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
Hot Section: New Inlet Barrier Filter Coming for EC 135
Aerospace Filtration Systems is partnering with Metro Aviation to develop
a new Eurocopter EC 135 inlet barrier filter (IBF) system.
a new Eurocopter EC 135 inlet barrier filter (IBF) system.
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Hot Section: Metro Aviation gets Bell 407 FAA repair station authorization
Metro Aviation has earned FAA Part 145 repair station status to perform maintenance and repair on Bell 407s.
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Hot Section: Embraer improves pool maintenance support program
Embraer has launched an Engine LRU (line replaceable unit) Pool Flight Hour program for Embraer E-Jet customers in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
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MRO Profile: Western Aviation
Western Aircraft of Boise, Idaho, has done “exceedingly well” despite the poor economy, Al Hoyt, president and COO of the company, told AIN.
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Feds Arrest ASI Principals for Illegal Export to Iran
Robert Kraaipoel, 66, a citizen of the Netherlands and the director of Aviation Services International (ASI), an aircraft parts supply company in the Nethe
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Light Aircraft R&M Market Healthy, but Mercurial
Forecast International estimates that nearly $1.7 billion will be spent on upgrades for fixed-wing aircraft weighing less than 70,000 pounds during the 200
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PAMA Endorses Study on Perception of Technicians
The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) is asking its members to participate in a study of how people view the aircraft mechanic career pa
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New Orleans Lakefront Adds Mx, Avionics Options
Business aviation continues to return to New Orleans and flourish.
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CRS Jet Spares Has Hong Kong Aspirations
Fort Lauderdale-based CRS Jet Spares is in negotiations to add facility space in Hong Kong.
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Jet Aviation São Paulo To Support Gulfstreams
Gulfstream Aerospace is designating the Jet Aviation facility in São Paulo, Brazil, as an authorized warranty repair facility.
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Winglets available for Citation X
Cessna Aircraft in late August delivered the first Citation X retrofitted with elliptical winglets made by Wichita-based Winglet Technology.
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NATA: Updates Are maintenance Tasks
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA), responding to recent member requests, issued a statement that clarifies FAA regulations that apply to u
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FAA Proposes AD for Falcon Pressurization Problem
The FAA has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for an Airworthiness Directive (AD) that would affect about 1,082 Falcons on the U.S.
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Ruag’s Zurich Operation in Jeopardy
Ruag may have to close its Zurich-Kloten site “due to unfavorable cost structures,” according to a spokesman for the company’s Aircraft Services Network, w
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StandardAero Breaks Ground on New CFM56 Facility
Canadian air carrier WestJet is the launch customer for StandardAero’s latest expansion.
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BBA Aviation ERO Changes Role for Lafayette Facility
BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul (ERO) is transforming its Lafayette, La.
Security
Honeywell Gets FAA OK for Runway Safety Systems
Honeywell yesterday received TSO approval for SmartRunway and SmartLanding, which are both software upgrades for the company’s Mark V and Mark VII enhanced
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BAE, Quest Launch Pathogen-killing Cabin Air Filter
BAE Systems and Quest International of the UK have combined to launch a cabin air system that they say can destroy airborne viruses and bacteria, including
Security
Proposed TSA Repair Station Rules Nearly Ready
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) “is one step closer to issuing security regulations for repair stations,” according to the Modification an
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NATA: Database Updates Are Maintenance Tasks
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA), responding to recent member requests, issued a statement that clarifies FAA regulations that apply to u
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Pama Board Moves Ahead on Strategic Plan
The board of directors of the Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (Pama) is moving ahead with a strategic plan following Pama’s separation from t
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LBAS Joint Venture Partners Agree to Extension
The three companies–Lufthansa Technik, Bombardier Aerospace and ExecuJet Aviation Group–that operate the joint venture Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Servic
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FAA Adds Jet Aviation Hong Kong as Repair Station
Jet Aviation Hong Kong was granted Part 145 repair station certification by the FAA, allowing the company to provide maintenance services on U.S.-registere
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Eclipse Walks Away From Albany Service Center
Eclipse Aerospace, the reincarnation of defunct Eclipse Aviation, has vacated its $8 million factory service center and told Albany County Airport Authorit
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Union Fights GE over Albuquerque Plant Closing
Local 794 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM&AW) in Albuquerque, N.M., is working with state and local leaders t
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Rolls-Royce Selects MTS for New Test Center
MTS Systems has secured a substantial order for mechanical test equipment, software and consulting from Rolls-Royce.
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R-R and P&WC Ops Consolidated by Vector Aerospace
Vector Aerospace’s Helicopter Services Rolls-Royce 250 repair facility in Lewisville, Texas, is consolidating with the Vector Engine Services Atlantic Prat
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Barco Forms Partnership with Monitor Soft in Russia
Avionics display provider Barco has entered into a partnership with Zhukovsky-based aerospace company Monitor Soft to jointly provide cockpit mission syste
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Study Highlights Economic Risks of MRO Restrictions
“Global MRO Market Economic Assessment,” a study commissioned
