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
Rolls-Royce expands On-Wing care services
Indianapolis is now home to the third Rolls-Royce global On-Wing Care center to open in the past 18 months.
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Company offers sulvaged Gulfstream parts
as acquired three Gulfstream IIs to disassemble and part out.
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Blackhawk adds European distributor
Air Alliance, a Cessna service center based in Germany, has been designated an authorized Blackhawk distributor and installation center.
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Gulfstream offers parts price-matching program
Gulfstream Aerospace has reintroduced its “Meet the Quote” spare parts price-matching program.
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DRF Luftrettung receives EASA Part 147 status
General Electric (GE) has purchased a 51-percent share of Airfoil Technologies International Singapore, a joint venture between GE and Teleflex, for $300 m
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S-76 helicopter starter-generator mod available
Sikorsky Aerospace Services has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Naasco Northeast for an improvement to S-76 helicopter starter-generators.
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Abaris to give composite training to FAA inspectors
The FAA has awarded a one-year renewable contract to Abaris Training to train its aviation safety inspectors in advanced composite maintenance and repair.
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Precision Turbines & Avatas offer alternative PT6A overhaul
Precision Turbines has entered into an agreement with Avatas Aerospace enabling Precision Turbines to offer customers a complete array of maintenance, repa
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Avantair signs maintenance deal with Dallas Airmotive
BBA Aviation engine repair and overhaul company Dallas Airmotive and fractional ownership provider Avantair have signed a five-year engine maintenance agre
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Sikorsky Aerospace opens support facility in Korea
Sikorsky Aerospace Services has opened a regional parts stocking facility with Times Aerospace Korea at Gimpo Aerospace Industrial Complex in Gimpo City, G
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Aviation Resource Group launches mobile maintenance
Aviation Resource Group has added mobile aircraft maintenance and repair to its services.
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MRO Profile: Castle Aviation
“I’ve wanted to be a pilot since I was a little kid, but for a long time it didn’t seem possible,” Mike Grossmann, president of Castle Aviation, told AI
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FAR 21 Rewrite Leaves More Questions Than Answers
Unintended consequences of a proposed rewrite of FAR 21 certification p
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Comeaux Pleads No Contest in Parts Scheme
Last year Jerry Roy Comeaux and his wife, Vicki, were indicted for “conspiracy to commit fraud, fraud involving aircraft parts, mail fraud, wire fraud, con
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Aviall To Expand Distribution of CF34-3 Engine Parts
GE Aviation has signed an exclusive agreement with Aviall Services that expands the latter’s distribution of GE CF34-3 engine parts to include unique life-
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EASA Considers Part Manufacturing In Europe
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued Preliminary Re
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FAA To Update Composite Aircraft Advisory Circular
Advisory Circular AC 20-107B, pertaining to composite aircraft
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PAMA, SAE International Affiliation Ends
The July 2005 affiliation of the Professional Aviation Maintenance Association with the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) was intended to help PAMA pro
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FAA Issues SAFO on Tire Inflation Risks
After issuing a proposed Airworthiness Directive that will require operators of Learjet 60s to revise flight and maintenance manual tire inflation informat
Safety
Dassault Falcon’s Brazil Service Center Certified
Brazilian regulatory authority Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil granted repair station certification to the new Dassault Aircraft Services São Paulo servi
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Continuum Releases Version 9 of Corridor Software
Version 9 of Continuum Applied Technology’s Corridor aviation service software includes a new multi-currency module for companies that serve international
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AircraftLogs Adds Maintenance Features
Features added to the online aircraft tracking system AircraftLogs include a new meter-reading capability that allows users to update and adjust Hobbs and
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Layoffs at Dassault Falcon’s Little Rock Facility
“The layoffs came primarily in initial engineering and design.
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FlightSafety Offers Hawker Beech Mx Training
Hawker Beechcraft has developed a maintenance training program, in partnership with FlightSafety International, for its product lines.
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Rolls-Royce Expands North American On-Wing Services
Rolls-Royce has opened its new North American headquarters for On-Wing Care at Indianapolis International Airport.
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DRF Luftrettung Offers EASA Helo Mx Type Ratings
DRF Luftrettung at Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport has obtained an EASA Part 147 certificate as a training organization.
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Chromalloy Initiates New Global Sales Structure
Chromalloy has implemented a new global sales structure, with each region of the world having a designated Chromalloy sales leader.
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Hot section: Worldwide MRO market to top $55 billion by 2015
In a report titled Aircraft Maintenance, Repair And Overhaul (MRO): A Global Market Report, Global Industry Analysts provides a comprehensive review of the
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Hot section: StandardAero cuts Employees at business aviation facilities
The hobbling economy has forced another company to cut personnel.
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Hot Section: PremiAir opens Hawker Beech MRO at Oxford Airport, UK
PremiAir has officially opened a new fixed-wing maintenance center for Hawker Beechcraft aircraft at Oxford Airport, UK.
