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
Bombardier Broadens Structural Repair Support
Bombardier's Customer Response Center teams will work with The Mobile Repair Team to offer enhance structural repairs for its worldwide fleet.
Maintenance and Modifications
Gulfstream Opens New Farnborough Service Center
Gulfstream’s new service center at Farnborough Airport is now open and took in its first aircraft, a Middle East-based Gulfstream G450, for service.
Charter & Fractional
Guimbal Cabri Helicopters Remotely Serviced by Precision
Precision Support Services has competed multiple remote inspections of Guimbal Cabri helicopters.
Aircraft
Embraer Extends Phenom Mx Intervals
Embraer's scheduled maintenance requirements for the Phenom 100 and 300 light twinjets have been extended by 200 flight hours.
Aircraft
Blackhawk's King Air 350 XR Upgrade Kit Gets FAA Nod
Blackhawk Aerospace has received FAA STC approval for its XR Upgrade Kit for the King Air 350-series twin turboprop.
Maintenance and Modifications
Cutter Adds Phoenix-area Mobile Service Unit
To better service its AOG customers, Arizona-based Cutter Aviation has added a mobile AOG unit at its Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport headquarters.
Maintenance and Modifications
Ruag Opens New Paint Shop in Oberpfaffenhofen
RUAG Oberpfaffenhofen’s new paint and drying shop is now operational.
Maintenance and Modifications
CL605 Gets Upgrade, 48-month Check at DC Aviation
DC Aviation's facility in Stuttgart completed the 48-month inspection and upgraded the Challenger 605's cabin and avionics.
Maintenance and Modifications
VIP Completions Gains FAA Part 145 Mx Nod
Following the recent receipt of Part 145 approval, the company next plans to obtain a similar nod from EASA to expand its international reach.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier Pitches Special-mission Conversions for its Bizjets
From Learjet 75s to Global 7500s, Bombardier's range of business jets stand as candidates for special mission conversion.
Airports
SkyBridge Plans Bizjet MRO Complex at Miami Opa-Locka
The proposed 500,000 square-foot facility at Opa Locka will include hangars, offices, a hotel, and support buildings.
Maintenance and Modifications
Wysong Enterprises Keeps First Responders Airborne
The helicopter MRO has worked on more than 20 aircraft during the Covid-19 pandemic in the last 12 weeks.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Duncan Ups Falcon’s Seating Capacity, Shaves Weight
The company rose to the challenge when a customer asked it to reduce the weight of his Falcon 900EX while also increasing its seating capacity.
Maintenance and Modifications
Tamarack Adds Installation Center in UK
The facility, at London-Oxford Airport, will begin operations in July.
Maintenance and Modifications
SR Technics Introduces Remote Table Inspections
Zurich-based MRO provider SR Technics is now offering remote table inspections (RTI) for engines at its facility.
Aircraft
Seat Partitions To Block Covid Raise Feasibility Questions
IATA and engineering experts expressed skepticism about the regulatory and cost viability of proposed seat dividers to block Covid virus.
Maintenance and Modifications
Western Aircraft To Double MRO Footprint
Western Aircraft's 93,000-sq-ft expansion is driven by its pursuit of more Gulfstream and Citation work.
Maintenance and Modifications
Honeywell Opens New T55 Engine MRO Facility
Honeywell Aerospace's T55 Repair and Overhaul Center of Excellence is located near its Phoenix headquarters.
Maintenance and Modifications
Elliott Expands AOG Capabilities
Elliott Aviation will now provide AOG for Textron Aviation Hawker, Beechcraft King Air, Cessna Citation, and Embraer Legacy.
Maintenance and Modifications
West Star's Missouri MRO Adds Airframe Credentials
West Star Aviation's Missouri MRO facility has received FAA approval for Bombardier Global BD-700, Embraer Phenom, Embraer Legacy 120 and 134/145.
Maintenance and Modifications
Piedmont Expands Helo Rotor Blade Capability
Piedmont Propulsion Systems has received FAA certification for repair and overhaul of the Van Horn Aviation 206/OH-58 tail rotor blade.
Maintenance and Modifications
Ruag Marks Milestones on Legacy 500 Paint Job
Ruag MRO International completes its first exterior Legacy 500 repainting project while also using an Embraer-patented technique for the first time.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bell Buys Chinese MRO Zhenjiang Aerochine Aviation
Bell is acquiring Zhenjiang Aerochine Aviation Limited to increase its MRO capacity in China.
Maintenance and Modifications
Aircraft Painting Now Available at Banyan's FXE Complex
Atlantic Jet Refinishing has joined the ecosystem of aviation-related businesses based at the Banyan Air Service FBO complex.
Maintenance and Modifications
Mecaer Gets EASA Mx Approval for Philadelphia Base
Italian MRO provider Mecaer Aviation Group (MAG) has received EASA certification for its Philadelphia Part 145 rotorcraft repair station.
Maintenance and Modifications
Textron's Canada MSU Team Earns EASA Authorization
Textron Aviation’s mobile service unit team based in Calgary, Canada has received authorization for maintenance on EASA-registered aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications
Cutter Debuts New San Antonio Mx and Sales Facility
Cutter Aviation has opened its new maintenance and aircraft sales facility at San Antonio International Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications
Duncan Aviation Transitions Senior Leadership
Among the changes at Duncan Aviation are transitions to a new president and chief operating officers in Nebraska and Utah.
Maintenance and Modifications
StandardAero Completes Helo MRO Consolidation Early
The consolidation integrated three StandardAero helicopter maintenance facilities into one.
Maintenance and Modifications
Ruag MRO Adds Bombardier Global 7500 to Mx Certificate
Customer demand prompted Ruag MRO International to add Bombardier's flagship business jet to its maintenance capabilities.
