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
ExecuJet Malaysia Plans New MRO Facility
ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia (EMSM) plans to build a new 150,000-sq-ft facility at Kuala Lumpur Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications
IATA's New Parts Portal Meant to Shave Procurement Costs
Creators designed the IATA MRO SmartHub for more accurate assessment of fair market value of parts.
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Seeks $514k Penalty from Parts Supplier
The FAA is seeking a $514,558 civil penalty against Aerospace Support for allegedly selling ball bearings without the proper airworthiness documentation.
Maintenance and Modifications
Subic Bay Opens New Bizjet MRO Facility
Philippines’ Aviation Concepts Technical Services recently opened its new 18,000-sq-m hangar at Subic Bay International Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications
Lufthansa Technik's Tulsa Facility Expands Capabilities
Company expects faster turnaround and improved reliability of aircraft component repair with facility's new EASA designation.
Maintenance and Modifications
Western Authorized To Work On FJ44-equipped Citations
The Idaho-based FBO and MRO is already authorized to work on the Williams International engine found on the Pilatus PC-24.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Honeywell Marks 100,000th APU Milestone
Honeywell's first APU took flight in 1950.
Maintenance and Modifications
MRO Insider Adding AOG Service Functionality to App
The company is adding functionality to its maintenance price quote application, to streamline the process for finding qualified AOG service.
Maintenance and Modifications
West Star Co-founder Rasberry Retires
He helped build the MRO chain from the single-entity acquired in 2002 into one that employs 1,400 and spans more than 10 locations.
Maintenance and Modifications
Textron Aviation Adds More Asia-Pacific Service Options
PhilJets Aero Services in the Philippines becomes the airframes's newest authorized service center in the region.
Maintenance and Modifications
Gulfstream Opens MRO Expansion at Savannah HQ
Gulfstream Aerospace cut the ribbon today on a 202,000-sq-ft/18,766-sq-m MRO facility expansion at its Savannah, Georgia headquarters.
Maintenance and Modifications
Constant Readies Own AOG 'Pit Crew' for NASCAR Event
The MRO provider has built a nationwide AOG network encompassing 60 technicians that are based at 25 key locations that provide nationwide coverage.
Aircraft
Textron Aviation Opens Australia Parts Warehouse
The new warehouse is co-located with authorized service facility Premiair Aviation Maintenance.
Maintenance and Modifications
New Part 145 Shop Opens at Wiley Post Airport
Newly-formed Avion Aero Holdings has set up shop in a 30,000-sq-ft hangar at Wiley Post Airport near Oklahoma City.
Maintenance and Modifications
Metrojet Hong Kong Earns Qatar Mx Approval
This latest authorization allows both of the company's MRO facilities to work on Qatar-registered aircraft.
Avionics
Precision Aviation Grows Capabilities with Acquisition
Precision Aviation Group has acquired Momentum Services Corp., which specializes in LCD cockpit display repair.
Maintenance and Modifications
Standard Aero Buys B&E's Component Repair Businesses
StandardAero has acquired Safe Aviation Solutions, including its Safe Fuel, Accel, and B&E Aircraft Component Repair businesses, from B&E Group.
Avionics
Able Aerospace Opens $9M Facility Expansion
The Arizona-based MRO and parts provider also expects to add 100 more jobs over the next two years.
Maintenance and Modifications
Nomad Technics Receives Cayman Islands Mx Approval
The approval adds a number of Cayman Island-registered aircraft types Nomad can work on.
Maintenance and Modifications
Western Aircraft Named LifePort Authorized Mx Center
LifePort is a 19-year-old designer and manufacturer of air ambulance cabins, equipment.
Aircraft
Innovation Keeps Flightdocs Ahead of Curve
As Flightdocs prepares for its next product rollout, CEO Rick Heine discusses its growth formula and what it will need to keep growing.
Aircraft
Dassault Completes Acquisition of TAG Mx Facilities
The acquisition is one of three Dassault Aviation has made this year to expand its MRO operations.
Maintenance and Modifications
SierraTrax Launches New Maintenance Marketplace
The exclusive service allows maintenance providers to bid on anonymous aircraft inspection tasks presented through the company's customer database.
Aircraft
Duncan Obtains SmartSky STC for Challenger 600 Series
Duncan Aviation hopes to complete SmartSky STCs for other Bombardier and Dassault business jet models next year.
Maintenance and Modifications
Textron Aviation's Zurich Service Center Marks 50 Years
The service center was acquired from Jet Aviation in December 2012.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
FAA Approves IEAG's STC For JetWave on Global Variants
Innotech-Execaire Aviation Group also announced it has received IS-BAO Stage 3 accreditation.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Airplus, Hensoldt Sign New Distribution Agreement
Under the agreement, Airplus will distribute Hemsoldt's new lightweight crash recorders.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier Highlights New Miami Center at M&O USA
The event, held August 27-29, drew 125 customers and operators and included educational sessions and updates on key programs.
Maintenance and Modifications
Dallas BBJ MRO Specialist Sees Rising Trend
King Aerospace Commerical Corp is seeing the a rise in work assignments for the bizliners rise over the past three years.
Maintenance and Modifications
StandardAero Completes Viasat Satcom STC on Globals
Viasat in October 2018 had named StandardAero the exclusive distributor of its high-speed connectivity package.
