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 MS Adds Pre-purchase Inspections
Rising demand for pre-owned business jets prompts Jet MS to add pre-purchase inspection services.
Aircraft
Gulfstream Adds G600 Completions at Dallas Facility
Gulfstream Aerospace is adding G600 completions operations at its Dallas Love Field facility to accommodate growing demand for its newest large-cabin jet.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hawthorne Global Expands Embraer Mx Authorizations
Hawthorne Global Aviation Services has been an Embraer authorized service center since 2006.
Maintenance and Modifications
MRO Insider Experiences Network Surge
The web platform, which matches customers with service provider quotes, has had a banner month in terms of its network growth.
Maintenance and Modifications
JSSI Adds Maintenance Tracking Provider
Maintenance plan provider JSSI has expanded its industry footprint with the purchase of SierraTrax, which offers aircraft maintenance tracking services.
Maintenance and Modifications
JSSI Adds Mx Tracking with SierraTrax Acquisition
As a result of the deal, SierraTrax will expand its support to operators of super-midsize and large-cabin jets.
Avionics
FAA Signs Off on AEA's Avionics Tech Apprenticeships
AEA, member repair stations and manufacturers, and the Urban Institute collaborated on the design of the avionics technician apprenticeships.
Avionics
Blackhawk Expands into Avionics STCs with Acquisition
Blackhawk has acquired Columbia Avionics & Aircraft Services, a specialist in Cessna Citation avionics STCs.
Maintenance and Modifications
Epic Selects Premier as Authorized Service Center
Premier Aircraft Services becomes Epic Aircraft's first authorized service center in the southeastern U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications
Mobile Repair Team Joins EmbraerX's Digital Mx Platform
The Mobile Repair Team looks to improve its aircraft return-to-service options with EmbraerX's Beacon platform.
Aircraft
Emergency Vision System STC'd for Embraer Praetor Jets
VisionSafe’s Emergency Vision Assurance System (EVAS) is now STC’d for the Embraer Praetor 500 and 600.
Engines
Jet East, TES Partner on APU, Engine AOG Services
The partnership gives Jet East access to Turbine Engine Specialists' rental bank of Honeywell 36-100 and 36-150 APUs.
Aircraft
Sky Aviation Holdings Donates Two Jets to N.C. College
Guilford Technical Community College will use the donation of two Diamond jets for its Aviation Systems Technology Program.
Maintenance and Modifications
Clay Lacy Aviation Earns EASA Part 145 Certificate
The certification comes a year before California-based Clay Lacy Aviation plans to open a third, full-service FBO in Connecticut.
Maintenance and Modifications
Australia Approves RBI Hawker for Rotary Blade Repair
RBI Hawker looks to expand maintenance services for Australian and Pacific operators.
Avionics
CJG, Trimec Offer FMS/Navcom Upgrade for Gulfstream G200
The NextGen ProLink system was developed by Chicago Jet Group using Universal Avionics as the base avionics.
Aircraft
Raisbeck Progresses on Caravan Drag-reduction System
Raisbeck Engineering says its Epic Caravan system will improve speed and lower fuel burn on cargo pod-equipped Cessna 208B Caravans.
FBOs
Yingling Continues Growth with Rising MRO Demand
Yingling Aviation at Wichita Eisenhower National Airport is adding 50,000 sq ft of hangar and office space.
Maintenance and Modifications
West Star Offers Corridor Comm Portal for Mx Customers
The ServiceEdge web portal was developed by West Star Aviation with Camp Systems’ Corridor aviation service software.
Maintenance and Modifications
Airbus Helicopters To Acquire German MRO, Supplier
ZF Luftfahrttechnik is an MRO provider to Germany's armed forces helicopter fleet and supplier of the Airbus H135 main gearbox.
Maintenance and Modifications
ExecuJet MRO Africa Gains FAA Part 145 Approval
ExecuJet MRO Services' Africa facility is based at Lanseria International Airport near Johannesburg, South Africa.
Maintenance and Modifications
Duncan Completes Quick Turn XLS Refurb with Hydro Dipping
Duncan Aviation changed the finish of the Citation XLS's interior veneer components to a gray color.
Maintenance and Modifications
AMAC's Hangar 5 - The Perfect Place for Business Aircraft
AMAC's Hangar 5 - The Perfect Place for Business Aircraft
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier Begins U.S. Service Center Hiring Spree
Bombardier's U.S. service centers are in need of more technical and management employees.
Maintenance and Modifications
Texas MRO Donates Global Express Airframe to Mx School
Southwest Aerospace Technologies also will provide annual funding toward a scholarship for aviation students at Texas State Technical College.
Maintenance and Modifications
ABS Jets Joins EmbraerX's Beacon Digital Mx Platform
ABS Jets is Beacon’s first European executive operator.
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet MS Adds Detailing through Agreement at Côte d'Azur
The Allen Groupe will provide aircraft detailing services to Avia Solutions Group’s Jet Maintenance Solutions under a new agreement.
