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.

JSSI Sees Growing Opportunity in Latin America

As business flying in the region is becoming more "professional", JSSI sees the market as primed for expansion.

Aircraft

C&L Aviation Expands FMS STC to Europe, UK

Bangor, Maine-based C&L specializes in modifying and upgrading Embraer regional jets into business class and private aircraft.

Maintenance and Modifications

Summit Aviation Formalizes Sikorsky S-92 Helo Support

Summit Aviation has served S-92 operators since 2016 and expects to expand its support of the S-92 helicopter following authorization by Sikorsky.

Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Opens Embraer Support Center in Tennessee

The addition of an authorized Embraer support center in Chattanooga, Tennessee is part of a larger expansion by West Star Aviation.

Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Expands Support in Brazil

Gulfstream is partnering with Líder Aviação and Aero Rio Táxi Aéreo.

FBOs

Líder Aviação Rides Bizav's Pandemic Wave

With 19 bases, 1,500 employees, and a fleet of more than 50 aircraft, Líder Aviação has a large reach in Latin America's business aviation scene.

Maintenance and Modifications

Crew Chiefs Looks To Serve Pre-buy Bizjet Market

Crew Chiefs also will oversee OEM completions, aircraft refurbishment.

Maintenance and Modifications

With Bizav Growing in Brazil, Embraer Expands Sorocaba MRO

Embraer has added more space to its Sorocaba maintenance facility to handle more business aviation as well as military and commercial customers.

Maintenance and Modifications

Four Points Acquisition Gives Elliott Base in Dallas

Elliott has expanded its footprint to Dallas and added a fifth location with the acquisition of Four Points Aero on Love Field.

Maintenance and Modifications

Revv Adds Mx and Flight Training Facility at Illinois Airport

Revv Aviation has added a maintenance, flight training, and aircraft charter base at Quad Cities International Airport in Moline, Illinois.

Maintenance and Modifications

Marsh Brothers Developing King Air Flap Roller Upgrade

Marsh Brothers is working toward approvals this year of a kit that it says will bring improved technologies to King Air flap rollers.

Maintenance and Modifications

ACI Jet Notes Upswing in MRO Activity

Becoming a Bombardier authorized service facility three years ago has boosted ACI Jet's business.

Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Aviation Manual Requirements To Get Tech Update

The FAA is proposing to update flight operations and maintenance manual requirements to reflect industry use of electronic versions in various formats.

Aircraft

Iran To Support Russian-operated Airbus and Boeing Jets

The CAAs of Russian and Iran agreed on July 26 to a pact calling for the supply of Iranian parts and services for Russia’s Western jets.

Maintenance and Modifications

Daher Opens Online Marketplace for Parts, Services

During this week's EAA AirVenture, Daher launched its Aviation Marketplace e-commerce parts and services portal for its in-production and legacy airplanes.

Avionics

Clay Lacy Performs 10th Garmin G1000 NXi Upgrade

Clay Lacy Aviation has completed its 10th installation of Garmin’s G1000 NXi fully integrated flight deck upgrade on an Embraer Phenom 100.

Maintenance and Modifications

AeroBrigham Bringing in Record Business This Year

Decatur, Texas-based AeroBrigham delivered nine airframe completions and reconfigurations in the first half and has many more on the books this year.

Maintenance and Modifications

AAR Secures FAA Nod for Corporate-wide SMS

Among the earliest independent third-party MROs to do so, AAR has received FAA recognition for its corporate SMS program.

Aircraft

G500/600 Issue Snarls Deliveries, G700 Certification

The airworthiness directive limiting Gulfstream G500/600 runway crosswind operations is causing delays in aircraft deliveries and for G700/800 approvals.