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
Dassault Falcon Bullish on Brazil Bizav Market
Dassault Falcon predicts that Brazil will be one of the fastest-growing markets in the world for business aviation as the industry recovers, company presid
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AEA Survey Predicts Need for Avionics Techs
The Aircraft Electronics Association has released the results from its 2010 rate & labor survey to its members.
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JSSI Enrolls First Phenom 300 into Engine Program
Jet Support Services (JSSI) has signed an agreement with Executive AirShare covering the P&WC PW535E engines on two Phenom 300s under its premium hourly-co
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Piaggio America Adds to Its Service Network
Piaggio America has added three new locations–Crownair Aviation in San Diego and Carlsbad, Calif., and Constant Aviation in Birmingham, Ala.–to its list of
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Spectrum Aeromed, Cessna Team on Medical Mustang
Cessna Aircraft and Spectrum Aeromed have teamed to pre-fit a Cessna Citation Mustang for an air medical interior during manufacturing.
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MRO Profile: Standard Aero Augusta
StandardAero Augusta (Georgia) is the most recent incarnation of an operation that has provided maintenance services to the business aviation community for
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Independent centers prep for 787 completion challenge
Boeing Business Jets has already sold a dozen of its new 787s for configuration as private aircraft, and the independent completion centers are climbing th
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UK Group Seeks To Fill Entry-level Jet Support Niche
Oriens Advisors, a UK-based consultancy group looking to support entry-level jet operations and helping airports to fulfill their real estate potential, ha
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Goodrich To Acquire DeCrane Assets
DeCrane Aerospace, founded in 1987 by the late entrepreneur Jack DeCrane with the idea of assembling under a single umbrella all aspects of cabin refurbish
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King Air Added to Hawker Beechcraft Services Little Rock
The Hawker Beechcraft Services facility in Little Rock, Ark., has been awarded Beechcraft King Air 90-, 200- and 300-series repair station ratings.
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Bizliner Business Brisk for Jet Aviation Basel
Jet Aviation Basel recently signed agreements with undisclosed clients for the executive completions of two A319 ACJs and a BBJ3.
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Australian/European Aviation Safety Oversight Challenged
The Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) has prevailed in a three-year legal battle against CASA, the Australian Civil Aviation Safet
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Labor Organizations Form Aviation Labor Alliance
Three transportation organizations have announced the formation of a large aviation labor alliance to combine and coordinate lobbying efforts on airline sa
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Midcoast to absorb Savannah Air Center
Midcoast Aviation is absorbing the operations of sister company Savannah Air Center to “consolidate our talents into a single center of excellence,” accord
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Former Jet Aviation Scion Loses Battle with Illness
Carl Hirschmann, former Jet Aviation CEO and the eldest son of company founder Carl W.
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Hot section: Lufthansa Technik Steps Up Its Presence in Berlin
Lufthansa Technik plans to build a new aircraft maintenance hangar at the future Berlin Brandenburg International airport.
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Hot section: Aviatrax To Offer aircraft Management Services
Luxembourg-based aviation consulting company Aviatrax has applied for an EU continuing airworthiness management organization (Camo) certificate.
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Hot section: Jet Aviation Hong Kong Adds Maintenance Approvals
Aircraft registered in China and Macau are now eligible for maintenance services at Jet Aviation Hong Kong.
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Hot section: Innotech wins STC for global Air-quality Systems
The FAA has awarded supplemental type certificate approval to Innotech-Execaire Aviation Group to install its I-Cair cabin-air quality system on the B
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Hot section: FAA and EASA Approve King Air 350i Electrochromic Windows
Hawker Beechcraft has won STC approval from both the FAA and EASA for the Alteos interactive window system for its King Air 350i.
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Mechanic Fatigue prompts FAA education effort
The FAA has become sufficiently concerned about maintenance technician fatigue to take proactive measures to educate the maintenance community.
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Hot section: King Air and Hawker Beechcraft Maintenance Available in Egypt
Alkan Air, a Cairo-based charter operator and service center, has received an Egyptian Ministerial decree to maintain and service King Airs and other
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Hot section: ExecuJet Middle East OK’d for embraer Legacy Maintenance
ExecuJet Dubai has received approval from the United Arab Emirates General Civil Aviation Authority and European Aviation Safety Agency to perform line and
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Hot section: FAA Revises AMOC Approval Process
The FAA has issued revised Draft Order 8110.103A detailing new procedures on how agency personnel process alternative methods of compliance (Amoc) requests
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Hot section: First avidyne EX600 MFD Installed in a Helicopter
Vista Aviation of Pacoima, Calif., has completed the first helicopter installation of the Avidyne EX600 multifunction display (MFD).
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Hot section: Cessna MSU Supports Citation Special Olympics Airlift
The annual Special Olympics USA National Games are substantially supported by volunteer Cessna Citation operators who transport the athletes, and Cessna Ai
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Hot section: Composite Winglets Upgrade REady for king air 90X
Hawker Beechcraft Services (HBS) is now offering winglets for the King Air C90.
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Hot section: Western Jet Adds Reno Facility
Later this year, Gulfstream maintenance provider Western Jet will open a new facility at Reno-Tahoe International Airport.
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MRO profile: Boca Aircraft Maintenance
Boca Aircraft Maintenance (BAM) celebrated its first anniversary in June.
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New group offers MRO coverage
Aviation Alliance Insurance Risk Retention Group (AAIRRG), an entity that provides product liability insurance exclusively for Arsa member repair stations,
