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
NIAR's Werx Organization Leverages Engineering, Mod Capabilities
The National Institute for Aviation Research's Werx lab is partnering with Dynamic Aviation on modification of three 737s for a special-missions program.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Skandia Offers Soundproofing Kit for Bombardier Globals
Illinois-based Skandia offers more than 80 airframe-specific soundproofing kits.
Aircraft
C&L Wins Deal for ERJ-135/145 Semi-private Conversions
C&L Aviation Services has signed a contract for multiple ERJ-135 and -145 “semi-private” aircraft modifications.
Aircraft
Dassault's 6X Service Entry Prep Includes Product Support Effort
Dassault Aviation's Falcon 6X is expected to enter service in 2022, and the company is already preparing support activities.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bluetail Launches Digital Record Search Engine
Aircraft data storage and access provider Bluetail has introduced a digital document search engine, MACH Search.
Engines
GE Aviation Extends CF34 Engine Mx Agreement with MTU
MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg has served as an authorized maintenance provider for GE Aviation's CF34 engine family since 2003.
Aircraft
Embraer Takes RJs to Semi-private Cabin Configurations
An STC being developed by Embraer would allow its company-owned service centers to perform the semi-private cabin configurations on all ERJ 145s.
Engines
PAG's Keystone Acquisition Adds M250 Engine Expertise
The global fleet of M250 gas turbine engines has logged more than 250 million flight hours among 170 fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft types.
Engines
Dallas Airmotive Brazil Ops Expands PW500 Mx Options
Dallas Airmotive's regional turbine center in Brazil can now perform hot section inspections on Pratt & Whitney PW500 family engines.
Charter & Fractional
TAC Creates Hangar Management Business with Acquisition
The Arnold Companies has expanded its footprint and business operations with the acquisition of Gemini Air Group's assets at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier Collaboration To Enhance Parts Dispatch
Bombardier's collaboration with Sterling Global Aviation gives it access to aircraft on five continents for parts dispatch.
Maintenance and Modifications
Metrojet Opens Philippines MRO Facility
At 7,100 sq m (76,423 sq ft), Metrojet Engineering Clark's new hangar can accommodate up to 10 long-range business jets, including bizliners.
Aircraft
Embraer Appoints UK MRO as Phenom Service Center
Jets Bournemouth Ltd. is also EASA-approved for maintenance on select Bombardier Challenger and Hawker aircraft.
FBOs
DC Aviation Joins EBAA Networking Program
As the latest Ambassador peer-networking member, DC Aviation joins a group of 15 companies committed to positive change in the business aviation industry.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier's Biggin Hill Site Adds Mx Apprenticeships
The first class of 16 students began their apprenticeships in March at Bombardier Biggin Hill.
Maintenance and Modifications
Constant's Orlando Paint Ops To Tackle More Jets
The facility will now be able to accommodate business jets as large as the Gulfstream G650 and Dassault Falcon 7X.
Engines
Duncan Expands Engine Mx Capabilities in Lincoln
Duncan Aviation's expanded engine maintenance capabilities come with the addition of Honeywell TFE731 Heavy and HTF7000 Series Minor authorizations.
Maintenance and Modifications
True Blue Inverters Approved for Select Gulfstreams
The True Blue Power TI1204 1,200-watt inverter provides 400 Hz of power to emergency systems in the event of an aircraft power failure.
Aircraft
Charter Helps Middle East Weather Covid Storm
An increasing number of first-time buyers are driving pre-owned sales in 2021
Charter & Fractional
Dubai's DCAF Sees Double-digit Rise in Bizav Activity
A signing of the Abraham Accords between Israel and UAE helped drive business higher in the first quarter at DC Aviation Al-Futtaim.
Airports
Hadid-managed FBO Opens at Italy's Riviera Airport
The pandemic, which held back launch of the FBO for a year, has also led to delays in provision of hangarage and MRO facilities
Maintenance and Modifications
Heli-One Adds AW139 Main Gearbox Expertise
The additional capability from Leonardo comes after Heli-One added AW139 intermediate gearbox and tail gearbox capability last year.
Maintenance and Modifications
Aero-Dienst Opens Oberpfaffenhofen Airport Mx Station
Aero-Dienst's Oberpfaffenhofen Airport maintenance station is in a new 7,400-sq-ft hangar.
Maintenance and Modifications
F/List Secures EASA Part 145 Approval for Upholstery Shop
EASA granted Part 145 approval for F/List's recently acquired upholstery facility in Erfurt, Germany.
Maintenance and Modifications
Aviation Mx Industry Looks for Post-pandemic Recovery
Concerns of a technician shortage are renewed, however, according to an Aeronautical Repair Station Association survey.
Maintenance and Modifications
Duncan Aviation Commemorates Its 100th API Falcon Winglet Installation
Duncan Aviation Commemorates Its 100th API Falcon Winglet Installation
Maintenance and Modifications
ExecuJet MRO Services Expands into New Zealand
The country's Civil Aviation Authority has awarded Part 145 approval to ExecuJet MRO Services facilities in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch.
Engines
StandardAero Awarded Cert for LRUs, Accessories Repair
The company's Accessories Center of Excellence facilities are certified by Honeywell and Triumph Group for repair of helo and turboprop engine LRUs.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Lufthansa Technik and Airbus Team Up on A330 Cargo Mod
An agreement to develop an STC for A330 passenger-to-cargo conversions calls for Lufthansa Technik to supply mod kits and Airbus to provide technical data.
Maintenance and Modifications
Yingling Approved for Goodrich Deice Installations
The FBO and MRO provider at Wichita Eisenhower National Airport has been named by Collins Aerospace as an authorized Goodrich De-icer Service Center.
