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.
Data acquisition and recording systems from Latitude Technologies are helping operators of older Cessna Citations extend engine overhaul intervals.
Oriens Aviation has also received EASA Part 145 certification.
Duncan Aviation's internal communications app is aimed at quickly identifying the type of AOG and locating the appropriate Rapid Response Team to dispatch.
West Star's Perryville facility is the last of four primary sites to receive FAA approval as a Class 4 repair station.
Rolls-Royce's customer support facility is adjacent to the new Gulfstream Service Center East.
Transport Canada issues emergency airworthiness directive mandating inspection of collective sticks in Bell 505s.
The uncontained failure of a Pratt & Whitney PW4077 forces a United Airlines 777-200 to return to Denver.
The QTA HTF7000 repair, which involves reinforcing the thrust reverser doors with graphite doublers, received both FAA and EASA approvals.
MRO provider Summit Aviation and aircraft interiors specialist Cabin Crafters formalize their relationship through the new partnership.
Under a definitive agreement, StandardAero will pay $230 million for Signature Aviation's engine repair and overhaul business.
