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
Children's hospital maintenance director receives award
Mike Dwyer, helicopter maintenance director for transport services at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, has been awarded the Arkansas Aviation Maintenance Tech
Airports
Ameco offers landing gear service in Beijing, China
Ameco Beijing, located on Beijing Capital International Airport, is offering landing gear service for the Boeing 737 (including the BBJ) and 737NG, 747-200
Safety
ARSA asks Feds to review FAA drug/alcohol policy
The cost of having a business aircraft worked on by a certified repair station that also works on airline aircraft may go up as a result of new FAA drug an
Maintenance and Modifications
CRS Jet spares on track for AS9120 accreditation
CRS Jet Spares president Armando Leighton Jr.
Maintenance and Modifications
Secrets of Gulfstream’s success in support arena
AIN’s annual product support report (scheduled this year for the August issue) can usually be counted on to generate an article or two dow
FBOs
Sharp Details opens for business at Hanscom Field
Jet Aviation and Signature Flight Support at Hanscom Field in Bedford, Mass., now offer a full line of aircraft cleaning services through Sharp Details.
Maintenance and Modifications
Dalla Airmotive expands Lafayette component repair
Dallas Airmotive’s Lafayette, La.
Maintenance and Modifications
Landmark Aviation expands Bombardier ASF authority
Bombardier Aerospace has named Landmark Aviation an authorized service facility (ASF) for Learjets and Challengers.
FBOs
EASA approves Thunder Aviation
Thunder Aviation Services of Chesterfield, Mo., received certification of its aviation repair station as an EASA-approved maintenance organization.
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation adds Midcoast to North American holdings
When European private-equity firm Permira acquired Jet Aviation from the Hirschmann family five months ago, some industry observers speculated that the new
Aircraft
Sino Swearingen selects Stevens
Sino Swearingen has selected Greenville, S.C.-based Stevens Aviation as the OEM’s first North American authorized service facility for the new SJ30-2 light
Maintenance and Modifications
Midcoast Now a Jet Aviation Company
Swiss-based Jet Aviation Group completed its acquisition of St.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier names U.S. service firm
Bombardier Aerospace last month named Landmark Aviation its first authorized service facility in the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications
Revised Insulation Rule Draws Concern
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) still has concerns regarding new requirements for improved flammability characteristics of retrofitted t
Maintenance and Modifications
A&P mechanics find new leadership opportunities
Running a flight department has historically been considered a job for a pilot, but the industry is recognizing that maintenance technicians can bring a di
Maintenance and Modifications
NBAA conference highlights leadership roles for today’s maintenance technician
More than a few business aviation technicians have expressed frustration that NBAA doesn’t represent them and their interests, maintaining, instead, that t
Aircraft
Landmark Aviation to install King Air winglets
Under the terms of an agreement with BLR Aerospace, Landmark Aviation has become an authorized dealer for the Everett, Wash.-based aerospace research and d
Maintenance and Modifications
Raisbeck Engineering appoints Stevens Aviation ZR Lite Center
Raisbeck Engineering has appointed Stevens Aviation of Greenville, S.C., an authorized installation center for the ZR Lite.
Maintenance and Modifications
CRS JET spares ISO 9001:2000 and AS9120 certified
“Obtaining ISO 9001:200 and AS9120 certification of our quality-management system was a critical part of meeting the demand for the highest level of qualit
Charter & Fractional
Mayo Aviation: Charter firm offers maintenance services
Mayo Aviation, located on Englewood, Colo.’s Centennial Airport, offers both maintenance and a large Part 135 operation.
Aircraft
Luton Center adds $4.5 Million in Gulfstream spare parts
Gulfstream Aerospace is adding spare-parts inventory valued at $4.5 million to its Luton, England, service center to support the growing fleet of Gulfstrea
Maintenance and Modifications
Pratt & Whitney enters market for PMA parts
Pratt & Whitney took the aviation world by surprise when it announced in February the launch of a new division to manufacture PMA replacement parts for CFM
Aircraft
Lufthansa Bombardier doubles Berlin Learjet capacity
Berlin-Schoenefeld Airport will experience a major facility expansion as Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services opens a new hangar dedicated to Learjet mai
Maintenance and Modifications
Raytheon and Dassault receive MX awards from Netjets
Fractional provider NetJets recently awarded a trophy to Raytheon Aircraft’s Little Rock facility for outstanding performance.
Maintenance and Modifications
Boeing to acquire Aviall
Aviall has agreed to be purchased by The Boeing Company for a reported $48 per share ($1.7 billion).
Aircraft
Renovation Hardware
In medicine it goes by various names: restorative surgery, cosmetic surgery, transplant surgery.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier strengthens worldwide technical support
In response to its growing worldwide fleet, Bombardier continues to expand its product-support capacity.
Rotorcraft
FAA delays drug-testing rule; ARSA continues lawsuit
The FAA has put its proposed expansion of the drug and alcohol testing program on the back burner for six months, canceling the April 10 compliance date.
FBOs
Landmark Aviation LAX named LearJet and Challenger facility
Bombardier Aerospace has appointed Landmark Aviation’s Los Angeles facility an authorized service center for Bombardier Learjets and Challengers.
