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
JetCorp completes Challenger 604 eight-year inspection
The 96-month inspection of a Challenger 604 gave JetCorp’s St.
Maintenance and Modifications
Ameco Beijing signs Lufthansa Technik service agreement
A two-year, worldwide logistic services agreement has been signed by Ameco Beijing and Lufthansa Technik Logistik (LTL).
Maintenance and Modifications
Metrojet gets Cayman
Metrojet’s MRO operation has obtained Cayman Islands Aircraft Maintenance Organization approval.
Maintenance and Modifications
StarPort named Honeywell 731 line maintenance service center
StarPortUSA, based at Orlando-Sanford International Airport, was recently named an authorized line maintenance service center for Honeywell Aerospace.
Maintenance and Modifications
Precision Aviation breaks ground on expansion project
Precision Aviation Group recently began work on expanding its Atlanta headquarters.
Maintenance and Modifications
Global Aviation designated Bombardier service provider
Bombardier Business Aircraft has authorized Global Aviation of Portland-Hillsboro Airport to be an aircraft on ground/line maintenance facility (AOG/LMF) i
Maintenance and Modifications
Threshold Aviation does major Citation 650 repair
Threshold Aviation Group of Chino, Calif., recently completed structural repairs to the rear belly skin and bulkhead of a Citation 650.
Maintenance and Modifications
Harbour Air becomes Eclipse Service Center
Eclipse Aviation has selected Vancouver-based Harbour Air to be the first Eclipse 500 authorized service center in North America.
Maintenance and Modifications
Qantas & Lufthansa Technik partner on joint MRO venture
Australia’s biggest airline, Qantas Airways, and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider Lufthansa Technik of Hamburg, Germany, have joined forces
Maintenance and Modifications
MRO Profile: Certified Aviation Services
Certified Aviation Services was founded in Santa Ana, Calif., in 1990 in response to airline demand for third-party line and ground support equipment maint
Regulations and Government
Torqued - Mechanics: brush up on mandated procedures
In the recent past I have written about the importance of mechanics following the procedures contained in the appropriate manuals for whatever task that ne
Maintenance and Modifications
Airctaft maintenance goes high-tech
To see where business jet maintenance is headed, just look at mechanics’ toolboxes.
Safety
Repeat Drug Testees Subject to ‘Direct Observation’
The FAA has revised drug and alcohol testing procedures, specifically requiring “direct observation” in all return-to-duty and follow-up drug tests.
Safety
ATSB Advises Operators To Check Oxygen Bottles
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has issued a safety advisory following the rapid depressurization of a Qantas Boeing 747-400 on July 25, urgi
Maintenance and Modifications
StandardAero Leader Change Signals New Strategy
StandardAero’s August 21 announcement that Rob Mionis has assumed the job of president and CEO of the turbine engine overhaul and business aircraft mainten
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Issues New Guidance for PMA Holders
The FAA is looking for comments from the industry on a revision of Order 8120.2, production approval and certification management procedures.
Maintenance and Modifications
PartsLogistics Adds New Batch Search Feature
AvSupport’s PartsLogistics aircraft parts sourcing system has a new feature that allows users to conduct batch searches.
Maintenance and Modifications
Dassault Adds New Service Center
Dassault Falcon said it plans to establish a factory-owned Falcon service center at Sorocaba Airport in São Paulo, Brazil.
Maintenance and Modifications
Cessna Adds CJ3 to ProTech Mx Program
Cessna has added the Citation CJ3 to its ProTech maintenance program, which allows operators to pay for regular maintenance labor costs via a monthly fee.
Maintenance and Modifications
MES Handling Joins Signature Stable
Signature Flight Support has acquired MES Handling at Munich International Airport in Germany.
Maintenance and Modifications
Missouri Eliminates Repair Parts Tax
The governor of Missouri has signed a bill eliminating sales tax on aircraft repair parts, aligning the state with neighboring states having similar laws.
Maintenance and Modifications
Standard Aero expanding Winnipeg facility
Driven by growth in turbine engine overhaul contracts, Standard Aero has broken ground for an 80,000-sq-ft expansion of its Winnipeg facility.
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Maintenance and Modifications
Warning Issued to Carbon Brake Owners
The FAA has warned operators with carbon brakes about problems with environmentally friendly organic salt runway de-icer fluids.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hawker Crew Stuck in Door Handle Jam
A Hawker 900XP crew recently discovered after landing that a slightly out-of-tolerance closing mechanism can render the cabin door unopenable from inside t
Maintenance and Modifications
AircraftLogs.com Adds Auto Updates
AircraftLogs.com has added maintenance features to its online logbook system.
Maintenance and Modifications
Ohio firm awaits STC for re-engined Citation IIs
Clifford Development expects STC approval this month for its re-engined version of the Citation II.
Regulations and Government
FAA: PMA parts are as good as OEM parts
The FAA recently stopped short of chiding OEMs for threatening to invalidate warranties if FAA-approved PMA (parts manufacturing approval) parts are used i
Rotorcraft
The Koala Floats
Dart Helicopter’s Apical Industries has received EASA approval for its Tri-Bag Emergency Float System on the AgustaWestland A119/AW119 Mk II.
Maintenance and Modifications
West Star expands services at Grand Junction center
West Star Aviation is continuing to look for select niches to extend its large and small business aircraft service offerings, while at the same time streng
Regulations and Government
FAA temporarily halts foreign repair station certifications
If you’ve ever suspected that the right hand doesn’t know what the left is doing in Washington, Congress and the Transportation Security Administration (TS
