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
Jet Aviation Gets Service OK for Embraer Aircraft
Jet Aviation Dusseldorf has received line and base maintenance approvals for Embraer’s ERJ-135 and ERJ-145 regional airliners.
Aircraft
T-prop single starts life as P Navajo piston twin
Converting a piston twin into a turboprop single may seem like a bizarre idea, but an international team of technicians and engineers in Russia and Switzer
Maintenance and Modifications
Boeing To Bring Down BBJ Cabin Altitude
Early next year Boeing will offer a kit for BBJs and BBJ2s that will provide a 6,500-ft cabin at FL 410 instead of the standard 8,000-ft cabin.
Regulations and Government
AD Would Mandate New Flap Parts on MU-2s
Owners of some 360 U.S.-registered Mitsubishi MU-2s would be required to install newly designed torque-tube joints to prevent possible failure of the flap
Maintenance and Modifications
Maintenance innovations make life easier for mechanics and operators
Aircraft maintenance does not exactly move forward technologically at the speed of light.
Maintenance and Modifications
Cessna plans Citation shop expansions
“We are dedicated to expanding our worldwide Citation product network and doubling the capacity of our Cessna-owned service facilities during the next five
Maintenance and Modifications
Avcon commits to Learjet 24/25 RVSM program
Avcon Industries, the Newton, Kan.
Maintenance and Modifications
Regional jet maint base opens in Australia
National Jet Systems opened a regional aircraft maintenance facility in Brisbane, Australia.
Maintenance and Modifications
Ontario Firm To Provide P&WC Maintenance
T-G Aviation, based at Hamilton Airport in Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada, signed an agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada to provide category I maintenan
Maintenance and Modifications
Eclipse, Safire Owners Guaranteed Cost Coverage
Online air-taxi broker CharterAuction.com has launched a program in which it will guarantee future owners of the Eclipse 500 and Safire S-26 twin-engine en
Maintenance and Modifications
Falcon Jet Appoints Model-specific Service Reps
With the aim of facilitating “quicker technical solutions and reduced aircraft downtime,” Dassault Falcon Jet has designated its field service representati
Maintenance and Modifications
Colorado Firm To Introduce Learjet 30 RVSM Package
Honeywell signed a contract with West Star Aviation of Grand Junction, Colo., to develop an RVSM equipment package for the Learjet 30 series.
Maintenance and Modifications
Elliott Aviation sees opportunity in upcoming mandated avionics
Fall 2001 may not have been the most auspicious time to launch a new business strategy, but for Elliott Aviation its ambitious business plan for the next h
Maintenance and Modifications
Borescope manages and shares data globally
GE Sensing and Inspections has introduced the XLG3 borescope, which standardizes the inspection process and allows the user to manage it effectively.
Maintenance and Modifications
Western Aircraft receives fourth Diamond Award
For the fourth time the FAA has awarded Western Aircraft the Diamond Certificate of Excellence for the company’s commitment to technical training and exper
Maintenance and Modifications
Embraer Part 145 service center opens in Paris
The EASA has issued a Part 145 approval certificate to Embraer’s new executive jets center at Le Bourget Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications
Ametek to open MRO operation at Changi Airport
An 18,000-sq-ft maintenance, repair and overhaul facility was slated to open on Singapore’s Changi Airport before the end of last month.
Maintenance and Modifications
EASA approves Airwolf's Robinson blade fix
The European Aviation Safety Agency has granted approval of a recent FAA-approved rotor blade tape installation STC for Robinson R22s and R44s.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hawker Beechcraft service center opens in Delhi
InterGlobe General Aviation, a subsidiary of InterGlobe Enterprises, is opening a Hawker Beechcraft authorized service center at the Indira Gandhi Internat
Maintenance and Modifications
ERA Helicopters inks MX deal with P&WC
Pratt & Whitney Canada signed a fleet-management program contract with Era Helicopters of Lake Charles, La., to provide engine support for its fleet of
Maintenance and Modifications
Dallas Airmotive Love Field offers PW300 hot sections
BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul’s Dallas Airmotive has added Pratt
& Whitney Canada PW300 hot-section inspection service at its Love Fiel
& Whitney Canada PW300 hot-section inspection service at its Love Fiel
Maintenance and Modifications
Red River turbines builds T-9 milspec test cell
Turbine engine overhauler Red River Turbines has built the world’s first commercial T-9 military spec depot-level engine test cell.
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Maintenance and Modifications
Cessna Citation service centers to offer mobile service units
Cessna Aircraft has begun serving Citation customers with a mobile service unit designed to save owners and operators time and money on their aircraft main
Maintenance and Modifications
Ameco Beijing opens Asia's largest MRO facility
A joint venture between Air China and Lufthansa has produced one of the world’s largest MRO facilities.
Maintenance and Modifications
EADS Socata OKs Midcoast as Falcon 7X repair center
Midcoast Aviation of St.
Maintenance and Modifications
CRS Jet Spares broadens and increases capacity
CRS Jet Spares is offering additional support for Premier I airframes.
Maintenance and Modifications
Corporate Flight maintenance relocates facility
Smyrna, Tenn.-based Corporate Flight Management (CFM) has expanded its maintenance division’s capacity by moving it from two relatively small hangars to a
Maintenance and Modifications
New version of corridor maintenance software released
Continuum Applied Technology has released Version 8.5 of its Corridor aviation service software.
Maintenance and Modifications
MRO Profile: Haggan Aviation
After a long stint working for other people, Geno Haggan, president of Englewood, Colo.-based Haggan Aviation, decided to open his own maintenance shop in
