Senior Editor

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

2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Sarah Rose

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.

Increasing demand drove move to add technicians and another hangar

Thornton Aviation Expands Burbank Maintenance Services

Charles Alcock

New developments at airports including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

Enlarged and modernized Australian maintenance facility is set to open in early 2026

Textron Expands Asia Pac MRO Support at Melbourne Base

Matt Thurber

News and issues concerning the aviation charter and fractional-ownership industries and markets, including company announcements, regulations, new developments and labor issues.

Software helps aircraft operators manage the minimum equipment list process

TrustFlight Signs Heartland Aviation for MEL Manager

Curt Epstein

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

A new service center is expected to open in Dubai next year

Liebherr Expands Middle East Component Service Options

AmyWilder

New facility eliminates the need to fly aircraft to Europe for livery work

Satys Unveils New Aircraft Painting Facility in Dubai

Richard Pedicini

New developments at FBOs including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

MEBAA 2022

More In Maintenance and Modifications

Thornton Aviation Expands Burbank Maintenance Services

Increasing demand drove move to add technicians and another hangar

Textron Expands Asia Pac MRO Support at Melbourne Base

Enlarged and modernized Australian maintenance facility is set to open in early 2026

TrustFlight Signs Heartland Aviation for MEL Manager

Software helps aircraft operators manage the minimum equipment list process

Liebherr Expands Middle East Component Service Options

A new service center is expected to open in Dubai next year

Satys Unveils New Aircraft Painting Facility in Dubai

New facility eliminates the need to fly aircraft to Europe for livery work

Brazil’s Lider Pivots at Congonhas, Expands at Sorocaba

Business aircraft services company has to move from its longtime hangar at the São Paulo airport

Precision Aircraft Management Digitizes Records with Bluetail

Bluetail’s cloud-based solution streamlines operations and maintenance

Aviation Partners’ Winglet Installation Network Expands

Three MRO providers join the Aviation Partners network

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