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Maintenance and Modifications

Composite repair training offered in Wales

Heatcon Abaris Training International has partnered with Lufthansa Resource Technical Training to offer compositerepair training at Lufthansa’s Cwmbran, Wa
Maintenance and Modifications

TAT Technologies buying Piedmont Component Services

TAT Technologies, through its fully owned subsidiary Limco Airepair,announced it will acquire Piedmont Aviation Component Services.
Maintenance and Modifications

CRS becomes distribution center for Honeywell GTCP APU

Standard Aero has appointed CRS Jet Spares, a worldwide distributor of aftermarket support and services, a component distribution center for the Honeywell
Maintenance and Modifications

Securaplane's XL249 emergency battery recieves PMA on GV

Securaplane Technologies has received Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) on its XL249 emergency battery system forinstallation on the Gulfstream V.Securapla
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO PROFILE: Columbia Air Services

“Maintenance plays a principal role in our business,” according to Columbia Air Services president Art Maurice.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Lincoln given DAS status

Duncan Aviation’s full-service facility in Lincoln, Neb., has won DesignatedAlteration Station (DAS) authorization from the FAA.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan's Battle Creek facility to grow by 125,500 sq ft

Duncan Aviation recently broke ground on a 325,000-sq-ft expansion of its 200,000-sq-ft Battle Creek facility.
Maintenance and Modifications

Banyan Air Service recieves FAA Diamond award

The FAA has given its Diamond Award for participating in the Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) trainingprogram to Banyan Air Service of Fort Lauderdale
Engines

BizJet becomes Honeywell TFE731 service center

With more than 15 years’ experience working on the TFE731 engine as an independent FAR 145 Repair Station, BizJet International has recently become a major
Safety

Improving response after an accident

One thing that makes air transportation great is the amount of effort that the industry puts into maintaining the safety record.
Safety

King Air gear subject of FAA bulletin

The FAA has issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin for certain Beech King Air F90/100/200s and Beech 99s.
Airports

Noise-abatement studies begin at LAX and VNY

The Los Angeles World Airport Authority (LAWA) recently awarded a $6.5 million, three- to five-year contract to Harris Miller Miller and Hanson (HMMH) of B
Regulations and Government

Proposed Noise-control Measures at Van Nuys Airport

 • Incentives/disincentives in rental rates.
Airports

Van Nuys’ Commie Connection

Disgruntled neighbors of “Van Noise Airport” can blame their woes on the Communist menace.
FBOs

All-new Miami FBO brings high style to Tamiami Exec

Don’t tell Albert Sotero that an FBO needs to be “sensibly Spartan” to survive.
FBOs

Signature Flight Support Prsident to Leave This Fall

Signature has confirmed that Beth Haskins, who took over as president of Signature Flight Support five years ago, will be leaving the company in September.
FBOs

Private hangar project nears completion at LAS

At press time, there was still one hangar left unspoken for at the Paradise Aviation Jet Hangar construction project at Las Vegas McCarran International Ai
FBOs

Legacy FBO in San Diego gets another chance

According to the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), the city of San Diego was out of line when it tried to take over the FBO concession at Mon
FBOs

More Hangar Space in the Green Mountain State

FBO AvCenter at Burlington (Vt.) International Airport more than doubled the available hangar space on a portion of its leasehold earlier this year when it
FBOs

First the Pacific Coast, Now Glitter Gulch

Atlantic Aviation may be outdistancing its name, but don’t expect company president Lou Pepper to consider changing a brand that dates back almost to the d
FBOs

New roof for big jets at CHO

The recently merged business-aviation entity now known as Garrett/Piedmont Hawthorne/Associated officially opened its new 18,000-sq-ft, $1.2 million hangar
FBOs

Fargo Jet Center Gets Customs Service

Business aircraft passengers and crews arriving at Hector International Airport (FAR), Fargo, N.
FBOs

Supermarine moves east to New York, acquires Rifton

David Price, chairman and CEO of American Airports (AAC, which hasoperated the Supermarine FBO at Santa Monica Airport in California for several years), ad
FBOs

FBO PROFILE: Skyservice Avitat

People fly on general aviation aircraft because they can go where they want to, when they want to.
ATC

MAC Recommends Tracon Consolidation

The FAA’s industry-government Management Advisory Council (MAC) is recommending that the agency take several steps to save money, including consolidating s
Regulations and Government

Aeronautics Research Bill Lauded

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Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: July 2005

– The Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration finally surrendered to Congressional pressure and offered a plan to op
Accidents

Factual Report: MU-2 Flight Was Erratic Before Crash

Mitsubishi MU-2B-36, Pittsfield, Mass., March 25, 2004– Royal Air Freight’s MU-2 was substantially damaged and the ATP pilot killed when the airplan
Accidents

Factual Report: Irregularities Noted After Learjet Accident

Gates Learjet 25B, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Feb., 20, 2004– Skylink Jets’ Learjet N24RZ was substantially damaged when it struck a fence and building
Accidents

Preliminary Report: MU-2 Takeoff Crash Kills Four

Mitsubishi MU-2B, Hillsboro, Ore., May 24, 2005–The pilot, his wife and another couple aboard Mitsubishi MU-2B N312MA were killed when the