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Gulfstream celebrates Luton center anniversary
August 01, 2008
In the five years since Gulfstream established its maintenance center at London Luton, the facility has grown from 28,000 to 56,000 sq ft. It is the only Gulfstream-owned service center to be operated outside the U.S. The MRO became the first FAA-certified aircraft maintenance center outside the U.S. to be awarded the FAA’s Aviation Maintenance Technician...
moreMore apprentices join Lufthansa Technik work force
August 01, 2008
Reinforcing its commitment to vocational training, Lufthansa Technik will be adding 280 young people to its technical careers workforce, up from 235 last year. The company made the announcement recently during a visit by former soccer star Uwe Seeler and the president of the Hamburg chamber of commerce, Frank Horch, to the Lufthansa Technik training...
moreJet works Air Center breaks ground on expansion
August 01, 2008
Jet Works Air Center recently broke ground on its 43,000-sq-ft maintenance hangar expansion in Denton, Texas. It is expected to be completed in the first quarter of next year and will include 40,000 sq ft for additional aircraft maintenance and repair, inspections and avionics installations. Similar to the existing Jet Works facility, the new hangar will...
moreEmbraer launches new customer relationship portal
August 01, 2008
FlyEmbraer (www.flyembraer.com) is a new Internet portal that the Brazilian manufacturer has launched to provide after-sales services and customer support. FlyEmbraer was developed to offer clients user-oriented tools and online data to support aircraft fleet operations. The portal expands on functions previously handled through the company’s AeroChain...
moreExcess inventory management program introduced by TECI
August 01, 2008
Parts supplier Turbine Engine Consultants (TECI) has announced the availability of a consignment program called Excess Inventory Management. TECI says EIM gives customers an easy, reliable and profitable solution for excess and surplus inventory. TECI owns a 75,000-sq-ft secure and climate-controlled warehouse for EIM inventory that has multiple loading...
moreBBA gets ISA OK from customs & border patrol
August 01, 2008
BBA Aviation engine repair and overhaul companies Dallas Airmotive, Premier Turbines and International Turbine Service have been granted Importer Self Assessment (ISA) certification by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a branch of the Department of Homeland Security. ISA certification means that the companies have met and maintain high standards of...
moreRed River turbines awarded FAR Part 145 authorization
August 01, 2008
The FAA has awarded an FAR Part 145 repair station certificate to Red River Turbines. The company specializes in the repair and overhaul of GE CJ610 and CF700 engines and recently announced the completion of what it says is the world’s first commercial engine test cell built to both industry and military depot level specifications. At its 25,000-sq-ft...
moreTexas facility dedicates itself to Westwind service
August 01, 2008
Fort Worth, Texas-based Trimec Aviation grew out of a partnership among three classmates in an A&P program to become the only shop dedicated exclusively to providing service for the Westwind. Company president John Dunn began his aviation career at Butler Aviation on Meacham Field after he was discharged from the Navy in 1975. During his stint aboard a...
moreDassault Adds Three New Service Centers
August 01, 2008
Dassault Falcon Jet appointed two new authorized service centers in South Africa and reached agreement with a third company to provide support in Turkey. Bhakari Aviation and ExecuJet South Africa, both located at Lanseria International Airport, will provide scheduled and unscheduled maintenance support, transient service, troubleshooting, AOG support and...
moreHoneywell Adds StarPortUSA to Mx List
August 01, 2008
StarPortUSA, based at Orlando-Sanford (Fla.) International Airport, is now an authorized line maintenance service center for Honeywell Aerospace. This allows StarPort to perform line maintenance on Honeywell turbofan engines and auxiliary power units. Additionally, the company is an authorized Honeywell avionics sales, installation and service center.
moreFAA Increases Scrutiny of Weco Aerospace
August 01, 2008
The FAA has issued an unapproved parts notification for Weco Aerospace Systems of Burbank, Calif. The document cites hundreds of “aircraft components and instruments approved for return to service by Weco, Inc.” The company, acquired by Gulfstream Aerospace a year ago, was an FAA Part 145 and EASA repair station. The agency cautions aircraft owners,...
moreExplosion at Gulfstream Plant Injures Three
August 01, 2008
Three people were injured–one critically–during an explosion on July 2 at the Gulfstream Aerospace plant in Savannah, Ga. According to the company, two contractors were performing leak tests on oxygen bottles inside a building when a flash fire occurred. A Gulfstream employee who tried to help the two men also suffered burns.
moreHawker Beech Completes Sale of FBOs to BBA Aviation
July 29, 2008
Hawker Beechcraft late last week completed the sale of the majority of its wholly owned fuel and line operations to Signature Flight Support parent company BBA Aviation. The transaction included operations in Atlanta; Houston and San Antonio, Texas; Indianapolis; Tampa, Fla.; Wichita; and Van Nuys, Calif. So far, six sites have been transferred to BBA...
moreGKN delivers APB winglets
July 18, 2008
GKN Aerospace has delivered Blended Winglets for 767-300ER aircraft to Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) for certification flight tests in support of launch customer American Airlines.The contract has involved the design and development of an 11-foot-tall winglet and will include manufacture of some 450 shipsets, with forecast peak production of up to 16...
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