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Jet Aviation Vnukovo Is Open 24/7
July 01, 2009
Jet Aviation today announced that its maintenance operation at Moscow Vnukovo International Airport, one of the largest air transportation hubs in Russia and the closest to the Moscow city center, now offers 24/7 line maintenance services and AOG support. In addition, Jet Aviation Vnukovo provides AOG support at Moscow Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo Airports,...
moreAviall’s Dubai Service Center Now Online
July 01, 2009
Aviall Services’ new customer service center in Dubai, UAE, officially opened last Thursday. The new aircraft parts facility, located in the Dubai Airport Free Zone and approved by the General Civil Aviation Authority, will serve airline, military and business aviation customers in the Middle East and eventually in Northern Africa. Patterned after the...
moreHeliproducts Acquisition Expands Dart’s Helo Tools
July 01, 2009
Dart Helicopter Services (DHS) on Monday acquired a division of Heliproducts Industries, further expanding DHS’s portfolio of helicopter tools. According to the company, a key new offering is a portable tool kit for Eurocopter AS 350 field maintenance. The expanded product line also includes tools for Bell Helicopter, MD Helicopters, Honeywell, Rolls-Royce...
moreG20 Cites U.S. over Proposed Foreign Repair Rules
July 01, 2009
The Aeronautical Repair Station Association notes the U.S. could be in violation of international rules because of language pertaining to foreign repair stations found in Section 303 of the House Aviation Reauthorization Act (H.R.915). The House bill would require that foreign repair stations providing services to U.S. aircraft be inspected every six...
moreAustralian PMA Parts Could Soon Be Shipping to U.S.
July 01, 2009
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) recently reached an agreement with the FAA that extends an existing aviation treaty-level document to cover the manufacture of approved parts. The changes center on a bilateral aviation safety agreement that Australia and the U.S. signed in 2005. Included in the agreement are implementation procedures for...
more75th Power of Blue STC generator installed
July 01, 2009
CRS Jet Spares has completed its 75th STC replacement generator transaction. The company’s Power of Blue generator was installed on a Learjet 35 belonging to an undisclosed South American fleet operator.
CRS founder Armando Leighton Jr. said the generator provides increased reliability and advanced technology over the existing Learjet 35 generator by...
moreGreenwich AeroGroup adds Jim Ziegler & Banner Aerospace
July 01, 2009
Jim Ziegler has joined Greenwich AeroGroup as president and CEO. He was previously COO of Jet Aviation, responsible for all North American operations, after a 21-year career with Learjet and Bombardier. Ziegler brought with him a deal he brokered to acquire Banner Aerospace on behalf of Greenwich AeroGroup. Banner Aerospace is a diversified group of...
moreRolls-Royce expands On-Wing care services
July 01, 2009
Indianapolis is now home to the third Rolls-Royce global On-Wing Care center to open in the past 18 months. The engine maker’s latest facility in a global network of repair and overhaul service centers, it will serve as Rolls-Royce’s new North American headquarters for the On-Wing Care program. The $1 million On-Wing Care center located at Indianapolis...
moreCompany offers sulvaged Gulfstream parts
July 01, 2009
as acquired three Gulfstream IIs to disassemble and part out. The company also owns a GIV (S/N 1058) fuselage and interior that is about to be parted out.
Norm Hill, who oversees sales and marketing for the company, said its primary business is making economical, serviceable GII, GIII and GIV parts available to operators worldwide.
“We have a large...
moreBlackhawk adds European distributor
July 01, 2009
Air Alliance, a Cessna service center based in Germany, has been designated an authorized Blackhawk distributor and installation center. Under the terms of the agreement, Blackhawk will purchase three new Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A engines for the Cessna 208 Grand Caravan series.
Jim Allmon, president and CEO of Blackhawk Modifications, said the 850...
morePrecision Turbines & Avatas offer alternative PT6A overhaul
July 01, 2009
Precision Turbines has entered into an agreement with Avatas Aerospace enabling Precision Turbines to offer customers a complete array of maintenance, repair and overhaul services for the PT6A.
“This is in line with our growth plans as we continually strive to seek new avenues to broaden our reach and increase revenue and market share,” said Joe Kolo,...
moreGulfstream offers parts price-matching program
July 01, 2009
Gulfstream Aerospace has reintroduced its “Meet the Quote” spare parts price-matching program. Originally launched in 2004, the program this time will be in effect through the end of this month.
The program includes the most popular exchange parts, says Gulfstream, including valves, alternators, regulator and brake assemblies, actuators and display...
moreDRF Luftrettung receives EASA Part 147 status
July 01, 2009
General Electric (GE) has purchased a 51-percent share of Airfoil Technologies International Singapore, a joint venture between GE and Teleflex, for $300 million in cash. GE previously held a 49-percent share in the company. ATI Singapore, which started operations in 1998, is a repair facility for compressor airfoils. Built initially to service the CF6 and...
moreS-76 helicopter starter-generator mod available
July 01, 2009
Sikorsky Aerospace Services has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Naasco Northeast for an improvement to S-76 helicopter starter-generators. According to Naasco, the Mercury Mod improvements have been shown to extend the time between overhauls and typical life of the starter-generators by providing a cooler operating temperature while...
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