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
SAEI and Thales Sign MRO Agreement
Saudi company SAEI is seeking to enhance its MRO offer by working with Thales specialists.
Engines
Middle East Carriers Now Have Local Option For APU Maintenance
Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries has been appointed an authorized service center for Honeywell's 131-9 auxiliary power units for 737 NGs and A320s.
Aircraft
Embraer Lengthens Maintenance Intervals for Business Jets
Lineage and Legacy operators will benefit from improved aircraft availability and reduced maintenance costs based on analysis of in-service performance.
Engines
GE Completes Its 1,000th Engine Foam Wash
As 360 Foam Wash engine-cleaning washes accumulate and customer numbers grow, the sustainability benefits of GE’s product increase.
Aircraft
Middle East MRO Spend To Fall by Almost a Third on Covid-19
Qatar Airways doubles capacity of engine production facility to allow cut in annual MRO costs
Aircraft
Bombardier Adds Line Maintenance Station in Dubai
Bombardier's new Dubai maintenance facility is based at Al Maktoum International Airport.
Avionics
Mid-Canada Mod Center, JD Aero Form Alliance
A partnership between Mid-Canada Mod Center and JD Aero will enable them to provide expanded services to regional aircraft operators.
Aircraft
Covid-19 Spurs Boom in P2F Conversions
More and more passenger airliners have undergone conversion to freighter aircraft in response to the acute air cargo capacity crunch.
Aircraft
IAI Hopes to Open Abu Dhabi P2F Conversion Center in a Year
IAI's Boeing 777-300ERSF conversion center would be the first outside Israel.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bell Bolsters Mx Services in Norway
Kongsberg Aviation Maintenance Services has been named an authorized service center for Bell Textron.
Maintenance and Modifications
Transport Canada Gives Mx Nod to Clay Lacy KOXC
Clay Lacy Aviation’s facility at Connecticut's Waterbury-Oxford Airport is approved for maintenance on Canadian-registered business jets.
Maintenance and Modifications
Abu Dhabi Aviation Sets Up Presence in Ghana and Cyprus
With the recent addition of five Leonardo helicopters, Abu Dhabi Aviation's fleet size reaches 65.
Airlines
Etihad Engineering Looks to Partnerships for Growth
The aircraft MRO division of Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Aviation Group wants to forge cooperation agreements with OEMs and other key industry players.
Maintenance and Modifications
Gulfstream To Open Mesa Service Center in Arizona
Gulfstream's new service center in Mesa will cost more than $70 million to build.
Maintenance and Modifications
Flydubai Renews Cost-per-hour Contract with AAR
A five-year agreement extends AAR's rotable component services for Flydubai, which began in 2016.
Engines
Mubadala’s Aerospace Portfolio Hits at Least $8 Billion in Value
Mubadala unit Sanad sees the size of its own portfolio increase to $1.2 billion.
Maintenance and Modifications
Embraer Looks To Expand Owned Service Centers
The Brazilian airframer is bolstering its aftermarket service capabilities and planning to expand its owned service center network.
Aircraft
Wright Takes BAe 146 Fast-Track to Electric Airliner Market
The electric propulsion innovator intends to convert 100-seat BAe 146 regional airliners to serve busy scheduled routes of up to an hour's flight time.
Airports
ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East Opens Dubai Shop
ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East has opened a new business aircraft line maintenance shop at Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications
North Dakota Firms Team on Aeromed Completions
Spectrum Aeromed and Fargo Jet Center (FJC) are highlighting their aircraft completions partnership this week at the Air Medical Transport Conference.
Aircraft
Emirates To 'Upcycle' its First-ever A380
Emirates Airline's first A380 began revenue service on August 1, 2008, from Dubai to New York JFK, after which it flew another 6,318 sectors.
Maintenance and Modifications
Stevens Aero Plans New MRO Facility in Tennessee
Stevens Aerospace and Defense Systems' new MRO facility will be located at Smyrna/Rutherford County Airport near Nashville.
Avionics
GPMS and Metro Partner on HUMS STC for Airbus H135
GPMS and Metro Aviation aim to STC the Foresight MX health and usage monitoring system in the Airbus H135.
Maintenance and Modifications
Antavia Opens Larger Wheels, Brakes MRO at Paris CDG
Antavia has opened a larger aircraft wheels and brakes MRO facility at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and also marked its 40,000th repair milestone.
Aircraft
JSSI's SierraTrax Expands Mx Tracking to More Aircraft
JSSI company SierraTrax has added five aircraft to its maintenance tracking platform.
Maintenance and Modifications
FL Technics Contract Opens Eastern Europe to Meggitt
Under the contract, Meggitt will provide services for sensors, valves, actuators, and fire extinguishers through FL Technics and Jet Maintenance Solutions.
Maintenance and Modifications
Duncan Adds Specialized Welding Services to Portfolio
A new welding certification will enable Duncan Aviation to offer welding services to both aerospace and regional outside industries.
Maintenance and Modifications
Wichita State Launches AMT Earn-and-learn Program
The Wichita State University program will provide full-time employment for individuals pursuing a certificate as an aviation maintenance technician.
Aircraft
FlightSafety, Pratt & Whitney Revel in Breeze’s A220 Unveiling
As Breeze Airways unveiled its first A220 at Airbus’s Alabama assembly plant, FlightSafety and Pratt & Whitney celebrated their own related contracts.
Maintenance and Modifications
Lee Aerospace Offers Learjet 55/60 Windshields
Lee Aerospace identifies an opportunity to provide windshields for the Learjet types because of limited availability, particularly on the Learjet 60.
