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Falcon support changes
May 01, 2008
Dassault Falcon has rearranged its two support organizations for Falcons, combining the eastern and western hemisphere customer service organizations under Jacques Chauvet as senior vice president, worldwide customer service, a new position. Reporting to Chauvet is former senior v-p for customer support Gerry Goguen, whose new role is senior vice president...
moreAD non-compliance sparks more FAA oversight
May 01, 2008
The FAA has been under intense pressure from the U.S. Congress of late, and some believe that the reaction to Congressional pressure to tighten up FAA oversight of the aviation industry is a direct cause of the thousands of airline groundings last month. The problems that resulted in the groundings centered on compliance with FAA airworthiness directive...
moreNew inspection requirement could ground Cessna 441 Conquest IIs
May 01, 2008
In a situation reminiscent of the dilemma JetStar owners face, a substantial number of Cessna 441 Conquest II twin turboprops could be grounded come September unless modifications are made to the contents and administration of a Cessna program designed to deal with aging-aircraft issues. Cessna, independent service centers, engineering firms and aircraft...
moreBorescope manages and shares data globally
May 01, 2008
GE Sensing and Inspections has introduced the XLG3 borescope, which standardizes the inspection process and allows the user to manage it effectively.“A well trained, experienced technician may be skilled with a borescope, but most shops have variability in their personnel and the XLG3 takes that variability out of the equation, improving the quality and...
moreWestern Aircraft receives fourth Diamond Award
May 01, 2008
For the fourth time the FAA has awarded Western Aircraft the Diamond Certificate of Excellence for the company’s commitment to technical training and expertise. Western Aircraft has developed a number of initiatives over the years to enhance safety and quality through aggressive training and safety management principles. In addition to formal training...
moreEmbraer Part 145 service center opens in Paris
May 01, 2008
The EASA has issued a Part 145 approval certificate to Embraer’s new executive jets center at Le Bourget Airport. The 37,600-sq-ft facility with 20,500-sq-ft hangar is dedicated exclusively to the Embraer executive jets fleet. It joins an existing service center network that includes OGMA, in Portugal, and another four Embraer authorized service centers in...
moreAmetek to open MRO operation at Changi Airport
May 01, 2008
An 18,000-sq-ft maintenance, repair and overhaul facility was slated to open on Singapore’s Changi Airport before the end of last month. The new facility continues the expansion of Ametek Aerospace & Defense’s growing presence in the global MRO services market and will operate as a unit of Ametek Southern Aeroparts.
moreEASA approves Airwolf's Robinson blade fix
May 01, 2008
The European Aviation Safety Agency has granted approval of a recent FAA-approved rotor blade tape installation STC for Robinson R22s and R44s. Airworthiness Directive 2007-26-12 was issued to address delamination of the helicopters’ main rotor blades.Subsequently Airwolf Aerospace’s patented blade tape solution won the final authority by the FAA of an...
moreHawker Beechcraft service center opens in Delhi
May 01, 2008
InterGlobe General Aviation, a subsidiary of InterGlobe Enterprises, is opening a Hawker Beechcraft authorized service center at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India. It is the first authorized service center for Hawkers in India.The 18,300-sq-ft facility offers a VIP lounge, pilot offices, crew lounges, maintenance support offices and a...
moreERA Helicopters inks MX deal with P&WC
May 01, 2008
Pratt & Whitney Canada signed a fleet-management program contract with Era Helicopters of Lake Charles, La., to provide engine support for its fleet of AgustaWestland AW119 Koalas. The agreement covers Era’s 26 installed and three spare PT6B-37A engines for a period of 11 years.
moreDallas Airmotive Love Field offers PW300 hot sections
May 01, 2008
BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul’s Dallas Airmotive has added Pratt & Whitney Canada PW300 hot-section inspection service at its Love Field regional turbine center (RTC).Remodeling of the Dallas RTC was completed in early January to accommodate the tooling required for PW300 engine work. Since then the facility has completed hot-section...
moreRed River turbines builds T-9 milspec test cell
May 01, 2008
Turbine engine overhauler Red River Turbines has built the world’s first commercial T-9 military spec depot-level engine test cell.The $1.6 million test cell is located next to RRT’s main overhaul facility on North Texas Regional Airport at Perrin Field, located in Sherman, Texas. Standing nearly four stories tall, the 66,000-cu-ft tower is designed to test...
moreCessna Citation service centers to offer mobile service units
May 01, 2008
Cessna Aircraft has begun serving Citation customers with a mobile service unit designed to save owners and operators time and money on their aircraft maintenance.Operated by the Cessna Citation Service Centers, the mobile service unit performs nearly all small and medium scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, including engine replacements. The unit is...
moreAmeco Beijing opens Asia's largest MRO facility
May 01, 2008
A joint venture between Air China and Lufthansa has produced one of the world’s largest MRO facilities. The 414,400-sq-ft maintenance hangar provides sufficient space to work on as many as four Airbus A380s at a time. In addition to supporting Air China’s growing fleet, it will also serve private aircraft arriving at the new Terminal 3 at Beijing’s Capital...
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