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
Gulfstream reinforces product support in Asia-Pacific
Gulfstream Aerospace has added a second field service representative (FSR) in Hong Kong and a second FSR in Singapore to support its growing Asia-Pacific f
Maintenance and Modifications
Duncan Aviation offers program enhancements
A new program that offers value-added solutions to the business jet aircraft sales marketplace is being offered by Duncan Aviation.
FBOs
Landmark consolidates avionics installation work
Landmark Aviation informed employees in late March of a consolidation of the company’s avionics installation work.
Safety
Another Gulfstream facility gets environmental, safety ok
Gulfstream’s Long Beach, Calif., business-jet completions and product support site is now ISO 14001- and OHSAS 18001-compliant.
Maintenance and Modifications
ATP offers desktop regulatory and maintenance information
Aircraft Technical Publishers (ATP) has released NavigatorV Release 6, a desktop viewer offering regulatory and maintenance information in one place.
Maintenance and Modifications
National Flight Services selects Trend Group for the TPE331
Trend Group has signed a teaming agreement with National Flight Services of Toledo, Ohio, to provide trend monitoring and analysis service for each overhau
Safety
FSI expands maintenance courses through global jet services
FlightSafety will now provide its customers direct access to the full array of Global Jet Services professional development maintenance courses, including
Charter & Fractional
Flight Options to use API for rotable management
Aerospace Products International (API), a provider of distribution and supply chain services, has been chosen by Flight Options for rotables management.
Maintenance and Modifications
New Pratt & Whitney Canada capability at Dallas Airmotive
Dallas Airmotive is adding component repair capability for the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A/T, JT15D and PW300/ PW500 engine series to its Lafayette, La
Maintenance and Modifications
Swiss operator chooses JSSI
JSSI has been selected by Fly Wings, a Swiss operator, to provide its Tip-to-Tail hourly maintenance cost guarantee program for the company’s new Piaggio A
Maintenance and Modifications
Lanmar adds avionics service
Lanmar Aviation at Groton-New London Airport in Groton, Conn., has expanded its Part 145 repair station maintenance capability to include an in-house avion
Safety
FSI to provide Gulfstream techs with maintenance training
Under the terms of an agreement signed by Gulfstream Aerospace and FlightSafety International (FSI), FSI will provide systems training to Gulfstream techs
Maintenance and Modifications
Aviation Industry Expo 2006: User Fees: What May or May Not Be
If Air Transport Association (ATA) CEO James May has his way, business aviation will start paying more of what he believes is a fair share of the costs of
Maintenance and Modifications
Aviation Industry Expo 2006: PAMA experiences turnaround
“This is our first show since the SAE [Society of Automotive Engineers] alliance and I think it’s going well.
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet-Care Analysis for Helicopters
Demand for engine oil and debris analysis from laboratories in Europe and the U.S.
Aircraft
Sabreliner Retargeting Sabreliners
Now that Sabreliner has sold its Midcoast Aviation subsidiary to Jet Aviation, the St.
Aircraft
Mitsubishi Buys MU-2 Service Center
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America (MHIA), the Addison, Texas-based subsidiary of the Japanese company that built the MU-2 turboprop twin, has acquired In
Aircraft
Pilatus Takes the PC-12 to Camp
Camp Systems is now the exclusive factory provider of maintenance tracking for the Pilatus PC-12.
Maintenance and Modifications
Industry favors overhauling mechanic training
The maintenance industry must do something to address the growing demand for maintenance that will result from increased levels of flying.
Maintenance and Modifications
Avcon Offers Learjet 35/36 RVSM Package STC
Learjet 35/36 operators have an RVSM option thanks to Butler National subsidiary Avcon Industries, which has received FAA approval to install its next-gene
Maintenance and Modifications
JSSI announces exclusive A500/A700 tip-to-tail coverage
Jet Support Services and Adam Aircraft have entered into an agreement for JSSI
to provide Tip-to-Tail hourly maintenance cost guarantee programs deve
to provide Tip-to-Tail hourly maintenance cost guarantee programs deve
Maintenance and Modifications
Raytheon sells Atlantic City facility, adds four others
Under terms of an agreement signed by Raytheon Aircraft Services and Midlantic Jet Aviation, Raytheon Aircraft will sell its Atlantic City, N.J.
Maintenance and Modifications
Gulfstream introduces enhancements to CMP.net
Gulfstream Aerospace has released three new enhancements to CMP.net, its computerized aircraft maintenance tracking program.
Maintenance and Modifications
West Star Aviation annointed GE CF34 Service Center
“This GE CF34 service center authorization is another step in the development of our Challenger program and a statement of commitment to our Challenger cus
Maintenance and Modifications
Dallas Airmotive adds Rolls-Royce TAY 611-8C capability
Gulfstream G350 and G450 operators now have another option for repair of their Rolls-Royce Tay 611-8Cs.
Maintenance and Modifications
Arinc Direct in Colorado expands into maintenance
Arinc Direct Aircraft Services has expanded its FAA Part 145 certification to perform full-service aircraft maintenance at its repair station in Colorado S
Maintenance and Modifications
Embraer opens maintenance facility in Nashville
Embraer Aircraft Maintenance Services has opened a new 78,000-sq-ft maintenance facility on Nashville International Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications
New web portal awaits LBAS customers and operators
Bombardier customers and operators who use Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS) will find it easier to communicate with LBAS in the future.
Maintenance and Modifications
MRO Profile: JetCorp
When philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche penned “What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger” in the late 19th century, it’s safe to say he didn’t have JetCorp in m
Maintenance and Modifications
NTSB reveals maintenance issues
A history of maintenance issues is unfolding at Chalks Ocean Airways, according to a series of recently released NTSB factual reports about last December’s
