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.

Heli-One's Poland MRO Facility Gets CAMO Clearance

Approval for Continuing Airworthiness Management Organization (CAMO) allows a company to support an aircraft through its complete lifecycle.

Maintenance and Modifications

Metrojet's Philippines MRO Gets Renewal Nod from FAA

Metrojet Engineering Clark has recently renewed its FAA Part 145 approval to perform maintenance on large-cabin Gulfstream and Bombardier jets.

Maintenance and Modifications

Complete Aircraft Group Finalizes Aerocare Acquisition

Aerocare gives Complete Aviation Group a foothold in the business aircraft support sector.

Maintenance and Modifications

Cirrus Names Oriens Aviation Authorized Service Center

Oriens Aviation is expanding its presence at London Biggin Hill to accommodate MRO operations on the Cirrus SR series.

Charter & Fractional

FAA Clarifies Continued Airworthiness Inspection Provisions

A new FAA notice clarifies recently revised inspection guidance for Part 135 and other commercial operators that use continuous airworthiness maintenance.

Engines

StandardAero Marks Honeywell Engine Milestone

StandardAero inducts 1,000th Honeywell HTF7000-series turbofan.

Maintenance and Modifications

Web Manuals Partners with Aerofoil on MELs

The partnership with Aerofoil is intended to speed up the approval process for Web Manuals users needing compliant minimum equipment lists.

Avionics

Honeywell Appoints C&L Aviation as Channel Partner

Through the agreement with Honeywell, C&L Aviation Group will offer sales, installation, and repair of Honeywell avionics.

Avionics

Yingling Named IS&S ThrustSense Installation Center

Yingling has been named as a dealer and authorized installation center for ThrustSense Autothrottle for the Beechcraft King Air B200 and B300 models.

Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer Doubles Footprint of Sorocaba MRO

The expansion of the MRO and FBO is driven in part by growth in Embraer's business jet unit.

Maintenance and Modifications

Avcon Strengthens ISR Work with New Aircraft, Expansion

Avcon ISR Solutions’s mainstay platform has been the Beechcraft King Air series for special mission applications, but that's changing.

Aircraft

Kremlin Steps Up Domestic Aircraft Output As Sanctions Bite

The Russian government this week ordered the country's aerospace groups to increase production of civil aircraft to an additional 1,000 units by 2030.

Maintenance and Modifications

C&L Aviation Wraps Up Series of Building Projects

The new facility will address the increasing demand C&L Aviation Group has been seeing for regional and corporate aircraft interior refurbishment.

Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Named Authorized Mx Center for Saft Batteries

The Saft authorization extends to Duncan Aviation’s full-service MRO facilities and several of its satellite shops.

Engines

Rolls-Royce's Engine Mx Program Reaches Milestone

Rolls-Royce has signed the 1,000th CorporateCare Enhanced engine maintenance program contract.

Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Insider, European Counterpart Aviation Heaven Merge

The deal between MRO Insider and Aviation Heaven extends the former's mobile and desktop platforms to include maintenance providers outside the U.S.

Maintenance and Modifications

Safety Bulletin Addresses Cowl Latches on Textron Jets

An FAA safety bulletin warns about safety hazards associated with quarter-turn engine cowl fasteners on Textron Aviation-manufactured jets.

Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet Middle East Adds Mx Support for Falcon 2000s

Dassault Aviation-owned ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East has been approved by India’s DGCA for line and base maintenance on Dassault Falcon 2000s.

Aircraft

GAO: Delay Risks Remain for New Air Force Ones

Converting a pair of existing 747-8 airliners to presidential duty presents a host of expensive problems.

Maintenance and Modifications

Bogus Parts Could Indefinitely Ostracize Russian Air Transport

Russia's aviation regulator is facilitating the use of unapproved parts, compromising asset values and longer-term relations with the global industry.

Aircraft

Universal Hydrogen, Connect Airlines Plan ATR 72 Conversions

Universal Hydrogen said it has collected a firm order from prospective regional carrier Connect Airlines to covert 75 ATR 72-600s to hydrogen power.

Avionics

Elliott Aviation Completes First CJ2+ Fusion Install

Elliott Aviation also offers Collins Pro Line Fusion installs on Cessna Citation CJ1+ and CJ3.

Maintenance and Modifications

General Atomics AeroTec Extends Service Center Contract

General Atomics AeroTec Systems was formerly Ruag Aerospace Services Oberpfaffenhofen.

Maintenance and Modifications

Constant Aviation Expands into Rotorcraft MRO

The Cleveland MRO sees an opportunity to serve the emerging eVTOL market.

Aircraft

NIAR Werx Adds More Freighter Conversion Work

The National Institute for Aviation Research’s Werx MRO program enters agreement on passenger-to-freighter conversions for Precision Aircraft Solutions.