspection and landing gear overhaul.
Aircraft
Middle East ‘Underequipped’ for Volume of Business, Dassault Says
Growth opportunities abound in the Middle East, and these will accelerate with efficient use of business aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications
Sabena Installs Leonardo Defense System on Global 7500
Sabena technics installs the Leonardo Miysis directed infrared countermeasure system on a VVIP Bombardier Global 7500.
Maintenance and Modifications
Honeywell To Support Alpha Star's Gulfstream Fleet
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based Alpha Star Aviation operates a fleet of Gulfstream G450 business jets and has signed with Honeywell for maintenance services.
Maintenance and Modifications
C&L Expands Global Footprint with ACLAS Acquisition
C&L Aviation Group acquires commercial, regional, and defense MRO ACLAS Technics.
