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.
FBOs
Banyan Air To Host Customer Bash for 40th Anniversary
Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport-based FBO and MRO Banyan Air Service will host a customer-appreciation open house on September 14 to celebrate its 40th.
Maintenance and Modifications
Yingling Moves Toward Leadership Transition
Andrew Nichols takes role of president, while Chris Short, director of maintenance and Rebecca Williams, director of parts, have expanded duties.
Maintenance and Modifications
AMAC Touts Its MRO Side
Completion centers such as AMAC Aerospace often offer and rely on VIP aircraft MRO and support services as part of their business models.
Maintenance and Modifications
Piaggio Pads Mx Business with $14 Million Deal
Spanning seven-years, the contract calls for maintenance of four P.180 Avanti IIs used for flight inspection activities.
Avionics
FAA Approves Elliott's Standby Attitude Module STC
Elliott will offer Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics’ MD302 as part of G5000 upgrades for Citation Excel/XLS.
Aircraft
Gulfstream Completes $40M Appleton MRO Expansion
It is Gulfstream's most significant expansion in Wisconsin in nearly two decades.
ATC
U.S. Operators Reminded of MNPS Deadline
Operators with older minimum navigation performance specifications approvals must get them updated if they want to keep flying in the North Atlantic Track.
Maintenance and Modifications
Singapore and China Ink Technical Pact on Maintenance
Singapore and China strengthen their cooperation through a new maintenance license agreement.
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Notice Warns of Damage to AOA Sensors
The FAA has issued a notice to advise pilots and maintenance personnel of the potential for easily damaging angle of attack sensors on aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications
Metrojet Completes 60-month Inspection on Global 5000
The Hong Kong-based MRO provider completed the 60-month inspection in 42 days.
Aircraft
Mobile NDT Now Part of Duncan Aviation's Services
NDT teams are based at Duncan facilities in Lincoln, Nebraska; Provo, Utah; and Battle Creek, Michigan.
Aircraft
West Star Aviation Expands Battery Mx Capabilities
Service and repair on Meggitt Securaplane Technologies main ship 9750W batteries will be performed at West Star's Illinois facility.
Maintenance and Modifications
MRO Insider Adds Maintenance Oversight Feature
Aviation maintenance quoting website MRO Insider has added a new feature called Virtual DOM that offers maintenance oversight to flight department clients.
Maintenance and Modifications
ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia Gets Chinese Nod
ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia was granted the CAAR-145 certification this week by China for the Gulfstream GIV and Bombardier Challengers and Globals.
Maintenance and Modifications
Boeing Begins JASDF E-767 Upgrade Work
Improving the E-767s is part of an overhaul for Japan’s air surveillance fleet that also includes new-generation Hawkeyes.
Maintenance and Modifications
ANAC Welcomes Safety Aspect of MAGA Mobile Mx
“Engineer Macgyver” has innovated his way into bizav folklore in Brazil, now adding a second smaller “MacBus.”
Charter & Fractional
ABS Jets Looking To Grow Trip Support Client List
Prague-based ABS Jets has an operations control center that is also used by many third-party clients from countries such as Brazil.
Aircraft
Nomad Provides Assist to Bombardier on Weekend AOG
A landing gear hydraulic leak stranded a Challenger 650 over the weekend in Malaga, Spain.
Aircraft
Textron Underlines TAM AE Key Role as Latam Partner
Textron Aviation executives and TAM's president met with AIN at LABACE 2019 to explain their plans in the growing Latin American region.
Aircraft
Austrian Firm Targets China MRO Market
FACC hopes its strategic cooperation with STAECO leads to new work in China.
Maintenance and Modifications
Wheel and Brake Specialist Goes Paperless
Denmark-based TP Aerospace has implemented a new system which it says will simplifly the work flow process and minimize human error.
Maintenance and Modifications
U.S. Air Force Completes A-10 Re-winging Program
Work to give 173 A-10Cs a new lease on life has been undertaken since 2011 and has now reached its conclusion.
Maintenance and Modifications
P&WC and IAS To Open Belo Horizonte PT6A and PW200 MRO Center
P&WC’s new Belo Horizonte facility will let it perform many more HSIs and also component and accessory MRO in Brazil.
FBOs
Dallas Airmotive RTC Reaches 10 Years
Dallas Airmotive has regional turbine centers around the world and also benefits from fellow BBA Aviation company Signature’s FBO network.
Maintenance and Modifications
Líder, Aero Rio Approved for Gulfstream Warranty Work
Gulfstream Aerospace has named two Brazilian aircraft services companies—Líder Aviação and Aero Rio Táxi Aéreo—as company-authorized warranty facilities.
Maintenance and Modifications
West Star Adds Two More Hawker STCs to Portfolio
The company last month made certain of its STCs available for third-party centers.
FBOs
Banyan Air Service Celebrates Four-decade Anniversary
The massive FBO and MRO facility in Southern Florida is famous from the U.S. all the way down to South America.
Maintenance and Modifications
U.S.-Based Duncan Touts South American MRO Services
Company can expedite shipments of parts and repairs from South America, and provide nose-to-tail service at North American locations.
Aircraft
JSSI Looks To Strengthen Its Latin American Reach
The Chicago-based business aircraft support services firm has created JSSI Latin America, headquartered in Mexico City.
Maintenance and Modifications
Precision Heliparts’ Latin America Revenues Growing Fast
Precision Heliparts expects revenues from its Latin American business to double in the next three years.
