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
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
Constant Aviation Extends Orlando Sanford Lease
Cleveland-based Constant Aviation operates from nearly 110,000 sq ft of hangars at Orlando Sanford International Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications
West Star's DAS, Flite Combining Capabilities
Flite Components will transition from its facility in Dallas to the Dallas Aeronautical Services facility, and both are already collaborating on work.
Maintenance and Modifications
ExecuJet's Dubai MRO Gets EASA Falcon 2000EX EASy Nod
The approval expand's ExecuJet's Dubai MRO capabilities on the Falcon line and comes a little more than a year after Dassault acquired the facility.
Aircraft
Inflite Adds Bombardier Global Express Mx Support
Inflite The Jet Centre (IFJC) at London Stansted Airport has added line and base maintenance capabilities for Bombardier BD700 Series aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications
Pioneering Bizav Parts Firm CRS Under New Ownership
CRS Jet Spares new ownership includes Andrew Sherrill and Milan Cvejic.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier Sees Progress on New Biggin Hill Hangar
At about 250,000 sq ft, Bombardier's new maintenance complex at London Biggin Hill Airport will double its space there when opened in 2022.
Aircraft
Embraer Completes First Praetor 500 Conversion
The Praetor 500 conversion by Embraer Services & Support extends the fly-by-wire twinjet’s range from 2,900 nm to 3,340 nm.
Maintenance and Modifications
Big Pharma Firm Donates GIVs to University Mx Programs
Eli Lilly and Company donated two Gulfstream IVs to aviation maintenance programs at Purdue University and Vincennes University.
Maintenance and Modifications
UK Man Pleads Guilty To Aircraft Parts Fraud
Richard Paul Harper admitted in a plea agreement to switching the fuselages and data plate of a damaged helo and trying to resell it.
Maintenance and Modifications
MRO Insider Adds Constant AOG Team to App
Constant Aviation's AOG team joins more than 100 aircraft maintenance and related services provider locations on MRO Insider's app.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Duncan, Gogo Team on Amended Avance STCs
The Duncan Aviation amended STCs will allow customers to install Gogo Avance L3 Wi-Fi and Smart Cabin System in more than a dozen aircraft models.
Maintenance and Modifications
Avant Aerospace Relocates Near Sibling West Star MRO
Avant Aerospace's move from Dallas to St. Louis gives it 20,000 sq ft of hangar space, enabling it to consolidate its expanding inventories.
Maintenance and Modifications
Signature TechnicAir Offers Incentives as Traffic Grows
Signature TechnicAir is offering a variety of "bespoke" incentives to help operators ensure their aircraft are prepared for operations.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
FAI Wraps Up Major Global Express Makeover
In addition to a new paint scheme, FAI Technik treated a customer Bombardier Global Express to a completely new interior designed by Tim Callies.
Maintenance and Modifications
EASA Approves Five-blade Airbus H145
Customer deliveries of the new Airbus Helicopters H145 D3 will begin later this summer.
Maintenance and Modifications
Flightdocs Merges with Aircraft Technical Publishers
The Flightdocs-ATP combination creates a company offering an array of aircraft maintenance services and data.
Maintenance and Modifications
Tamarack Waives Winglet Install Fee To Boost Sales
The Tamarack Aerospace Group discount on Atlas active winglets installation is available through the end of June.
Maintenance and Modifications
Precise Flight Expands Bird Strike System STC
Precise Flight's Pulselite bird strike prevention system STC has been expanded to include Bell 429 and 505 helicopters.
Maintenance and Modifications
Duncan Sees Rising Demand for Aircraft Readiness
Duncan Aviation said its Rapid Response Team is busier by the week as operators seek to prepare their aircraft for operation after sitting idle.
Maintenance and Modifications
Yingling Aviation Finds Growth Following MRO Expansion
A new hangar and paint facility are helping to drive more MRO projects at Yingling Aviation while helping to blunt the effects of Covid-19.
Aircraft
Jetcraft, JSSI To Offer Buyers Unscheduled Mx Plan
The program will provide a six-month unscheduled maintenance plan from JSSI that's cost-free to buyers of an aircraft through Jetcraft.
Maintenance and Modifications
New Mexico Mx Providers Join in Local Covid Support
Santa Fe Aero Services and Skyland Aircraft, MRO providers at Santa Fe Municipal Airport, will give a portion of inspection work fees to a local food bank.
FBOs
Fargo Jet Center Earns EASA Part 145 Nod
North Dakota-based Fargo Jet Center's maintenance division has received EASA certification, allowing it to work on European-registered aircraft.
FBOs
Citing Covid-19 Effects, Air Service Basel To Exit Mx
The Basel-Switzerland-based FBO operator looks to develop new areas of business when it exits maintenance, effective August 1.
Maintenance and Modifications
ESG Earns STC for 3G/4G Helicopter Cabin Wi-Fi
EASA has approved ESG’s STC for 3G/4G mobile communications and cabin wi-fi for the Airbus EC135 and EC635 helicopters.
Aircraft
AMAC Keeps Hangars Full with New Mx Projects
AMAC Aerospace fills its calendar with three Bombardier, two Airbus, and two Boeing maintenance, modification, and upgrade projects.
Maintenance and Modifications
MRO Insider Expanding Network to Latin America
An agreement with InterXtra will expand MRO Insider network's maintenance clients and aircraft operators in Latin America and Mexico.
Maintenance and Modifications
ARSA Seeks Broader Input from Mx Providers in Survey
The Aeronautical Repair Station Association survey seeks input from non-member maintenance providers about the effects of Covid-19.
Maintenance and Modifications
ADS-B Installations Continuing through the Pandemic
As many as 21,175 U.S. aircraft became compliant with the ADS-B Out mandate through the first five months of the year with few legacy retirements.
