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
Aviall Tapped To Distribute CF34-3 Parts for GE
GE Aviation is transferring responsibility for GE CF34-3 engine parts to Boeing subsidiary Aviall Services.
Maintenance and Modifications
Dassault Falcon Service Expands at Le Bourget
Dassault Falcon Service has expanded its maintenance facility at Paris Le Bourget Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications
BBA Relocates Phoenix Regional Turbine Center
Dallas Airmotive, a BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul (ERO) company, has moved its Phoenix regional turbine center from Scottsdale Airpark to a new f
Maintenance and Modifications
EASA Grants 145 Approval to Aerospace Welding Minneapolis
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has granted Part 145 approval to Aerospace Welding Minneapolis, based in Eagan, Minn.
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Revises Carbon Brake De-icer Fluid SAIB
The FAA has issued a revision of Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin NM-08-27 to more accurately reflect information developed by the SAE G-12F cata
Maintenance and Modifications
Despite Economy, Tech Demand Remains High
Aviation jobs listing service JSFirm reported record postings for aviation professionals last year, with more than 4,000 company members, 60,000 individual
Maintenance and Modifications
HBS Opens in Mesa, Closing VNY Service Center
Hawker Beechcraft Services will become the second major business jet OEM service center to leave California when it closes its Van Nuys Airport facility on
Maintenance and Modifications
AAR Hires FAA Maintenance Division Chief David Cann
David Cann, the FAA’s former chief of the Flight Standards Service’s aircraft maintenance division, is now vice president of regulatory compliance for airc
Maintenance and Modifications
Cabin Innovations Formed from Yankee Pacific Merger
Yankee Pacific Aerospace has merged two of its holdings–Executive Aircraft Completions (EAC) and Cabin Innovations–into a single division called Cabin Inno
Maintenance and Modifications
AirCare Expands Into EMS Equipment Mx Market
AirCare Solutions Group, which provides emergency training, products and services to business aviation and airline operators, purchased Majestic Aerotech,
Maintenance and Modifications
Revised AMT Training Award Program Launches Soon
The FAA’s new online aviation maintenance technician (AMT) awards program should be available shortly on the FAA Safety Team Web site.
Maintenance and Modifications
MTU maintenance tops $630 milion in November orders
Nine contracts worth more than $630 million were awarded to MTU Maintenance last November.
Training and Workforce
Australia launches new program for aviation training
Australia’s Minister for Skills and Workforce Participation, Jacinta Allan, officially launched the Kangan Batman TAFE Aviation Industry Training Centre’s
Maintenance and Modifications
WestWind Huntsville facility to offer MRO capabilities
WestWind Technologies has broken ground on the Huntsville Aircraft Modification and Integration Center at the Huntsville International Airport.
Training and Workforce
India's DGCA rule may shut down maintenance training
The November 20 issue of the Daily News & Analysis of Mumbai, India, reports Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (AME) institutes might shut down across t
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Beirut FBO adds maintenance to service offerings
Cedar Jet Center on Beirut’s Hariri International Airport has begun offering aircraft maintenance in a newly dedicated hangar in partnership with Masco, on
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Rolls-Royce to do Netjets middle east maintenance
Rolls-Royce announced NetJets Middle East, owned and operated by National Air Service, has signed up six Rolls-Royce-powered aircraft for CorporateCare, th
Maintenance and Modifications
Lufthansa Technik to provide maintenance for Saudi firm
National Air Services (NAS) of Saudi Arabia has signed a five-year contract with Lufthansa Technik for total component support (TCS) for up to 40 aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications
LBAS launches loyalty program for maintenance customers
Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS) has announced the official launch of its customer loyalty program, Maintenance Plus.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hong Kong’s Metrojet adds G100/G150 to capabilities
Metrojet has added the G100/G150 to its capabilities list as a Gulfstream-authorized warranty repair facility.
Maintenance and Modifications
Gulfstream expands parts subscription service
Gulfstream Aerospace recently launched BudgetPlus, a parts subscription service that offers mid-cabin Gulfstream owners and operators a way to manage their
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West Star to provide mx services at Aspen-Pitkin county airport
West Star Aviation has taken over maintenance operations at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (ASE).
Maintenance and Modifications
Arcadia Aviation opens IAD maintenance facility
Dulles Jet Center, an Arcadia Aviation company, is providing aircraft maintenance services on Dulles International Airport (IAD).
Maintenance and Modifications
Efficiency improvement aimed at enhancing customer service
StandardAero’s Los Angeles engine shop has been serving the business aviation community for 62 years.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Jet Aviation Basel opens Falcon Completion Hangar
Jet Aviation Basel has completed its 35,520-sq-ft hangar 1A extension, an addition that will better accommodate its cabin completion work on green Falcons.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Project Phoenix CRJs to get MedAire Package
Project Phoenix, launched in 2007 to broker the acquisition and sale of CRJ200 regional jets in an executive configuration, recently announced an agreement
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Dean Aircraft Interiors Snapped Up By Ocean Sky
Ocean Sky, a UK-based executive charter operator rapidly expanding its services,
has acquired Dean Aircraft Interiors.
has acquired Dean Aircraft Interiors.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Project Phoenix signs Egyptian CRJ200 Customer
Despite sagging economies worldwide, the demand for CRJ200 conversions to executive configuration appears to be gaining momentum.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
First Design Q Avro RJ70 rolls out
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has completed the first Avro RJ70 executive aircraft with the Design Q interior.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Goderich gets Royal Jet BBJ contracts
Genesis Custom Jetliners, an executive completion and refurbishment broker/agent, has been selected to redesign and upgrade “a number” of Boeing Business J
