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
King Aerospace Adds EASA certification
King Aerospace has received certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA),
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StarPort Promotes Smith to Director of Maintenance
Orlando Sanford International Airport-based StarPort, a subsidiary of Cambata Aviation International, has promoted Phillip Smith to the position of directo
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ACT Offers Composite Courses
London, Ontario, Canada-based Advanced Composites Training Institute (ACT),
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Air China Completes First Sustainable Biofuel Flight
Air China has successfully completed a demonstration flight using a sustainable biofuel derived from biomass grown in China.
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GE Aviation Breaks Ground on Auburn Facility
GE Aviation has broken ground on a new jet engine components factory in Auburn, Ala.
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NRC helps OEMs reduce airframe noise
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has commissioned a wind tunnel to help aircraft manufacturers measure the noise levels generated by aircraft
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Jet Aviation Teterboro opens avionics shop
Jet Aviation Teterboro has opened a new avionics shop and received a limited instrument and limited radio rating from the FAA.
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StandardAero adds parts business for general aviation
StandardAero Business Aviation has expanded its strategic business focus to include the buying and selling of parts
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Evitt named Rolls-Royce M25 sales regional sales rep
H+S Aviation has named Graham Evitt as Rolls-Royce M250 Regional Sales Manager.
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Rotortech Forms Alliance To Add Avionics
StarPort, an Orlando Sanford International Airport FBO known for its avionics capability, has teamed with Rotortech Services.
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Chromalloy Renovates San Diego Repair Center
Chromalloy has opened its newly renovated turbine engine repair center and service depot in San Diego.
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MRO Profile: J.A. Air Center
J.A. Air Center, on Aurora Municipal Airport in Sugar Grove, Ill., opened its doors in 1965.
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Gulfstream Aerospace Excels in Third Quarter
General Dynamics reported third-quarter earnings yesterday, and chairman and CEO Jay Johnson said the company’s aerospace group–Gulfstream Aerospace
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Flightdocs Releases Mx Tracking App for iPad
Flightdocs released an aircraft maintenance tracking iPad application that allows flight crews to access and report aircraft maintenance information
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Bell 429 Gets Chinese Papers
Bell Helicopter received type certification this week for the Bell 429 from the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
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FAA To Allow Pilots To Update Nav Databases
The FAA delivered some good news in a proposed rule change that will free operators from the burden of needing mechanics to update onboard navigation
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Jet Aviation STL Launches Interior Refurb Program
Jet Aviation has opened a 1,240-sq-ft interior refurb and completions design studio at its St. Louis facility.
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ExecuJet Africa Signs Service Accord with Blackhawk
Blackhawk Modifications has entered into a service agreement with ExecuJet Africa for engine upgrades.
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Flightdocs Releases Mx Tracking App for iPad
Estero, Fla.-based Flightdocs, a provider of aircraft maintenance tracking software and services,
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Greenwich AeroGroup Picks Aviit’s eMan
Greenwich AeroGroup has selected Aviit’s eMan for all of its MRO locations.
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Duncan’s Lincoln Facility To Open Next Spring
Duncan Aviation announced that a new 45,000-sq-ft paint shop at its Lincoln, Neb.
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Hawker Beechcraft Chester Site Wins Camo Approval
Hawker Beechcraft’s factory-owned service center in Chester, UK,
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FAA Renews StandardAero’s STC ODA
StandardAero announced the FAA has re-certified its supplemental type certificate (STC
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Carlo Luzzatto Named Chromalloy President
Chromalloy has named Carlo Luzzatto as its new president.
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FAA Proposal Would Allow Pilots To Load Nav Updates
A notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) issued yesterday by the FAA would allow pilots of aircraft operated under Parts 121, 125, 129, 133, 135 and 137
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Dassault Takes FACC Winglets
FACC AG delivered the first set of winglets for a Falcon 2000LX to Dassault Aviation yesterday.
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Detailer Finds Success Is All in the Details
Grant Hundley, president of Global Appearance Partners, spent nine years with NetJets as manager of aircraft appearance for the U.S.-based fleet.
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Stony Point Group Acquires Broadwing Air Repair
Stony Point Group, a private equity and management firm focusing on middle-market companies in the aerospace, defense and industrial sectors
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Aircraft Coating Quality Certification Established
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) and Honda Aircraft have announced the development
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Hawker Beechcraft OKs Biofuels for Turbine Aircraft
Hawker Beechcraft’s turbine-powered aircraft are approved to use biofuels, a renewable resource that can help reduce the use of fossil fuels and minimize
