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.
Avionics
Honeywell Enhances, Simplifies MyAerospace Portal
Changes cut order time, improve tracking capability.
Airports
Biggin Hill Adds New Hangar, Hotel and Mx College Coming Soon
UK airport is using NBAA to start selling space in its almost-complete new hangar building, which can house 6 G650s.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
C&L Videos Parody 'Airplane' in Trek to NBAA 2017
But the videos also highlight Bangor, Maine-based C&L’s aircraft servicing capabilities: interior completions , connectivity systems and paint.
Maintenance and Modifications
Tamarack Selects jetAviva as Atlas Sales Rep
JetAviva recently enhanced its Citation expertise with the acquisition of Jet Quest.
Charter & Fractional
Traxxall Lands Executive AirShare Mx Tracking Deal
Aircraft maintenance tracking and inventory management system will be used for fractional provider's fleet of 47 business jets and turboprops.
Maintenance and Modifications
Robinson Aerospace Sets Up Shop at Fort Worth Alliance
Expanding beyond cabin interiors, Robinson Aerospace now looks to develop its full MRO capabilities.
Maintenance and Modifications
ST Engineering's Aeria Gains Some Independence
The newly incorporated unit will operate under its own repair station, rather than under VT SAA's certificate.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Flying Colours Repeats Cabin for Global Express
Canadian completions specialist has delivered a second cabin for customer in same design as his first aircraft, a Bombardier Challenger 850.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier's Service Center Hiring Continues
The service and support network already hired 200 employees earlier this year and is seeking more technicians as facilities approach capacity.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Flying Colours Starts Expansion at St Louis
Canadian completions and MRO specialist is investing heavily in upgrading its facility at St Louis Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications
Spectra Jet Kicks Off Next Expansion Phase
With its business growing, the company, based at Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport, will double the size of its facility.
Maintenance and Modifications
Ruag Performs Heavy Inspections on G550
In addition to the concurrent 15- and 30-month inspections, the Swiss MRO provider also found time to paint the twinjet and work on its engines.
Maintenance and Modifications
California MRO Boosts Avionics Product Offerings
Based at Van Nuys Airport for the past 32 years, SoCal Jets is now a distributor for Satcom Direct, Astronics and BendixKing.
Maintenance and Modifications
Duncan Wraps First TFE731 Core Zone Inspection
The Lincoln, Nebraska MRO recently completed its first core zone inspection on a Honeywell TFE731 and is gearing up for more.
Maintenance and Modifications
Aloft AeroArchitects Positions ODA Business for Growth
The company is seeing a need for such services in most areas, but particularly in projects involving new technologies.
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation Closes Its Last U.S. MRO Location
The move marks the company's exit from third-party maintenance operations in North America.
Maintenance and Modifications
Anti-skid Brakes Now Standalone Upgrade for EA-500s
The Advent Aerospace anti-skid braking system is now available for Eclipse 500s with the IFMS 2.08 avionics suite.
Maintenance and Modifications
West Star Aviation Outlines Expansion Plans
Seeing increasingly steady work, the Illinois-based MRO has two major expansion projects in play.
Maintenance and Modifications
Associated Air Center To Shut Its Doors at Year-end
The Dallas facility will close its business just shy of its 70th anniversary.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier Looks To Bolster Maintenance Staff
The airframer's Teterboro, N.J. service location is holding a job fair for A&P and avionics technicians.
Maintenance and Modifications
West Star ALN Receives Full Embraer Line Mx Nod
Adding to its previous authorization for the Phenom series, the MRO's East Alton, Illinois location is now approved for Legacys and Lineages as well.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bismarck Aero Center Granted Part 145 Approval
The full service provider has been a fixture in North Dakota for nearly three decades.
Maintenance and Modifications
Active Winglets: A Leap Forward in Aerodynamics Technology
Active Winglets: A Leap Forward in Aerodynamics Technology
Maintenance and Modifications
Maintenance Operations Benefit from Digital Solutions
Providers display the latest advances in automated assistance for A&Ps and shop floor operations
Maintenance and Modifications
Constant Seeking To Expand Staff with Career Fair
The career fair will be held from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. September 21 and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. September 22 at Sauget Village Hall in Saint Louis, Illinois.
Avionics
Nextant Flies Fusion-equipped Challenger 604
The avionics retrofit is one of the components of Nextant's remanufactured 604XT.
Avionics
Revamped Rockwell Collins CASP Growing At 15% Per Year
Additions of elite, entry-level options broadens service’s appeal.
Maintenance and Modifications
Duncan Adding Major Maintenance, Paint Facilities in Provo
The $70 million, 275,000-sq-ft project is slated for completion in 2019
Maintenance and Modifications
PIA Opening New $1.3 Million Tech Training Facility
The expansion prepares the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics for an anticipated increase in demand for maintenance technicians.
