Mark Huber is an aviation industry veteran who has worked in the flight training, aircraft sales, aircraft component, and airport development businesses. He has flight time in more than 50 different and diverse aircraft, including helicopters, aerobatic aircraft, vintage warbirds, jet fighters, business jets and turboprops, and transport-category aircraft. He has jumped out of several of these—on purpose—with a parachute. His defense and aviation journalism has been published in a variety of national and international periodicals.

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Mark Huber

Metro Aviation unit PAC International completed helicopter services in 2023 that included 53 component repairs and overhauls, 31 custom completions, and 30 maintenance inspections. A licensed FAA repair station located in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, PAC has more than 45 years of experience with helicopter completions and maintenance, sheet metal, composites, avionics, paint, component repair, and overhaul.
PAC has performed more than 1,589 helicopter completions and customizations supporting diverse missions such as law enforcement, emergency medical services, electronic newsgathering, search-and-rescue, offshore transport, firefighting, and executive transport. The company has experience in the design, installation, and integration of avionics packages and represents a broad spectrum of avionics manufacturers with equipment including radios, navigation, flight control, optics, entertainment, and special mission equipment.&nbsp;It also provides custom-designed instrument panels and night vision goggle-compatible cockpits.
The company is an authorized Bell service center and also offers completions and services for Airbus, Leonardo, MDH, and Sikorsky helicopters.

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.

PAC International Logs Busy 2023

Metro Aviation unit specializes in helicopter completions and modifications

PAC has performed over 1,589 helicopter completions and customizations

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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.

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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Pilot John Adds New Suppliers to E-commerce Platform

Curt Epstein

News and developments about aircraft engines, including turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft and piston.

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.

Company has achieved a lot in a year and a half

Dallas-area Jets MRO Receives FAA Engine Mx Approval

Sarah Rose

Approval expands international service capability

Citadel Completions Earns Saudi Part 145 Certification

Charles Alcock

Florida company is now a production approval holder with parts manufacturer approval 

Aerospace Design & Compliance Secures PAH, PMA Approval

MRO operates service facilities in Ohio and Florida

Tamarack Expands Active Winglet Dealer Network

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ExecuJet Haite MRO Adds EASA Falcon 6X Line Mx Approval

Matt Thurber

New feature makes it easier to organize, access, and manage information

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Amy Wilder

News and issues relating to the aerospace industry that are related to the science, engineering and business of flight in space involving civil, industrial and military applications, and similar topics related to flight in the atmosphere of the Earth that are not covered more directly by other AINonline subject channels. In other words, both astronautical and aeronautical subjects, except for those aeronautical topics that are specifically covered elsewhere on this website.

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