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

Cessna Adds MSUs in U.S. and Europe

Cessna Aircraft has added three new maintenance trucks to its international ground-based mobile service unit (MSU) fleet serving Citations across North Ame
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Dubai MRO Marks Fifth Anniversary

Jet Aviation Dubai recently celebrated its fifth anniversary.
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Greenwich AeroGroup Forms New sales Organization

As part of Greenwich AeroGroup’s new maintenance, repair and overhaul sales organization aimed at supporting general and business aviation aircraft operato
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Pratt and Whitney Signs Deal with Jordan Aviation

Embraer has appointed ExecuJet Aviation Group in Dubai an authorized service center for the Legacy 600 and Legacy 650.
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Eurocopter Reinforces South East Asia Capability

StandardAero has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) STC approval to re-engine the Hawker Beechcraft King Air F90 with P&WC PT6A-135A engines.
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Conklin & de Decker Presents Helo Mx Management

Management–Essential Tools for Your New Role” seminar independently for the first time in the Dallas/Fort Worth area on March 28 and 29.
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ARSA Establishes Maintenance Scholarship

In lieu of holiday cards and gifts to members, the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) established a $500 aviation maintenance scholarship thr
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Duncan Aviation Adds More Aircell Wi-Fi STCs

As demand to surf the Internet in flight grows, Duncan Aviation continues to develop supplemental type certificates (STC) to do just that.
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Dassault Provides Support at World Economic Forum

Falcon operators attending the World Economic Forum this week have a dedicated Dassault team on site to support them.
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FAA Seeks $1M Penalty against San Antonio Aero

The FAA has proposed a $1,025,000 civil penalty against San Antonio Aerospace for allegedly violating the Department of Transportation’s workplace drug-and
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IA Policy Change Generates Hundreds of Comments

The FAA's proposal to clarify the definition of "actively engag
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Rockwell Collins Expands Shanghai Support Facilities

To support OEMs, customers and partners in China, Rockwell Collins has opened a new China System Support Center (CSSC) in Shanghai.
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Executive Flight Opens Seattle Satellite Repair Station

Executive Flight, a 29-year-old FBO and charter and maintenance provider headquartered in Wenatchee, Wash., has opened a satellite repair station at Boeing
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SAIB Issued for Garmin CDI/HSI Scaling Issue

The FAA issued
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Pratt & Whitney Buys Engine Wash Company

Pratt & Whitney yesterday purchased the assets of Gas Turbine Efficiency, which provided the technology for P&Wπs EcoPower engine wash service.
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ARSA Chides FAA FAAC on MRO Security

The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) recently sent a letter to the FAA’s Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC) taking it to task for m
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Air Works Opens MRO in Trichy

Air Works India Engineering and Aircraft Paint and Refinishing UK have opened a line maintenance facility for the Airbus A320 at Trichy International Airpo
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Banyan Receives STC Approval for Aviator 200

Banyan Air Service received the first STC for the SwiftBroadBand 200 class of service in the U.
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EASA OKs PT6A-135A STC for King Air F90

StandardAero has received EASA STC approval to re-engine the Hawker Beechcraft King Air F90 wit
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Ameco Beijing Expands Mx Deal with Eastar Jet

Eastar Jet has signed an agreement with
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Bell Helicopter Consolidates Brands

Bell Helicopter yesterday announced that its six support and service subsidiaries have been int
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ARSA Symposium Spotlights Congressional Developments

The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) has set March 31 through April 2 as the dates for its annual repair symposium at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel
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Air Services Completes Extensive Embraer Recovery

Air Services’ mobile recovery team recovered an Embraer 145 after it slid off a runway in Cana
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Advantage Aviation Acquires Vitesse Segment

In 2006 Vitesse
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Aerostar Launches 24/7 AOG To Support Indian Ops

Aerostar Ventures Singapore has launched an AOG desk for Indian customers.
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Air Mauritius Extends Engine Deal with Lufthansa

Lufthansa Technik Aero Alzey (LTAA) and Air Mauritius have signed an exclusive agreement for th
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DAE hangs for-sale sign on its StandardAero

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) is accepting offers “for part or all of StandardAero,” according to a Reuters report released last month, raising question
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Bizav Maintenance

“The general aviation industry has been hit hard for the past two years, resulting in massive downsizing in many areas.
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West Star Offers Dallas-based Mobile Support Team

West Star Aviation has added a mobile support team (MST) to its Dallas facility.
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Chromalloy Opens Casting Center in Tampa

A new 150,000-sq-ft investment casting facility has been opened in Tampa, Fla., by Chromalloy Castings.