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
PAMA Names Forton as President
Embraer has named Duncan Aviation’s Provo, Utah facility an authorized service center for its Phenom 100 and 300.
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Virginia To Be Home to Manufacturing Research Center
Bell Helicopter’s service facility at Prague Ruzyne International Airport is the site of sister Textron company Cessna Aircraft’s newest Citation service f
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Constant Aviation Increase Rotable Exchange Inventory
Taj Air and Metrojet have entered into a joint venture to offer aircraft maintenance and management services in India.
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Part 39 Interpretation Raises AD Compliance Questions
The FAA is seeking comments on a proposed legal interpretation of Airw
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Mechanics’ Organizations Regroup, Agree To Cooperate
Finally, after several years of friction between organizations competing to represent aircraft technicians, the key players seem to have put the past behin
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Study: Link Tools Reduce Maintenance Time
In a three-month-long test conducted by the U.S.
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GE Engine Training Center Opens in Qatar
Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP) and GE have collaborated on a facility to train technicians on GE engines, including the GE90, CF6, CF34 and GEnx.
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Gulfstream Adds Aircraft to Airborne Product Support
Gulfstream has expanded its airborne product support program, with a second G100 and three additional pilots and two technicians to support AOG customers.
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Shanghai To Host Bombardier Safety Standdown
Bombardier Aerospace will be offering the Safety Standdown program in Asia.
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PAMA Calls for Symposium Presentations
The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association is soliciting
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Columbia Helicopters To Build T55-714 Engine Test Cell
Columbia Helicopters has broken ground at its Aurora, Ore.
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Corporate Spares Support Offered by A J Walter Aviation
A J Walter Aviation is partnering with Washington, D.C.-based Loudoun Aviation to provide spares support to the corporate sector.
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Vector Aerospace OK’d for Arriel 2 Tests
Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services-North America has received approval from Turbomeca to add Arriel 2 full test capability to its engine repair and overh
Aircraft
Southwest Scare Prompts Tighter Inspection Intervals For Some 737 Classics
Operators of certain Boeing 737 Classics will need to perform eddy current inspections on parts of their fuselages every 500 flight cycles, forcing interru
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PAMA Names Dale Forton as President
The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) has announced Dale Forton will be the organization’s new president.
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Cessna Establishes Citation Service in Prague
Prague Ruzyne International Airport is the site of Cessna Aircraft’s newest Citation service center.
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NBAA Announces 2011 Maintenance Scholarship Recipients
NBAA and its maintenance committee released the names of the 34 recipients of the 2011 Main
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Dassault Offers Falcon 900, 2000 EASy Tech Training
Dassault Falcon is offering a practical training program for the Falcon 900 and 2000 EASy.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier Boosts Its Service Network in Latin America
Bombardier Aerospace has upgraded maintenance capabilities at Aerovitro of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico and Aviacion Atlantico Sur (AASSA) of Buenos Air
Safety
India’s Aviation Authority Mulls Mandating Dhruv Mod
India’s civil aviation authority, the DGCA, is considering grounding all civil Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Dhruv light twin helicopters until the a
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NBAA Mx Management Conference Grows Again
NBAA’s 26th annual Maintenance Management Conference opened yesterday in San Diego, celebrating the contributions of flight department maintenance managers
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Fokker Aircraft Services Offers Aircraft ‘Re-skinning’
Netherlands-based Fokker Aircraft Services (FAS) has added aircraft interior “re-skinning” to its maintenance, repair and overhaul capabilities.
Maintenance and Modifications
Eurocopter To Acquire Vector Aerospace
Eurocopter Holding, a subsidiary of EADS, will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Vector Aerospace by way of a takeover bid at $13.
Maintenance and Modifications
Signature Rebrands Its Maintenance Operations
Signature Flight Support has launched its new maintenance brand, Signature TechnicAir.
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Duncan Aviation Launches Phased Interior Mx
Duncan Aviation has introduced a phased interior maintenance program.
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Bombardier Parts Get Some Satisfaction
Bombardier Aerospace introduced a parts satisfaction guarantee for its business aircraft customers.
Maintenance and Modifications
Gulfstream Launches In-flight Support Center
Gulfstream Aerospace has opened an in-flight support center as part of its customer support call center.
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Duncan Aviation Provo Named Embraer ASC
Embraer has designated another Duncan Aviation facility as an authorized service center (ASC) for its Phenom 100 and 300.
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Associated Aviation Sees Growing Market for Helo MRO
Recent helicopter industry events have underscored the changing landscape of the MRO business, highlighting the fact that the helicopter market has been un
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Bombardier Introduces Parts Guarantee
Bombardier Aerospace is offering a new service it calls Parts Satisfaction Guarantee, which waives the shipping, labor and restocking charges in applicable
