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
Jet Aviation Signs Service Agreement with JSSI
Jet Aviation has signed a service center agreement with Jet Support Services (JSSI) to provide scheduled and unscheduled maintenance services and to supply
Maintenance and Modifications
Midcoast’s Driggers To Retire after 22 Years
Senior vice president Gary Driggers is retiring from Midcoast Aviation, effective December 31.
Maintenance and Modifications
Comlux Dissolves Partnership with Airbus
The Comlux Group, which became a 40-percent shareholder in the Airbus Corporate Jet Center (ACJC) in May last year, has withdrawn from the partnership by m
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation Pares Down Basel, Switzerland Staff
Jet Aviation this week laid off 94 full-time employees at its completions and maintenance facility in Basel, Switzerland.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hawker Beech Charging for Older-aircraft Tech Advice
Hawker Beechcraft late last week took the wraps off a new program designed
Engines
GE Picks Premier Turbines for M601/H80 Service
GE Aviation, which bought Walter Engines last year, has selected Premier Turbines as a designated repair center in North and South America for the M601 and
Maintenance and Modifications
Component Maker Dukes Sold to TransDigm Group
TransDigm Group has agreed to buy most of the assets of Dukes and Dukes subsidiary GST Industries for about $96 million in cash, according to TransDigm.
Maintenance and Modifications
First Aviation Closes Purchase of Kelly Aerospace Unit
In another sign that the aviation aftermarket is gaining strength, First Aviation Services on Monday closed its acquisition of Kelly Aerospace Turbine Rota
Maintenance and Modifications
Bigger Repairs at Larger Lufthansa Composite Shop
Lufthansa Technik has expanded its composite workshop at its airframe related components (ARC) facility in Hamburg, Germany, to handle repairs of large com
Maintenance and Modifications
Skytech Celebrates Opening of New Service Center
Skytech, which has long been based at Martin State Airport in Baltimore, has moved its maintenance facility to Carroll County Airport in Westminster, Md.
Maintenance and Modifications
MRO profile: Jet Works Air Center, Denton, Texas
Jet Works Air Center began life as Denton Business Air Center in 2004, when president Trey Bryson left DeCrane and joined with four associates to launch hi
Maintenance and Modifications
Premier Aircraft 50Dash4 Falcon Gets EASA OK
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified Premier Aircraft’s 50Dash4 upgrade of the Falcon 50.
Maintenance and Modifications
ARSA Notes Repair Stations Hit Hard by Economy
A survey conducted in mid-November of Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) members indicates tha
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Investigating Loss of ACJ Emergency Slide
The FAA is still investigating what caused an Aruban-registered Airbus A319 Corporate Jetliner to lose its emergency slide shortly after takeoff from Dalla
Maintenance and Modifications
Avanti Subject of Proposed Airworthiness Directive
The FAA is proposing an Airworthiness Directive (AD) for the Piaggio Avanti based upon an operator report of a short circuit between a generator power cabl
Maintenance and Modifications
Lufthansa Technik To Support Air Berlin Group
German airline Air Berlin Group has signed an agreement under which Lufthansa Technik will provide comprehensive component support for its entire fleet.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier Mobile Response Expands into Middle East
Bombardier Aerospace has enhanced its Middle East presence with the expansion of its mobile response team (MRT) into the region.
Regulations and Government
Agencies mandate new inspections for S-92 gearbox
The latest main gearbox (MGB) problem for the Sikorsky S-92A: foot-mount cracking that could lead to the complete separation of the MGB and subsequent loss
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot section: AMT Society To Hold Third Annual Skills Competition
March 16 through 18 marks the dates for the third annual Aircraft Maintenance Technician (AMT) Society’s maintenance skills competition (MSC).
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot section: Piaggio Aero Expands Service Network
Three new service centers located in Fort Lauderdale, Toronto and Montreal have been added to the Piaggio Aero network.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot section: Gore Design Completions To Receive ODA approval
The FAA will award completions center Gore Design Completions an organization designation authorization (ODA) before year-end.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hawker Beechcraft Gets $14 Million MRO Facility
Pewaukee, Wis.-based VJS Lincoln, a division of VJS Construction Services that specializes in aviation development and construction, recently completed con
Maintenance and Modifications
Elliptical Winglet STC Approval Broadens for Citation X
Since Winglet Technology received STC approval from the FAA for installation of its distinctive elliptical winglets last June, the company says five retrof
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot section: Amac Receives Approval for Global Service
The EASA has approved Amac Aerospace Switzerland to perform line and base maintenance as well as interior refurbishments and modifications on the Global Ex
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot section: CRS Continues Annual Drawing for Harley-Davidson
At the October NBAA Convention CRS Jet Spares of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., gave away a new Harley-Davidson Sportster motorcycle.
Maintenance and Modifications
West Star To Install Falcon 2000 Blended Winglets
Aviation Partners (API) has named West Star Aviation of East Alton, Ill.,
the newest blended winglet installation center for the Falcon 2000 series.
the newest blended winglet installation center for the Falcon 2000 series.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot section: Dallas Airmotive Offers SoCal AOG Service
BBA Aviation engine repair and overhaul company Dallas Airmotive has begun offering an AOG mobile repair vehicle in Southern California to provide engine s
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot section: Dassault Offers Falcon E-Maintenance Program
Five Falcon operators based in the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot section: Bombardier picks Netherlands for European Service Center
Bombardier Aerospace is opening its first wholly owned European aircraft service center at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot section: Vector Aerospace ok’d for Arriel 2 Repair and Overhaul
Turbomeca has approved MRO Vector Aerospace to perform repair and overhaul of Arriel 2 engines for operators in Canada, the U.S.
