Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Adds Global Aviation as Service Provider

August 13, 2008

Global Aviation of Hillsboro, Ore., is now a Bombardier Business Aircraft-authorized AOG/line maintenance facility, strengthening service center coverage on the West Coast. Bombardier’s selection of Global Aviation authorizes the company to offer line maintenance on the Learjet 40, 45 and 60; the Challenger 604 and 605; and the Global series. According to...

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Online Logbook System Adds Mx Enhancement

August 13, 2008

AircraftLogs.com has added new maintenance features to its online logbook system. Users of the Columbus, Ohio, company’s online system can now receive automatic alerts when the FAA issues new service bulletins and Airworthiness Directives, thanks to an arrangement with maintenance data publisher Aircraft Technical Publishers (ATP). The relationship with ATP...

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Emteq Offers First 400-cd Anti-collision LED

August 13, 2008

Emteq has received FAA supplemental type certification (STC0359AT) for the first 400-candela anti-collision exterior light system designed for Part 25 airplanes. The light was designed primarily by Emteq’s flight components division in Bachenbulach, Switzerland, working with engineers at Emteq’s New Berlin, Wis. headquarters. The LED anti-collision light is...

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Plastek Launches Acrylic Window Restoration System

August 06, 2008

Last week at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., Plastek CEO Gus Ordonez announced a version of the company’s military window repair and restoration kit for the civil market. Signal Hill, Calif.,-based Plastek’s aviation-grade polish comes in 12 different strengths, depending on the type of window plastic. The Ezclear kit includes polish and special applicator...

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Jet Works Air Center Starts Expanding Texas Facility

August 06, 2008

Jet Works Air Center has started building a 43,000-sq-ft maintenance hangar at its 66,000-sq-ft facility in Denton, Texas. Most of the new hangar will be used for maintenance, inspections and avionics installations. The company services Hawker Beechcraft 400/400As, Cessna Citations and Learjets, among others. The new hangar will also accommodate long-range...

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Executive Jet Management Gets OSHA Star for Safety

August 06, 2008

Executive Jet Management (EJM) has earned a much-coveted star for safety. Well into the implementation of a newly organized safety management system, the Cincinnati-based charter and aircraft management company has earned the Star Participant designation in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s voluntary protection program (VPP). “It’s part of...

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West Star Aviation Serves Growing Conquest SID Market

August 06, 2008

Grand Junction, Colo.-based West Star Aviation has completed Supplemental Inspection Document (SID) inspections on 27 Cessna Conquest II twin turboprops, ensuring that the airframe is free of corrosion, cracks, debonding, abnormal wear and other anomalies. The SID involves a series of airframe inspections, including removal of the stabilizers, control...

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Robinson’s switch to steel blades gets mixed reviews

August 01, 2008

For Robinson Helicopter, switching from aluminum to stainless-steel skin for main rotor blades has been “a mixed bag,” said company vice president Kurt Robinson, who defended the move on the grounds that the change means lighter and stronger blades with better corrosion resistance. But critics argue that the stainless skins do not hold paint well and that...

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Eurocopter Takes Over Mx Firm

August 01, 2008

Eurocopter has announced it will take over Motorflug Baden-Baden, a German helicopter MRO specialist. The firm has bases in Baden-Baden, Rheinmünster and Schönhagen, near Berlin. It will become part of Eurocopter’s service and support business. The manufacturer intends to continue to provide MRO services to all Motorflug customers’ helicopters, whatever the...

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SkyTrac Approved for Robinsons

August 01, 2008

SkyTrac’s automated flight following and satellite communication system has received FAA STC and Transport Canada Type Certificate Data Sheet (TCDS) approval for installation in Robinson R22s and R44s. SkyTrac is already approved for installation in various AgustaWestland, Bell, Eurocopter and Sikorsky models.

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Biggest MRO hangar in Asia goes into service

August 01, 2008

Early last month a Boeing 737-300 requiring an 8A check was the first aircraft to be towed into Ameco Beijing’s A380 hangar. A spokesman for the company said it is ready to support aircraft flying to the Olympic Games. The new hangar will simultaneously accommodate six widebody and four narrowbody aircraft, encompassing the spectrum of Boeing and Airbus...

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Raisbeck adds Learjet mod facility in Brazil

August 01, 2008

Líder Aviação, headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, recently became a Raisbeck-authorized installation center to support Raisbeck Learjet performance system sales. The company will be responsible for selling, installing and maintaining Raisbeck’s ZR Lite and aft fuselage locker for the Learjet 30 series. The system enhances the takeoff, climb, cruise...

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Free repair quote service offered by Jet Repair Anywhere

August 01, 2008

Jet Repair Anywhere has announced the availability of a free competitive repair quote service. JRA’s Web service links jet operators and maintenance facilities to provide up-to-the-minute competitive rates. Jet Repair Anywhere’s business partners include Bombardier, Pentastar and JetCorp. The Scottsdale, Ariz.-based company allows jet owners and...

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Sentinent selects software for MX documents

August 01, 2008

AviIT’s eMan technical publication management solution has been chosen for the Sentient Flight Group’s maintenance operation. The software allows the company to access all aircraft technical publications, OEM manuals and Web sites from a single centralized location, substantially improving operational efficiency for all users. The eMan software also...

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