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
JSSI, Bombardier Sign Maintenance Agreement
Chicago-based Jet Support Services Inc.
Maintenance and Modifications
Aviation Services & Suppliers Supershow 2003
Jill Hilgenberg, marketing v-p for Cygnus Business Media, has had to learn a long list of aviation vocabulary in a short time.
Maintenance and Modifications
Gulfstream II RVSM STC moves closer
Duncan Aviation expects by the first quarter of next year to receive group STC for RVSM in the Gulfstream II.
Maintenance and Modifications
RAS to provide flight options maintenance
Flight Options, the second-largest fractional operator behind NetJets, and Raytheon Aircraft Services (RAS) reached an agreement in which RAS will provide
Maintenance and Modifications
Modifications Required for Premier I
A new airworthiness directive (AD 2003-09-10) requires operators of the Premier I to modify the aft power-distribution box and aft ram-air duct.
Maintenance and Modifications
Citation Service Center Construction Begins
Construction started last month on Cessna’s new Citation Service Center at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications
Citation 500 RVSM Package Delayed
Honeywell projects it will receive certification of an RVSM-compliance package for early Cessna Citation 500s by the end of October, a delay of about four
Maintenance and Modifications
Falcon 50 Hydraulic Lines Must Be Inspected
Four separate reports of interference and consequent chafing of hydraulic lines in the No.
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation Designated GII/GIII Hush-kit Installer
Jet Aviation facilities in Geneva, Singapore, Teterboro, N.J., and West Palm Beach, Fla., have been appointed as authorized installation centers for Quiet
Maintenance and Modifications
Learjet 30 Series RVSM Flight Tests Completed
West Star Aviation of Grand Junction, Colo., has completed flight testing that will lead toward RVSM group approval next month for Learjet 35/36s equipped
FBOs
Touching Bases: How does a major OEM find success in line service?
An award-winning bowler in his spare time, Gus Stovall, flight support manager at Dassault Falcon Jet’s Wilmington, Del.
Maintenance and Modifications
Goodrich Wheel & Brake Center Opens in ICT
Goodrich has relocated and expanded its wheel and brake overhaul facility in Wichita.
Maintenance and Modifications
Stevens Multiplies Hangar Space at Jeffco
Stevens Aviation has acquired a leasehold on an existing 25,000-sq-ft hangar at Jefferson County Airport (BJC, aka Jeffco) outside Denver.
Maintenance and Modifications
Gulfstream promises a quick fix for AOG clients
Promising less than an hour between the telephone call and wheels up, Gulfstream announced last month that it will fly parts and, if necessary, technicians
Charter & Fractional
Executive Jet Management Awarded ISO 9001:2000
Executive Jet Management recently earned ISO 9001:2000 certification, making the company one of the few U.S.
Aircraft
Raisbeck Introducing Highly Modified Learjet 35A
The new Raisbeck Learjet 35ZR will be introduced this month
at the NBAA Convention in Orlando, Fla., and the first highly modified twinjet (S/N 634,
at the NBAA Convention in Orlando, Fla., and the first highly modified twinjet (S/N 634,
Maintenance and Modifications
Hawker 800 Winglets STC Now Planned for This Month
Aviation Partners now expects to obtain an STC this month for its winglets for the Hawker 800 series.
Maintenance and Modifications
Cessna’s Cescom Goes Online
Cessna’s computerized maintenance-service program, Cescom, is now online, allowing Citation customers to manage their maintenance records in real time.
Maintenance and Modifications
New Repair Station Rules To Be Delayed–Again
For the second time since being adopted on Aug.
Aircraft
Inspection Required of GV Balance Weight Installation
A one-time inspection is required to ensure that all installation fasteners are in place for the left and right aileron balance weights on Gulfstream Vs, i
Maintenance and Modifications
A ‘WIN’ Win Situation for Raytheon Customers
“Beechcraft and Hawker owners can now find parts for their aircraft anywhere in the world with the click of a mouse,” says Raytheon Aircraft of its expande
Maintenance and Modifications
GII Hush Kit/Thrust Reverser Warranty Doubled
Really Quiet has doubled the warranty on its Stage 3 hush kit and thrust-reverser system for the Gulfstream II.
Maintenance and Modifications
Duncan appoints Challenger tech rep
Duncan Aviation has appointed Scott Shefke as Bombardier Challenger technical representative.
Maintenance and Modifications
Dassault Falcon Jet adds field service reps
Dassault Falcon Jet has named four new field service representatives (FSR) in the U.S.
Regulations and Government
MX Software eases working with regs
Aircraft Technical Publishers (ATP) has launched its newest software platform–Navigator V.
Training and Workforce
Simuflite and Dassalt partner on MX training
CAE SimuFlite has inked a deal with Dassault Falcon Jet to develop and deliver a technical training curriculum for maintenance technicians, beginning the s
Aircraft
Garrett taps Collins for Citation 501 retrofit
Garrett Aviation has selected Rockwell Collins to provide elements of its Pro Line 21 avionics as part of a retrofit program aimed at upgrading Cessna Cita
Aircraft
Vortex generators boost Meridian’s useful load
When Piper introduced the Meridian in 2001, it marked the return of the Vero Beach, Fla.-based manufacturer to the turboprop market and the end of a nine-y
FBOs
Banyan partners with DeCrane on refurbs
Positioning itself to take advantage of an expected economic recovery, Banyan Air Service, the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based full-service FBO, has signed a c
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier moves maintenance tracking to Camp Systems
Bombardier and Camp Systems announced an agreement that will allow Camp to assume responsibility for providing maintenance-tracking services for Bombardier
