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Maintenance and Modifications

Western Aircraft receives fourth Diamond Award

For the fourth time the FAA has awarded Western Aircraft the Diamond Certificate of Excellence for the company’s commitment to technical training and exper
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer Part 145 service center opens in Paris

The EASA has issued a Part 145 approval certificate to Embraer’s new executive jets center at Le Bourget Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications

Ametek to open MRO operation at Changi Airport

An 18,000-sq-ft maintenance, repair and overhaul facility was slated to open on Singapore’s Changi Airport before the end of last month.
Maintenance and Modifications

EASA approves Airwolf's Robinson blade fix

The European Aviation Safety Agency has granted approval of a recent FAA-approved rotor blade tape installation STC for Robinson R22s and R44s.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hawker Beechcraft service center opens in Delhi

InterGlobe General Aviation, a subsidiary of InterGlobe Enterprises, is opening a Hawker Beechcraft authorized service center at the Indira Gandhi Internat
Maintenance and Modifications

ERA Helicopters inks MX deal with P&WC

Pratt & Whitney Canada signed a fleet-management program contract with Era Helicopters of Lake Charles, La., to provide engine support for its fleet of
Maintenance and Modifications

Dallas Airmotive Love Field offers PW300 hot sections

BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul’s Dallas Airmotive has added Pratt & Whitney Canada PW300 hot-section inspection service at its Love Fiel
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Red River turbines builds T-9 milspec test cell

Turbine engine overhauler Red River Turbines has built the world’s first commercial T-9 military spec depot-level engine test cell.The $1.6 mil
Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna Citation service centers to offer mobile service units

Cessna Aircraft has begun serving Citation customers with a mobile service unit designed to save owners and operators time and money on their aircraft main
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Ameco Beijing opens Asia's largest MRO facility

A joint venture between Air China and Lufthansa has produced one of the world’s largest MRO facilities.
Maintenance and Modifications

EADS Socata OKs Midcoast as Falcon 7X repair center

Midcoast Aviation of St.
Maintenance and Modifications

CRS Jet Spares broadens and increases capacity

CRS Jet Spares is offering additional support for Premier I airframes.
Maintenance and Modifications

Corporate Flight maintenance relocates facility

Smyrna, Tenn.-based Corporate Flight Management (CFM) has expanded its maintenance division’s capacity by moving it from two relatively small hangars to a
Maintenance and Modifications

New version of corridor maintenance software released

Continuum Applied Technology has released Version 8.5 of its Corridor aviation service software.
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: Haggan Aviation

After a long stint working for other people, Geno Haggan, president of Englewood, Colo.-based Haggan Aviation, decided to open his own maintenance shop in
Safety

Torqued: Fight for voluntary safety programs

The last few months have been difficult for a number of aviation players.
Airports

Destination Airports: Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake City is where the Transcontinental Railroad first came together in 1869.
FBOs

Sheltair adding Savannah FBO

Pilots who are wondering when a second FBO will open at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport finally have an answer.
Airports

Florida airport for sale

The owner of a private airport in Tallahassee, Fla., has decided to sell the property and has set an asking price of $11.6 million.
Regulations and Government

Santa Monica blasts FAA interference in noise plan

The City of Santa Monica, Calif., planned to implement its new ordinance prohibiting operation of category C and D aircraft at the city’s airport beginning
FBOs

TotalFBO now web-enabled

Horizon Business Concepts’ TotalFBO software is now available in an online version.
FBOs

Key Air expanding to Minneapolis

FBO and charter/management company Key Air is building a new FBO at Anoka County-Blaine Airport in Minneapolis.
Airports

New runway opens at Houston executive

Privately owned and operated Houston Executive Airport, west of Houston, has completed a runway extension to 6,610 feet.
FBOs

Air BP at more FBOs

Carlsbad, Calif.-based FBO Jet Source has selected Air BP as its primary fuel supplier.
Airports

FBO Survey: Service Supremos

At face value, there has never been a better time to be in the international FBO business.
Safety

International Operations

Seven years after the chaos of 9/11, air travel has again reached record levels in the U.S, Europe and Asia.
Regulations and Government

No Vote on FAA Funding Bill, Yet

The U.S.
Aircraft

Piper Aircraft To Stay in Vero Beach?

An April 28 Indian River County budget resolution approved $12 million to keep Piper Aircraft at its headquarters in Vero Beach, Fla., and the state of Flo
Safety

SMS: More Than Just the Latest Buzzword in Bizav

“Safety management systems aren’t just the latest fad for corporate flight departments,” Daedalus Aviation Services president David Bjellos told the nearly
Regulations and Government

IBT or NJASAP? NetJets Pilots To Choose Next Month

An agreement was recently reached between the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP), the la