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Jerry Siebenmark

Citadel Completions was appointed as an Airbus Corporate Jets service center which will allow it to provide ACJ customers with maintenance, engineering, and modification services. Based at Chennault International Airport (KCWF) in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Citadel joins Comlux Completion in Indianapolis as Airbus Corporate Jets’s second service center in the U.S.&nbsp;
Citadel’s location includes a 10,000-ft runway and a skilled labor force for heavy maintenance, repair, and overhaul services. Its footprint at KCWF covers 260,000 sq ft with multiple hangars that can accommodate numerous aircraft projects simultaneously. Citadel can support aircraft registered worldwide and holds Part 145 repair station certification from the FAA.
Airbus Corporate Jets’s service center network includes locations in Dubai; Xiamen, China; Basel, Switzerland; and Bordeaux, France. In addition to maintenance, the service centers provide cabin refurbishing and cabin system upgrades. They support more than 210 ACJs&nbsp;in operation worldwide.

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.

Airbus Corprorate Jets Adds Citadel as Second U.S. Aircraft Service Center

Citadel Completions joins five other locations in the Airbus Corporate Jets service center network.

ACJ Adds Citadel as Second U.S. Service Center

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News about commercial airlines, including regulations, aircraft orders, safety, acquisitions, and mergers.

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News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

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Banyan Increases Pilatus Service Capabilities

Charles Alcock

News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.

Kuala Lumpur facility provides line and base maintenance for Challengers and Globals

Taiwan Approves ExecuJet Malaysia for Bombardier MRO Work

Matt Thurber

Dassault-owned facility offers maintenance services on a variety of aircraft types

EASA Approves ExecuJet Middle East for Global 7500 Mx

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News about simulators and training procedures, as well as workforce.

Committees are meeting directly with students at universities

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The facility represents a major increase in the airframer's maintenance network

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News and developments about everything that goes into the cabin of an aircraft, from floor coverings to headliners, with a special emphasis on in-flight entertainment, communications and other electronics for passengers. If it is in the cabin of an aircraft, it’s covered here.

The move expands Yingling's MRO capabilities In the Wichita area

Yingling Aviation Acquires Interiors Solutions Provider

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News and issues concerning general aviation, specifically airplanes and helicopters powered by piston and alternative engines (i.e., non-turbine powered aircraft). Subjects include aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

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