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
Airbus Revamps HCare Support and Services Portfolio
The overhaul also includes a new cost-sharing approach to fund for certain upgrades of legacy models, such as H120 avionics.
Maintenance and Modifications
StandardAero Enumerates Benefits of Signature ERO Deal
The Signature Aviation engine repair and overhaul acquisition expanded StandardAero's helicopter MRO capabilities.
Maintenance and Modifications
Foresight MX Gains Canadian STC Approval for H125
Canada gives nod to Foresight MX for installation in AStars.
Maintenance and Modifications
Blade Repair Firms Join United Aero Group
Brightwater UAG acquiring Advanced Composite Structures and Rotor Tech International.
Maintenance and Modifications
Astronautics Consolidates to New Campus
Astronautics moves repair station, manufacturing to Oak Creek, WI campus.
Maintenance and Modifications
StandardAero Upgrading Sheriff's Helo for Hot/high Ops
StandardAero's upgrades will allow the Pinal County Sheriff Department to operate its Bell UH-1H in hot and high environments with greater lift capability.
Maintenance and Modifications
Dart Products, Services Expand with Paravion Acquisition
Paravion's MRO and completions operation, Century Helicopters, included in acquisition by Dart Aerospace.
Maintenance and Modifications
Avant Acquires Popular Falcon 900EX Parts, Equipment
Avant Aerospace's Falcon 900EX inventory includes ground support equipment which will be offered for sale by the aircraft parts supplier.
Maintenance and Modifications
West Star Aviation Gains New Private Equity Owner
Houston-based The Sterling Group has acquired MRO provider West Star Aviation from Norwest Equity Partners.
Maintenance and Modifications
Metrojet Expands Mx Check Capabilities on G650/ER
Metrojet also received approval from the Vietnam CAAV for G450 8C checks and B3 inspections for the BBJ 737-700.
Aircraft
Real-world Ops: Tamarack Winglets Boost CJ Performance
James Benham shows how Tamarack Aerospace's winglet mod enhances performance—and sustainability—of his CitationJet.
Maintenance and Modifications
At Sky Aircraft Maintenance, Legacy Bizjets a Focus
One year-old Sky Aircraft Maintenance is planning a 65,000-sq-ft expansion at Davidson County Airport in North Carolina.
Maintenance and Modifications
Winglet-equipped King Air Shows Efficiency Gains
A Tamarack-modified King Air 350 flew two long-distance flights to try and set a city-pair record.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Gogo Marks Another 5G System Milestone
Colorado-based Gogo Business Aviation has received FAA STC and PMA approval for its 5G antenna following installation and testing by Duncan Aviation.
Maintenance and Modifications
Dassault Opening NY Mx Center after Wilmington Closure
Dassault Aviation's new Falcon service center will be at Long Island MacArthur Airport near Islip, New York.
Fuel
FAA, Industry Partner on Eagle Unleaded Avgas Initiative
Although the FAA-industry Eagle initiative aims to eliminate leaded avgas by 2030, unleaded aviation gasoline already exists.
Maintenance and Modifications
Constant Achieves FAA Corporate SMS Status
Constant Aviation is the second independent MRO to achieve the FAA designation.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
FAA Approves Banyan Gogo Avance L3 STC for HondaJet
Banyan Air Service is offering the Gogo Avance L3 installation for the HondaJet as an in-house installation or data pack sale to Gogo dealers.
Maintenance and Modifications
Ontic Acquires Parts Lines from Ultra PCS
This is the fourth acquisition by Ontic of certain product lines from Ultra Precision Control Systems.
Engines
P&WC Expands Options in Spare Engine Program
Pratt & Whitney Canada has added a lease-to-own option in its spare engines program.
Maintenance and Modifications
Collins Aerospace Expands MRO Capacity in Asia-Pacific
Two new facilities at existing sites will drive considerable expansion in Collins Aerospace’s ability to deliver and streamline its regional MRO services.
Maintenance and Modifications
Pula Aviation Services Acquires Airpart Supply
Pula Aviation Services has acquired Airpart Supply Limited in a deal which will expand the service offerings it provides.
Maintenance and Modifications
NBAA Awards $400k Worth of Mx Training Scholarships
NBAA announces recipients of the 2021 AMT Maintenance Scholarships, awarded to individuals working or planning to work in business aviation maintenance.
Airports
Singapore's Seletar Airport Poised to Turn Corner
Incumbent Singapore FBO players Universal and Jet Aviation saw Jetex enter the market in 2020.
Engines
ST Engineering to Offer Quick-Turn Support For Leap-1B Engines
The Singapore-based maintenance, repair and overhaul provider will provide quick-turn servicing of the Boeing 737 Max turbofans by the end of 2023.
Aircraft
Signature TechnicAir UK Expands Embraer Mx Offerings
The expanded Embraer maintenance capabilities for Signature TechnicAir in the UK follow new EASA and CAA approvals.
Aircraft
New State Capital Names Leadership of TBM Dealer, Avex
New State Capital Partners has named Chad Cundiff as CEO and Claude Draillard as CFO of Daher TBM dealer Avex and New State Aviation Holdings.
Aircraft
Passenger-to-freighter Conversion Business Booming in Asia-Pacific
China’s narrowbody focus could give way to a more internationalized widebody conversion market.
Maintenance and Modifications
King Aerospace Expanding Operations to Arkansas
The Dallas-based company plans to open in nearly 195,000 sq ft of hangar, shop, and office space at Northwest Arkansas National Airport.
Aircraft
ST Engineering Gets Major Boost from P2F Work
The freighter conversion business of ST Engineering represented a bright spot in 2021.
