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
Bombardier puts meter on support for older aircraft
Last month, Bombardier Aerospace launched a “classic aircraft support program” after seeing a “dramatic increase” in service and support requests ove
Maintenance and Modifications
Winglets improve local Hawkers
Local pilot Brian Ross is a big fan of Aviation Partners winglets after adding the efficiency-improving devices to all four of his employer’s Hawker Beechc
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AIN Product Support Survey: Engines
While it is the cold, hard numbers that decide our readers’ verdict on how well companies support the products they sell, it is the readers’ written commen
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Mayo Aviation selected as Blackhawk Mod dealership
Mayo Aviation (Booth No.
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California Firm Does Work for NASA-Dryden
Total Aircraft Services (Booth No.
Aircraft
Florida firm to service Avanti
With the addition of new partners, the Italian aircraft manufacturer Piaggio Aero (Booth No.
Engines
Standard Aero expands with TSS Aviation buy
In a bid to expand its capabilities to service larger turbine engines, Standard Aero has purchased turbine engine component overhauler TSS Aviation of Cinc
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Carejet Debuts Paint Protection System
Atlanta-based CareJet Services International has debuted an appearance-enhancing polymer paint protection system that was developed by Dow Corning and Prog
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Honeywell Mexico facility to cut weight, fuel burn
Two weeks ago Honeywell opened a $35 million advanced aerospace systems integration laboratory designed to make next-generation aircraft, including medium
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Landing Gear Maker Targets VLJs
Montreal-based Mecaer America (Booth No.
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Winger Ten
The first winglet-equipped Cessna Citation X made its maiden flight yesterday from Wichita’s Mid-Continent Airport, just a day after the collaborative prog
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Cessna To Fit Caravans with TKS Anti-Icing
Cessna said it will offer a TKS “weeping wing” anti-icing system for the Cessna Grand Caravan starting next March, using a system manufactured by Aerospace
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Blackhawk offers faster King Air 200
Blackhawk Modifications of Waco, Texas, is in Atlanta this week to announce its latest engine power upgrade for the Beech King Air 200, the Dash 61 STC pro
Maintenance and Modifications
Merger creates Ikhana Group
RW Martin of Murrieta, Calif., and Total Aircraft Services of Van Nuys have merged, creating the Ikhana Group.
Maintenance and Modifications
Sabreliner takes M&O off site
Sabreliner’s maintenance and operations (M&O) presentation this afternoon (from 4 to 7 p.m.) is a departure from the NBAA norm, as it’s being held not at t
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New system monitors tire pressure
Technology that can tell a farmer whether a cow has a fever is the basis for a new monitoring system for aircraft tires.
Crane Aerospace & Electronics is
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Aeroflex Partners on China Service Center
Wichita-based Aeroflex, a provider of avionics test equipment, has partnered with Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Corp.
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Honeywell M&Os focus on service and support
Honeywell will discuss the status of much of its product line, from engines and APUs to avionics, this afternoon and again tomorrow morning in a series of
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Cessna M&Os to cover complete Citation line
Cessna will occupy Room B313 in the Georgia World Congress Center for most of today and tomorrow with detailed maintenance and operations sessions covering
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Dassault factory service center readies for 7X
Dassault Falcon Service (Booth No.
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Maintenance/Avionics Technician Awards
Each year, NBAA recognizes the top aviation maintenance and avionics technicians with good safety records who work for member companies.
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Jet-Care ready to take the pulse of new ‘patients’
Need to monitor the health of your engine? Jet-Care (Booth No.
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Raisbeck Installs 50th ZR Lite Kit
Seattle-based Raisbeck Engineering (Booth No.
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Clifford Gives New Power to Cessna Citation S/IIs
Clifford Development has expanded certification efforts for its Cessna Citation II re-engining and airframe modification program to include the S/II (CE-S5
Maintenance and Modifications
Jettech Makes Cheyenne RVSM-capable
Cheyenne owners now have an option for RVSM certification, in the form of a Jettech kit available for all Cheyenne 400LS models equipped with the Collins A
Maintenance and Modifications
TKS Anti-Icing Replaces Caravan Boots
Cessna will offer a TKS “weeping wing” anti-icing system for the Cessna Grand Caravan beginning next March.
Maintenance and Modifications
Camp Systems, Gulfstream Settle Dispute
After a year-and-a-half-long court battle, maintenance-tracking provider Camp Systems International and Gulfstream Aerospace signed a cross-licensing agree
