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.
Aircraft
Ice system, avionics update planned for FedEx Caravans
FedEx Express is converting its entire fleet of 250 Cessna 208 Caravans from de-icer boots to CAV Aerospace TKS ice-protection systems and Garmin G600
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA proposes change to IA renewal policy
The FAA has issued a proposed policy change that would clarify the definition of the words “actively engaged” as it relates to application for and renewal
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot Section: hartzell propeller gets stc for turbine engine composite prop
Hartzell Propeller has received an FAA type certificate for its new advanced-composite ASC-II four-blade propeller.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot Section: F1rst Support Center Goes Live for AOG Aircraft
Using integrated satellite-based tracking to keep tabs on its worldwide AOG personnel and assets, BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul is now offering
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot Section: Jet Aviation launches AOG East Coast Mobile Maintenance
Jet Aviation has launched the Jet Response mobile maintenance service program with mobile maintenance vehicles based at Boston/Bedford, Mass., and Teterb
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot Section: Heritage Aviation is named authorized blr winglet dealer
BLR Aerospace has named Heritage Aviation of Burlington, Vt., an authorized dealer for its King Air winglets.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot Section: CRS solves billback problems with flat-rate pricing plan
CRS Jet Spares reports a 25-percent decrease in customer additional billings (billbacks) over the past 18 months as a result of its Option 2 pricing prog
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot Section: Bombardier Adds 60th Service Center
Bombardier Aerospace has added three AOG line maintenance facilities (LMF)–in Monterrey, Mexico; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and Riga, Latvia.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot Section: Millennium Concepts will supply Piperjet crew and pax seats
Piper Aircraft has selected Millennium Concepts to provide the passenger and crew seats for its new PiperJet Altaire.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot Section: ATI providing mobile response to JT15D operators
O’Fallon, Mo.-based Aviation Turbines International is offering its JT15D customers a mobile response team deployed on a vehicle equipped with the toolin
Safety
Hot Section Opinion: No excuse for ‘hip-pocketing’ maintenance
Whether an aircraft is operated under Part 91, 135 or 121, the Federal Aviation Regulations require that maintenance discrepancies be repaired before the
Safety
FAA Mandates Fatigue-free ‘Life’ for Commercial Aircraft
The FAA has finalized a rule addressing more than 4,000
Maintenance and Modifications
BAE Systems’ ABJ Program Growing
BAE Systems and Design Q have unveiled the latest cabin concept for the Avro Business Jet, an executive version of BAE’s Avro RJ and BAE 146 regional jet
Maintenance and Modifications
Associated Aviation Acquires Timber Wolf Aviation
British Columbia-based Associated Aviation has acquired Timber Wolf Aviation of Ottawa, Canada.
Maintenance and Modifications
EU Gives Final Okay on Embraer Facility in Portugal
Embraer announced that the European Union has formally approved the company’s proposed $64.7 million manufacturing complex in Évora, Portugal.
Maintenance and Modifications
Sifco Offers Cadmium Touch-up Kit for AOG Applications
“We have a specialized process to repair damaged cadmium that makes it particularly suitable to
Maintenance and Modifications
Gulfstream Expanding Savannah Location
Gulfstream Aerospace has announced a $500 million, seven-year facility expansion plan at its Sa
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Jet Aviation Offers Mobile Maintenance in Northeast U.S.
Jet Aviation has launched its Jet Response mobile maintenance service program, which dedicates
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Approves Anti-Ice System for Quest Kodiaks
Quest Aircraft yesterday received approval from the FAA for the Kodiak turboprop single’s ice p
Maintenance and Modifications
European Helo Operator Rebrands, and will expand
Heliportugal and Groupe SAF, two Portuguese and French operators that quietly merged in 2008, are announcing a common name and expansion plans.
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Plans Policy Crackdown on Non-active IAs
The FAA has issued a proposed policy change that would clarify the definition of the words "actively engaged" as they relate to application for a
Maintenance and Modifications
China Sees Opportunity in PMA Parts
Chinese air carriers and regulators made positive comments about FAA-approved PMA parts at the Independent and Alternative Materials Conference held in Chi
Maintenance and Modifications
Dnest Hosts New Site for ExecuJet Malaysia MRO
ExecuJet Aviation is moving into a new facility in Malaysia, having entered into a joint venture with local company Dnest Aviation Services.
Maintenance and Modifications
Mid-Continent Instruments West Celebrates 20 Years
Twenty years ago Mid-Continent Instruments opened a West Coast facility at Van Nuys Airport in
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Issues Final Transport-category Fatigue Rule
Under new final rules issued by the FAA, all transport-category (Part 25) aircraft certified he
Aircraft
Hawker Beech To Suspend 400XP Production and Sales
In the wake of mounting losses, Hawker Beechcraft chairm
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Comlux USA Regroups after Hangar Fire
Comlux USA, a maintenance, overhaul, completion and refurbishment center in Indianapolis, was b
Maintenance and Modifications
F1rst Support Center Goes Live For AOG Aircraft
BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul (ERO) has unveiled its F1rst Support global technical operations center located at Dallas Airmotive’s facility in G
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Issues Airworthiness Directive for Phenom 100
The FAA has issued a final rule for an Airworthiness Directive for the Embraer
Maintenance and Modifications
Soloy Aviation Solutions Now Offers Avionics
Soloy Aviation Solutions, which has historically focused on helicopter and fixed-wing engine pr
