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
Scheme Designers Showcases Custom Aircraft Liveries
Photorealistic 3D technology on display lets clients see exactly how their unique aircraft paint design will look from every angle.
Maintenance and Modifications
WinAir Software Dashboards Feature Redesigned Displays
Pie charts, bar graphs, and line graphs add transparency to data reports.
Aircraft
Alto Intros CMS for Retrofit Market
Once installed,the "budget friendly" modular system allows phased-in upgrades and can control all cabin systems and functions.
Maintenance and Modifications
BizJet International Exits Completions Biz, Expands Engine MRO Work
As parent Lufthansa Technik concentrates all its completions work in Hamburg, BizJet International is embarking on large-scale expansion of its engine MRO
Maintenance and Modifications
Innotech Buffs Support for Globals
Canadian company touts management services and MRO, including refurbishments and paint capabilities.
Maintenance and Modifications
Tamarack Ramps Up Winglet Installs, Boosts Network
The company has paused the CJ3 program while it develops an upgrade.
Maintenance and Modifications
PPG Earns EASA STC on Beechjet Windshield
The aftermarket product features an advanced glass and acrylic layered structure that promises better visibility and durability.
Maintenance and Modifications
Lord Earns FAA PMA For Bell Driveshaft Boot
According to the company, use of the part will save 35 percent off the cost of the original part and reduce aircraft downtime.
Maintenance and Modifications
P&WC Provides Fly-Away LRU Kits for PW307/308 Platinum Helpdesk Customers
P&WC is providing fly-away kits of 15-17 LRUs for Dassault Falcon 7X, 8X and 200EX customers which use its PW300-series FAST boxes.
Maintenance and Modifications
Mobile Techs Keep Citations Flying
Mobile service units and aerial response aircraft help Textron Aviation handle AOGs quickly and efficiently.
Maintenance and Modifications
Florida Jet Center Finishes First ADS-B upgrade on Learjet 55
STC-solutions using Garmin and Apple products are breathing new life into some workhorse airplanes.
Fuel
P&WC Commercializing Bizav Oil-analysis Service
P&WC’s oil-analysis prognostic maintenance service for business aircraft is now in use with 800 operators, for more than 8,000 engines.
Maintenance and Modifications
Constant's CARE Portal Gets New Look
The new site will reflect the range of products and services that have added since CARE was established in 2010.
Maintenance and Modifications
ACI Jet Turns Attention to MRO Business
Anticipated growth of 25 to 30 percent calls for a number of new hires.
Avionics
Garmin Adds Second Jet to Excel/XLS G5000 Program
The G5000 upgrade for the Citation Excel/XLS is expected to be approved in early 2019.
Airlines
Poland Completes Formation of LOT Umbrella Group
Polish Aviation Group consolidates state assets of the aviation market including flag carrier
Maintenance and Modifications
Lufthansa Technik Adds 3D Printing Center
The company has established an AM center for further development of the manufacturing technology.
Maintenance and Modifications
Joint Venture MRO Forms in Harbin, China
FL ARI Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Company to address growing shortage of MRO capacity in the People's Republic
Maintenance and Modifications
CenTex Offers King Air 200 HST Package
The package supports the King Air 200 with saddle tank conversion kits.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier Breaks Ground on New Service Center in Miami
To be operational in 2020, the $100 million, 300,000-sq-ft center will house up to 300 employees and will provide a range of services.
Maintenance and Modifications
AeroParts Operating at Upgraded Dallas Facility
AeroParts and Supply Southwest is fully operating at its new facility at Dallas Executive
Maintenance and Modifications
Aircraft Belts Offers King Air Replacement Restraints
Aircraft Belts is now able to provide TSO-approved restraints for the King Air 350 and 350i series.
Maintenance and Modifications
EAP: ADS-B, AD Could Lead to Mass Bizjet Retirements
Cost of ADS-B and a 2012 airworthiness directive could exceed value of aircraft, EAP warns.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Flying Colours Finishes Third Global 8C Inspection
Flying Colours has completed three heavy maintenance inspections on Bombardier Globals.
Maintenance and Modifications
Duncan Adds To AOG Services
The Nebraska-based MRO will soon add three new engine rapdi response teams to go with two new satellite avionics shops.
Maintenance and Modifications
Western Aircraft Quiets Pilatus PC-12 Cabin
Tee Idaho MRO lowered the cabin sound level in the turboprop by 4 db, through the installation of a Skandia soundproofing kit.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Duncan and Gogo Develop Challenger 605 Iridium STC
The approval is for the installation of the Gogo ST 4300 Iridium satcom system configuration for Future Air Navigation Systems.
Maintenance and Modifications
ExecuJet's Dubai Facility Expands Lineage Capabilities
The company completed an M8 inspection on the Lineage, the most extensive the model, ExecuJet said.
Maintenance and Modifications
German Avanti Operator Earns Engine TBO Extension
AirGo Private Airline, operator of Europe's largest fleet of the turboprop pushers, has expanded its TBO interval period for its P&WC engines.
