Content Archive: February 2010

Maintenance and Modifications

Citation Mobile Service Unit Added in south florida

Cessna Aircraft is fielding its fifth Citation mobile service unit (MSU) and locating it to handle Citation maintenance at South Florida airports.
Maintenance and Modifications

Viking Obtains EASA Approval for part 145 maintenance

Victoria, British Columbia-based Viking Air’s MRO division has been granted EASA Part 145 approval.
Maintenance and Modifications

MSP Jet Center expands its Tech services team

MSP Jet Center recently added five new employees–all of whom hail from the now-closed General Dynamics facility at MSP–to its tech services team, acc
Maintenance and Modifications

Southwind Aviation Authorized for goodrich service

Goodrich Engine Control and Electrical Power Systems has named Southwind Aviation an authorized service center.

Honeywell demos upgrades

Honeywell regularly brings its company-owned Eurocopter AS350 (N350FD) to Heli-Expo, and this year is no exception.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA issues wing skin AD for Twin Commander

irworthiness Directive 2009-25-02, requiring owners of 690, 690A and 690B Twin Commanders (with the exception of six serial number-specific aircraft) to ha
Engines

SIA Engineering Invests in PW1000G Geared Turbofan

SIA Engineering (SIAEC) has signed an agreement to participate in Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower PW1000G engine risk-revenue sharing program (RRSP) with a 3-p
Maintenance and Modifications

Peterson honored with r-r mx award at Heli-expo

The 2010 Rolls-Royce Excellence in Helicopter Maintenance Award was given to Robert Peterson, a consultant with Columbia Helicopters of Aurora, Ore., at la
Cabin Interior and Electronics

ARGUS OFFERS OPERATORS FREE TRIPCHEQ REPORTS

Charter operators that are rated by Argus can now run free TripCheq reports for any aircraft listed on that operator’s DO85.