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.
Maintenance and Modifications
Aero Battery Recieves First FAA Diamond Award
Aero Battery of Cincinnati has received its first FAA Diamond Award, with all of the company’s technicians having received FAA-approved training last year.
Safety
APU fuel line chafing prompts Service Letter for Citation X
Ed Duracka, director of aircraft maintenance for Safeway Insurance, made a chilling discovery while complying with Cessna Alert Service Letter (ASL) 750-29
Maintenance and Modifications
Learjet replacement generator goes the distance
CRS Jet Spares of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has a deal for operators of the Learjet 35, 36 or 55–a replacement generator with an FAA-approved TBO of 3,000 hou
Maintenance and Modifications
Nordam Lures Uczekaj From Honeywell
John Uczekaj, with Honeywell since 1986 and most recently executive v-p and general manager of Honeywell Aerospace Electronics Systems in Phoenix, has been
FBOs
Carlyle acquisition of Garrett will build bizav powerhouse
With the announcement last month of its intent to acquire Garrett Aviation Services, The Carlyle Group is creating a formidable business aviation industry
Aircraft
RVSM STC Adds More Learjet 35/36 Versions
West Star Aviation in Grand Junction, Colo., received an amendment to its August 2003 Learjet 35/36 STC that adds RVSM equipment installation approval to a
Maintenance and Modifications
Stage III Gets Final STC for Hush Kit
Stage III Technologies of La Jolla, Calif., last monthreceived final FAA certification of its FAR Part 36 Stage 3 noise kit/thrust reverser for the Gulfstr
Aircraft
Hawker 800XPs To Get Autothrottle
Safe Flight Instrument is working with Raytheon Aircraft to obtain an STC on an autothrottle system for Hawker 800XPs.
Maintenance and Modifications
Enstrom Dampers Go Elastomeric
Enstrom has received certification for new elastomeric dampers for its 480B.
Maintenance and Modifications
Active Control Offers Improved Pilot Feedback
BAE Systems in England has developed an active collective for helicopters that can be configured to provide infinitely variable levels of feedback to the p
Maintenance and Modifications
XZilon 3 revitalizes aircraft paint, provides fuel savings
David Allen has been an aircraft detailer for almost 15 years.
Maintenance and Modifications
Composite repair training offered in Wales
Heatcon Abaris Training International has partnered with Lufthansa Resource Technical Training to offer compositerepair training at Lufthansa’s Cwmbran, Wa
Maintenance and Modifications
TAT Technologies buying Piedmont Component Services
TAT Technologies, through its fully owned subsidiary Limco Airepair,announced it will acquire Piedmont Aviation Component Services.
Maintenance and Modifications
CRS becomes distribution center for Honeywell GTCP APU
Standard Aero has appointed CRS Jet Spares, a worldwide distributor of aftermarket support and services, a component distribution center for the Honeywell
Maintenance and Modifications
Securaplane's XL249 emergency battery recieves PMA on GV
Securaplane Technologies has received Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) on its XL249 emergency battery system forinstallation on the Gulfstream V.Securapla
Maintenance and Modifications
MRO PROFILE: Columbia Air Services
“Maintenance plays a principal role in our business,” according to Columbia Air Services president Art Maurice.
Maintenance and Modifications
Duncan Aviation Lincoln given DAS status
Duncan Aviation’s full-service facility in Lincoln, Neb., has won DesignatedAlteration Station (DAS) authorization from the FAA.
Maintenance and Modifications
Duncan's Battle Creek facility to grow by 125,500 sq ft
Duncan Aviation recently broke ground on a 325,000-sq-ft expansion of its 200,000-sq-ft Battle Creek facility.
Maintenance and Modifications
Banyan Air Service recieves FAA Diamond award
The FAA has given its Diamond Award for participating in the Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) trainingprogram to Banyan Air Service of Fort Lauderdale
Engines
BizJet becomes Honeywell TFE731 service center
With more than 15 years’ experience working on the TFE731 engine as an independent FAR 145 Repair Station, BizJet International has recently become a major
Maintenance and Modifications
Boeing closes aviall purchase
Aviall, one of the largest independent suppliers of new parts for business, government and commercial aircraft, was acquired by Boeing for $1.7 billion.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hawker Completions Facility Expanding
Raytheon Aircraft breaks ground October 3 for a major expansion of its Hawker completions facility in Little Rock, Ark.
Maintenance and Modifications
Learjet 35/36 RVSM Group OK Expected
Avcon Industries expects to have FAA group approval for its RVSM equipment package for Learjet 35s and 36s by the NBAA Convention later this month.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hourly Mx Program Spools Up for Citations
Pratt & Whitney Canada and Cessna announced at the Paris Air Show PowerAdvantage Plus (PA+), an expanded pay-by-the-hour maintenance program for P&
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier Enlarging Dallas Facility
Bombardier plans to break ground this month for a 100,000-sq-foot addition to its service center at Love Field in Dallas to accommodate the OEM’s Challenge
Maintenance and Modifications
Larger Facility for Bizav Parts Supplier
Ship it AOG, a business aircraft parts distributor, has relocated to a larger facility at Dallas Addison Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications
Startup DunnAir Awaits Repair Station Certificate
The DunnAir Business Jet Completion Center, which was scheduled to open its doors earlier this year at Tucson International Airport, is now forecasting an
Maintenance and Modifications
Don’t Just Kick the Tires and Go
Reports of tread separations and bulges on Goodyear nosewheel tires on Gulfstreams and Global Expresses have resulted in an AD.
Maintenance and Modifications
Learjet Mod Gets EASA Approval
Raisbeck Engineering’s ZR Lite modification system for the Learjet 35/36 last month received European Aviation Safety Agency certification.
Maintenance and Modifications
Canadian firm unifies de Havilland product support under one roof
Viking Air of Victoria, British Columbia, has acquired certain assets of Bombardier’s Commercial Service Centre, thus becoming the exclusive parts manufact
