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
Nashville Operator Named Learjet Service Facility
Averitt Air has been named an authorized service facility (ASF) for the Bombardier Learjet.
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JSSI Makes it Easier to Enroll Turboprops and Helicopters
Jet Support Services (JSSI) recently announced a no up-front enrollment fee option for all turboprop and helicopter operators who enroll in a JSSI engine h
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Mercury Mod Tops One Million Flight Hours on Eurocopters
Naasco Northeast has announced its Mercury Mod configured starter generators have accumulated more than one million combined flight hours on Eurocopters, i
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Twin Commander Develops Sundstrand ECU Solution
Twin Commander Aircraft has developed a replacement for the troublesome Sundstrand environmental control unit (ECU) for JetProp models (840, 900, 980 and 1
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North Carolina Facility Finds Niche in Corporate Market
When he bought Profile Aviation on Hickory Airport in North Carolina in August 2007, Riverhawk Aviation chairman and CEO Cal Humphrey saw an opportunity to
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Bombardier Tests Electric Brake System
Bombardier Aerospace recently flew a Global 5000 testbed with an all-electric braking system, which the Canadian company claims is a civil aviation first.
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Cessna Breaks Ground On Columbus Facility
Cessna Aircraft recently broke ground on a Wichita Citation Columbus design and assembly facility.
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FAA Certifies Soloy 206 Turbine Mk II
Soloy Aviation has received FAA certification for its Soloy 206 Turbine Mk II, a Cessna 206H re-engined with a 417-shp Rolls-Royce 250-B17F/2 turboprop eng
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Dassault To Open Reno Service Center
On March 30 next year Dassault Falcon will open its newest factory-owned service center at Nevada’s Reno-Tahoe International Airport.
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FAA Grants ODA Status to Cessna
Cessna has received Organizational Delegation Authority (ODA) status from the FAA.
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Embraer Opens Florida Service Center
Embraer has opened a factory-owned executive jet service center at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood (Fla.) International Airport, its third such facility in the U
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Avidyne Offers FlexCare Warranty
Avidyne is offering an extended warranty plan called FlexCare, available for one-, two- or three-year terms after the original two-year warranty expires.
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AD affects bizliner auxiliary fuel systems
An FAA airworthiness directive (AD) issued in October could ground more than 70 narrow-body bizliners worldwide that are equipped with auxiliary fuel syste
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In memoriam: Bill O’Brien
This is a bad month for those of us who work tirelessly toward the goal of ensuring that certified aircraft maintainers are recognized for their knowledge,
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Millville Jet Center in $2.5 Million eBay Auction
Word spread quickly throughout the business aviation community when an ad on the eBay auction Web site appeared on November 19 offering Millville Jet Cente
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Gulfstream Formally Launches Budget Parts Program
Gulfstream has formally launched the BudgetPlus service, offering cost-assured parts provision for owners of the Astra, G100, G150 and G200.
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Lufthansa Technik “Super Star” In New Hangar
Lufthansa Technik’s restoration of a Lockheed L-1649A Super Star (Super Constellation Starliner) took a major step forward when the airplane was moved on N
Aircraft
Eclipse 500 Gains European Type Certification
Albuquerque, N.M.-based Eclipse Aviation today received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) type certification for the Eclipse 500 very light jet.
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ExecuJet Bullish But Cautious About Mideast Growth
ExecuJet Middle East is planning to expand its maintenance capabilities in Dubai with a new maintenance facility at Dubai World Central’s Al Maktoum Intern
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LBAS Offers Frequent Maintainer Program
Maintenance customers of Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS) at Berlin-Schönefeld in Germany can earn loyalty points in the company’s new Mainten
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NCATT Changes Name, Adds FOD Certification
In 1999 the National Science Foundation (NSF) initially funded the National Center for Aircraft Technician Training (NCATT), which arose from an industry p
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PAMA Sets Next Symposium for March
The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association brought together 22 representatives from the Dallas maintenance industry to plan next year’s March 6 and
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FAA’s Ballough and Sabatini Heading for Retirement
James Ballough, the FAA’s long-time director of the Flight Standards Service, has announced that he will retire at the end of the year.
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Dassault Falcon To Open Reno Service Center in March
On March 30 next year Dassault Falcon will open its newest factory-owned service center at Nevada’s Reno-Tahoe International Airport.
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AMAC Open for Business in New Hangars
AMAC Aerospace, launched in July last year, is ready for business in the first of two new hangars at EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, Switzerland.
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Thermal/Acoustic Package Cuts Cabin Noise by a Third
Business aircraft management and charter operator Zenith Jet and noise reduction specialist Aviation International Management Services (AIMS) have teamed t
FBOs
General Dynamics Completes Jet Aviation Acquisition
Gulfstream Aerospace parent General Dynamics yesterday finalized its purchase of Zurich, Switzerland-based Jet Aviation from Permira Funds private equity g
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General Dynamics Completes Jet Aviation Acquisition
Gulfstream Aerospace parent General Dynamics today finalized its purchase of Zurich, Switzerland-based Jet Aviation for approximately $2.18 billion, signif
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P&WC Integrates Service and Support into One Group
Pratt & Whitney Canada’s customer service and support center groups are being integrated into a single customer service organization.
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JSSI Simplifies Hourly Cost Program for T-props, Helos
Operators of turboprops and helicopters can now sign up for the Jet Support Services engine hourly cost maintenance program with a no-enrollment-fee option
