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
AS9100 Certification Granted to Summit Aviation
Summit Aviation has received AS9100 aerospace quality standard system certification at its Somerset, Ky., facility.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier Opens Regional Support Office in Dubai
Learjet, Challenger and Global operators have a new choice for maintenance in the Middle East now that Bombardier Aerospace has opened a new regional sup
Maintenance and Modifications
Goodyear Offers Tire Care & Maintenance Manual
Knowing your limits is sage advice, and when it comes to aircraft tire wear, it’s all about routine inspection and knowing the facts.
Maintenance and Modifications
Brazil Approves Elliott Aviation King Air TCAS 4000
Moline, Ill.-based Elliott Aviation has received a supplemental type certificate from the Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) of Brazil for the inst
Maintenance and Modifications
NATA Announces Call for 2011 AMT technician Awards
The submission deadline for maintenance organizations to participate in the National Air Transportation Association’s new Aviation Maintenance Technician
Maintenance and Modifications
Snecma To Provide Full CFM56-5B Support for ACJs
Snecma and Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC) signed an agreement for Snecma to provide full service support for the CFM International CFM56-5B turbofans
Regulations and Government
Deadline Extended for IA Renewal Clarification
The FAA has issued a Notice of Proposed Policy intended to clarify the definition of “actively engaged” for purposes of issuing and renewing the A&P
Maintenance and Modifications
Boca Aircraft Gets Bermuda AMO Approval
The Bermuda Department of Civil Aviation has granted approval to Boca Aircraft Maintenance to maintain and repair Bermuda-registered aircraft under an AM
Maintenance and Modifications
EASA Approves AvFab Beechjet 400 and Cessna 441 Divan
Aviation Fabricators (AvFab) has been granted EASA approval for the installation of its Beechjet 400 two-place divan.
Maintenance and Modifications
Houston Hobby MRO expands based business
Enterprise Jet Center evolved from Enterprise Products, a gas and oil company that opened a flight department in 1979.
Maintenance and Modifications
Timken Expands Mesa Aftermarket Facility
Timken recently expanded its aerospace aftermarket facility in Mesa, Ariz., with offerings aimed primarily at the turbine-powered civil and military rotorc
Maintenance and Modifications
Cessna Adds Mobile Service Units in U.S. and Europe
Cessna Aircraft is adding three maintenance trucks to its international ground-based mobile ser
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation Basel Offers Falcon 2000 Refurb Options
Designated Dassault Falcon completions center Jet Aviation Basel has introduced Jet Falcon, a c
Maintenance and Modifications
Air China and CFM Finalize Engine MRO Joint Venture
In early 2007, Air China and CFM International agreed to establish a maintenance, repair and ov
Maintenance and Modifications
DAE Puts StandardAero Up For Sale
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) is accepting offers “for part or all of StandardAero,” accordi
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation Opens New Jeddah Facility
Jet Aviation is scheduled to move into a new FBO facility in Jeddah by the end of the month.
Maintenance and Modifications
CRS Jet Spares Shows Sales Up for Last Quarter
“We are grateful to announce that, for the first time since the international economic downturn
Maintenance and Modifications
Elliott Adds ANAC Approval for King Air TCAS 4000
Brazil’s Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) has awarded Elliott Aviation an STC for the i
Maintenance and Modifications
ATI Offers JT15D Mobile Response Team
Aviation Turbines International of O’Fallon, Mo., is offering a mobile response team to serve i
Maintenance and Modifications
DAE Puts StandardAero on the Block
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) is accepting offers “for part or all of StandardAero,” according to a Reuters report last Friday.
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Extends Deadline for IA Renewal Comments
The FAA has extended the date for responses from December 6 to January 17 on its recent Notice
Maintenance and Modifications
Chromalloy Opens Casting Center in Tampa
“It’s about life-cycle cost management,” Tom Trotter, v-p and general manager of Chromalloy Castings, told AIN about the company’s new 150
Maintenance and Modifications
Snecma To Provide Full CFM56-5B Support for ACJs
Snecma and Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC) have entered into an agreement for Snecma to supp
Maintenance and Modifications
EuroAirport Site of AMAC Aerospace Widebody Hangar
Amac Aerospace Switzerland has expanded its maintenance and completion facility at EuroAirport
Maintenance and Modifications
Boeing 747-8 Completion signed by Jet Aviation Basel
Jet Aviation Basel is the first completions center to sign a contract for a private Boeing 747-
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Proposes AD for Citation X APU
The FAA is proposing for the Cessna Citation X an
Maintenance and Modifications
Yingling Aviation Expands to Independence, Kansas
Wichita-based Yingling Aviation has opened a maintenance and service facility on Independence Municipal Airport in Independence, Kan.
Maintenance and Modifications
Stevens Aviation Named Power 90 Installer
Smyrna Air Center has authorized Stevens Aviation to participate in the Power 90 upgrade progra
Maintenance and Modifications
West Star Offers Dallas-based Mobile Support Team
MRO operator West Star Aviation has added a mobile support team (MST) at its facility on Dallas
