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 Boston/Bedford Increases Service Capacity
Jet Aviation Boston/Bedford is enhancing aircraft maintenance support by adding weekend service hours and expanding its mobile maintenance assistance.
Maintenance and Modifications
Albany Airport Next Site For Eclipse Service Center
Eclipse Aviation has chosen Albany International Airport as the site for its new northeast factory service center.
Maintenance and Modifications
Former Employees of Parts Firm Plead Guilty
Joseph Patrick Smith III and Thomas Edward Smith, formerly employed at Smyth Aerospace Manufacturing, recently pleaded guilty in U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications
Stage III Says Hush Kit Approval Imminent
After nearly six years of development plagued by delays caused mostly by technical problems, Stage III Technologies of La Jolla, Calif., late last month sa
Maintenance and Modifications
South African MRO Firm Adding P&WC PT6
CSC Africa, a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility based at Lanseria Airport in Johannesburg, will introduce P&WC PT6 overhaul services by the end of
Maintenance and Modifications
Maintenance To Go
Brisbane, Australia-based Aeropower has converted a Volvo truck into a mobile helicopter landing and maintenance facility for its fleet of MD500s, to help
Maintenance and Modifications
Duncan Adds Learjet Gear Overhaul at Battle Creek
Augmenting its long list of Learjet capabilities, Duncan Aviation has added landing-gear overhaul to its offerings at Battle Creek.
Maintenance and Modifications
Dallas Airmotive Expands PW300 and PW500 Service
Dallas Airmotive has commissioned a new PW300 and PW500 repair and overhaul facility at its Forest Park production center in Dallas.
Maintenance and Modifications
Dallas Airmotive Extends Its Reach Into Australia
Dallas Airmotive (DAI) last month signed two contracts with Pacific Turbines Brisbane (PTB) of Brisbane, Australia.
Maintenance and Modifications
Millville Reopened as Regional Facility
Dallas Airmotive also recently announced that it has opened a regional turbine center in Millville, N.J.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier Building Dallas Maintenance Facility
The third quarter of next year will see the opening ceremony of a new Bombardier factory-owned service center at Love Field in Dallas.
Maintenance and Modifications
Cessna Provides Service Bulletins and Letters Online
Cessna has recently added online access to Service Bulletins and Letters for all Citation models at its support Web site (www.cessnasupport.com).
Maintenance and Modifications
Intermarket Offers Avionics Maintenance Insurance
Building on OEM-sponsored programs for by-the-hour airframe and powerplant maintenance, Intermarket Insurance Agency has introduced Av-Tec Equipment Mainte
Maintenance and Modifications
MRO Profile: Gulfstream Luton
SAVANNAH MANUFACTURER'S SHOP IN EUROPE
Gulfstream’s service center at London Luton Airport is one of 12 factory support facilities,
Maintenance and Modifications
Securaplane Names Cantec Systems as Distributor
Cantec Systems of Ontario, Canada, is the latest company to sign a distributor agreement with Securaplane Technologies to offer Hawker main ship batteries.
Maintenance and Modifications
GDAS To Support GIIs and GIIIs
Factory product support for Gulfstream IIs and GIIIs will move out from beneath the wing of Gulfstream service centers and find itself under the umbrella o
Aircraft
STC for Falcon 50 Engine Upgrade Delayed
Premier Aircraft of East Alton, Ill., continues to work with Honeywell on an engine upgrade program for the Falcon 50 expected to be completed in the third
Aircraft
Piaggio: Avanti Announcement Premature
Although Piaggio named two new completion centers for the Avanti at the NBAA Convention last month, Tom Appleton, president and CEO of Piaggio America, tol
Maintenance and Modifications
Raisbeck Modified C90 Gets Mtow Boost
Raisbeck Engineering received approval of an mtow increase, to 10,350 pounds, for King Air C90s and C90Bs that have been modified with four-blade Hartzell/
Safety
Three ‘As’ of Hiring
Some employers look for experience when interviewing a candidate; all they care about is a proven track record.
Maintenance and Modifications
Streamlining the Technician Hiring Process
Kevin Dawson, director of human resources for Sabreliner-Midcoast in St.
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ABC Taxi Aéreo expands into jet maintenance
ABC Taxi Aéreo, the executive jet service controlled by Brazilian industrial conglomerate Algar, recently acquired Belo Horizonte-based jet maintenance com
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GE Acquires Everest VIT
General Electric has acquired Everest VIT, a Welch Allyn subsidiary focused on remote visual inspection equipment for industrial applications.
Safety
Timco mechanics sentenced for making false statements
August was a bad month for Triad International Maintenance (Timco) of Greensboro, N.C.
Safety
EJM recognized for human factors training
Executive Jet Management (EJM), a provider of aircraft management and charter services, received special recognition from Grey Owl Aviation Consultants for
Safety
More frequent CRJ 200 aileron checks recommended
On August 31 the NTSB officially recommended that the FAA require Bombardier to revise the maintenance procedures for the Canadair CRJ 200 so that the aile
Maintenance and Modifications
Tech Engineering teams up with Lanmar Aviation in Groton
Tech Engineering, an AOG mobile repair service, has xpanded its capabilities to include a base operation center at the Lanmar Aviation facility on the Grot
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EZ Maintenance offers improved tracking software
EZ Maintenance Version 2.08 is Link-It software’s latest maintenance control software for business and commercial maintenance requirements.
Maintenance and Modifications
OK3 Air named satellite service center for PC-12
Western Aircraft of Boise, Idaho, a Pilatus sales and service center since 1996, has appointed OK3 Air on Heber Valley Municipal Airport of Heber City, Uta
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Capital Aviation gets repair station license
Capital Aviation on Wiley Post Municipal Airport in Oklahoma City has been awarded FAA Part 145 repair station status.
