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
Standard aero expanding winning 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.
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation Dusseldorf is now a Piaggio service center
Piaggio Aero has appointed Jet Aviation Dusseldorf an authorized service center for the Avanti/Avanti II turboprop twin.
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 Islands MRO approval
Metrojet’s MRO operation has obtained Cayman Islands Aircraft Maintenance Organization approval.
Maintenance and Modifications
Starport named Honewell 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
General Dynamics to buy Jet Aviation
Gulfstream Aerospace parent company General Dynamics has agreed to pay approximately $2.25 billion to buy Jet Aviation from the Permira Funds private-equit
Maintenance and Modifications
AIA Launches Effort To Eliminate Counterfeit Parts
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) has launched a counterfeit parts “integrated project team” to create standards for government and industry to re
Maintenance and Modifications
ITAR Changes Might Hamper U.S. Parts Exports
PMA manufacturers might have a harder time exporting their civilian aircraft parts due to a new International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) rule issue
Maintenance and Modifications
FBI: TSA TAT Probe Climb Not a Criminal Act
According to the FBI, federal laws against tampering with aircraft do not apply to the bizarre situation that occurred at Chicago O’Hare Airport on August
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Guidance Aids Alterations Approval Process
The FAA has updated guidance provided to field inspectors on how to determine the recommended form of approval for aircraft alterations.
Aircraft
Stevens Aviation Delivers First Lear4Ever Aircraft
Business aircraft maintenance, modification and completions firm Stevens Aviation today delivered the first Lear4Ever–an upgraded Learjet 35–to Dr.
Maintenance and Modifications
Aviation Partners ‘Intensely Interested’ in Spiroids
Years after testing an unusually shaped “spiroid” winglet on a Gulfstream II, Aviation Partners remains “intensely interested” in continuing research into
Maintenance and Modifications
Hawker Pax, 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
Dassault Opens Fourth Factory-owned Service Center
Dassault Falcon will open a new $6.5 million factory-owned service center at Sorocaba Airport in São Paulo, Brazil, in the fourth quarter, bringing the com
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Study Critiques OEM Views on Aftermarket
An FAA team explored whether there is a safety and compliance issue with aftermarket repairs and replacement parts made under applicable FAA regulations bu
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA SAIB: PMA Parts Need COS, Too
Possibly as a result of its Repair, Alteration and Fabrication Team study, the FAA issued Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin SAIB NE-08-40, which r
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Insists on SWA Paying Fine and Penalizes AA
In a move that makes it look as though the FAA is combing through old logbooks to find ways to conduct enforcement actions on commercial operators, the age
FBOs
General Dynamics To Buy Jet Aviation
General Dynamics, parent company of Gulfstream Aerospace, today agreed to pay approximately $2.25 billion to buy Jet Aviation from the Permira Funds privat
Engines
Standard Aero Breaks Ground on new CF34 Facility
Turbine engine overhauler Standard Aero on Thursday celebrated the ground-breaking of a new 80,000-sq-ft facility at its Winnipeg, Canada headquarters.
Aircraft
FAA Issues Revised AD on Eclipse Thrust Levers
In response to a thrust-lever quadrant failure in an Eclipse 500 on June 5, the FAA issued an emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD 2008-13-51) on June 12,
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier Adds Global Aviation as Service Provider
Global Aviation of Hillsboro, Ore., is now a Bombardier Business Aircraft-authorized AOG/line maintenance facility, strengthening service center coverage o
Maintenance and Modifications
Online Logbook System Adds Mx Enhancement
AircraftLogs.com has added new maintenance features to its online logbook system.
Maintenance and Modifications
EMTEQ Offers First Chip-On-Board Anti-collision LED
Emteq has received FAA supplemental type certification (STC0359AT) for the industry’s first chip-on-board technology 400-candela anti-collision exterior li
Safety
Cabin air filters protect those aboard from many biohazards
As the global marketplace continues to reduce the size of the world, we not only embrace the languages, cuisine and customs of other cultures; we find ours
Engines
Jet-Care's engine-monitor program goes online
Increased use of the Internet and software improvements have made Jet-Care International’s engine condition health online (Echo) program more user-friendly
FBOs
PrivateSky billed as center of excellence for Gulfstream
The idea of opening a new Gulfstream repair station in southern Florida was evolutionary for Vincent Wolanin.
Maintenance and Modifications
Putting wake vortex to sleep
French inventor Christian Hugues has patented a new wingtip device promising an 8-percent reduction in induced drag and a 5.4-percent increase in lift.
