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
Frontier mechanic is chock full of surprises
A Frontier Airlines Boeing 737 was struck by lightning on New Year’s Eve en route to Tampa, Fla., setting off a chain of events that culminated in the arre
Maintenance and Modifications
Duncan Again Makes 'Fortune' Best Workplace
For the third year in a row, Duncan Aviation was named one of Fortune magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For in America.” The Lincoln, Neb.
Maintenance and Modifications
Flap over MU-2 Flap Goes Away
Owners of some 360 U.S.-registered Mitsubishi MU-2Bs won’t be required to install newly designed flap torque-tube joints, as proposed last September.
Maintenance and Modifications
Falcon appointees hawk factory service centers
Dassault Falcon Jet’s recent appointments of John Rahilly and Todd McGahey mark the latest efforts by the manufacturer to market the customer-support offer
Maintenance and Modifications
LBAS hopes to benefit from Berlin airport privatization
Although plans to build Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport have been progressing more slowly than anticipated, Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier Adds Two European Service Ops
Two more facilities in Europe have been designated by Bombardier as approved service centers.
Maintenance and Modifications
More Problems for 737 Fuel Pumps Affect BBJs
Boeing 737s, including the derivative BBJ, have been hit by another emergency AD affecting the twinjet’s fuel pumps.
Maintenance and Modifications
V8 Mod for King Airs Another Year Away
While Orenda Recip is having success obtaining STCs for its 600-hp V8 turbocharged engine in agricultural and utility aircraft, the same cannot be said for
Maintenance and Modifications
Premier Progressing Toward RVSM, BFL Change
Raytheon Aircraft completed preliminary flight tests last month toward reducing the Premier I balanced field length by up to 300 ft.
Maintenance and Modifications
Turbomeca plans Canadian center
While pledging to retain its North American headquarters in Grand Prairie, Texas, French engine maker Turbomeca has announced plans to open a new service,
Maintenance and Modifications
Wilson Air Center adds maintenance to its menu
Wilson Air Center at Memphis International Airport (MEM), Tenn., has signed an agreement with The Hangar to provide maintenance on site.
Maintenance and Modifications
Dallas Airmotive opens Pittsburgh turbine center
BBA Aviation engine repair and overhaul company Dallas Airmotive will open a regional turbine center (RTC) in the Pittsburgh area by the end of this month.
Maintenance and Modifications
AAR adds Summa Technology
Summa Technology, a provider of high-end sub-systems and precision machining, fabrication, welding and engineering services, has been acquired by AAR.
Maintenance and Modifications
Challenger 605 pilots to "Get a Dell, dude!"
Dell Canada has partnered with Bombardier Aerospace to provide computer notebook technology to manage maintenance operations for Challenger 605s.
Maintenance and Modifications
Goodrich breaks ground in Dubai
Goodrich has broken ground for a new 110,000-sq-ft MRO facility in Dubai targeting the Middle East, Africa and South Asia markets.
Maintenance and Modifications
Goodrich Aviation sheds heavy maintenance business
Goodrich Aviation Technical Services (ATS), the airframe heavy maintenance component of Goodrich, has been sold to a subsidiary of Macquarie Group.
Maintenance and Modifications
Airworks India welcomes two new investors
New York investment firm Global Technology Investment and construction firm Punj Lloyd have each bought a 33-percent share in Airworks India.
Maintenance and Modifications
Landmark Aviation Service Centers to support Westwinds
Worthington Aviation has named Landmark Aviation a Westwind authorized facility for product support.
Maintenance and Modifications
Wing and Cosgrove team for faster turn-around
Wing Aviation announced a new $1 million contract with Cosgrove Aircraft Service that establishes a collaborative program in which Cosgrove stores an inven
Maintenance and Modifications
Western Aircraft receives second Sharp award
For the second year in a row, Western Aircraft’s facility in Boise, Idaho, has been recognized by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Maintenance and Modifications
Airwolf STC addresses Robinson Rotor Delamination
Airwolf Aerospace, a provider of firewall-forward accessories, has been awarded an FAA STC that the company claims will permanently prevent leading-edge sk
Maintenance and Modifications
Flight options hosts maintenance summit
Flight Options recently welcomed more than 50 of its partner maintenance providers to a two-day summit at its Cleveland headquarters.
Maintenance and Modifications
SilverHawk Aviation: Nebraska operation turns attention to STC program
SilverHawk Aviation of Lincoln, Neb., parlayed its charter operations into a successful FBO and maintenance business, according to general manager Dan Hinn
Maintenance and Modifications
OEM To Open West Coast Center
In addition to repairing its 10,000th rotor blade at its Grand Prairie, Texas shop, American Eurocopter announced that it will open its first regional serv
Maintenance and Modifications
PAMA Leadership Changes Hands
The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) has announced leadership changes for this year.
Maintenance and Modifications
AeroStrategy Forecasts More Helo MRO
Market analysis and consulting firm AeroStrategy recently completed a study showing that the yearly market for helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation adds services in Russia
On November 27 Jet Aviation became the first international business aviation services group to establish a support operation in Moscow when it took possess
Maintenance and Modifications
Dassault Lags Behind on Falcon 7X Completions
Even with a dedicated hangar at its Little Rock, Ark.
