Duncan Aviation has installed and certified Aircell Broadband with in-flight Wi-Fi in a Learjet 45 and Challenger 600-2B16, including the 601-3A/601-3R/604 variants. These Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) add to a long list of Duncan Aviation STCs for in-flight internet systems. With completed installations nearing 300 aircraft, and with plans for dozens more in the coming months, Duncan Aviation is the clear leader in the aftermarket installation of aircraft internet and Wi-Fi upgrades such as Aircell Gogo Biz and Swiftbroadband systems.
D.O.M. News
07/01/2012 - 12:00
Smyrna Air Center, Inc. (www.SmyrnaAirCenter.com) and Aeromecanic (http://aeromecanic.com/Index_EN.html) have signed an agreement for Aeromecanic to become a Designated Engine Installer for the GE M601E-11A and H80 engines. Smyrna Air Center holds the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), promoted as “Power 90”, for the installation of the GE engines on Beechcraft King Air 90-Series aircraft.
07/01/2012 - 12:00
Dallas Airmotive, a BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul Group (ERO) company, has signed an agreement with Rolls-Royce to provide Mobile Repair Support (MRS) services for the BR710 turbofan family of engines. Dallas Airmotive is the only independent engine service company to have this approval. The company will offer a variety of field service capabilities including on-site engine borescoping, troubleshooting, accessory replacement, and engine removal and reinstallation.
07/01/2012 - 12:00
The Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum will be setting aside a space at its Steven F. Udvar-Hazy center for a Wall of Honor. This memorial will have names on an airfoil-shaped wall along with aviation heroes like the Wright brothers, Jimmy Doolittle, Neil Armstrong, Alan Shepard, Amelia Lockhart, John Glenn and Jim Lovell.
Ken MacTiernan, president of the Aircraft Maintenance Technicians Association (AMTA), announces that the AMTA is leading an effort to raise funds to have Charles E. Talyor’s name placed on the wall.
07/01/2012 - 12:00
Bird-B-Gone Inc. now offers the Repeller 360°, a physical bird deterrent that rotates in the wind to deter large birds from landing in unwanted areas such as boats, docks, signs, rooftops, A.C. units and more.
07/01/2012 - 12:00
Sherwin-Williams Aerospace offers a performance, two-component, High Solids Corrosion Inhibitive Epoxy Primer (CM0483987). It’s simple to apply, flows out to a smooth surface and provides corrosion protection.
07/01/2012 - 12:00
Dave Thissell of Plymouth, MA has received the prestigious Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award adding his name to the FAA’s Roll of Honor. Dave, a graduate of East Coast Aero Tech, began his aviation career in 1962 for Hinson Aviation in Baltimore, MD, where he also served as a mechanic for the 135 Air Commando Group of the Maryland Air National Guard. After a few short years Dave moved to Plymouth where he has been for more than 40 years.
07/01/2012 - 12:00
Summit Aviation, a Greenwich AeroGroup company, announces it has received AS9100C (AS9100:2009) Aerospace Quality Standard System Certification for its Middletown, DE and Somerset, KY facilities.
“This certification demonstrates our commitment to meet or exceed the increasingly stringent industry requirements as a world-class supplier,” says president of Summit Aviation Robert Fitzpatrick. “This certification standardizes our quality processes across many of our programs to ensure continued process and service safety, reliability and quality.”
07/01/2012 - 12:00
DART Helicopter Services announces the creation and launch of its New iPad App for its 2012 Accessories Catalog.
The 2012 DART Helicopter Services catalog has 3,500 accessories, 2,000 tools and 600 STCs.
Discover a world of innovative helicopter solutions at the touch of a finger for AgustaWestland, Bell, Eurocopter, MD Helicopters, Robinson and Sikorsky.
07/01/2012 - 12:00
StandardAero has received FAA approval for a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for upgrading Mark V EGPWS computers with Honeywell’s Smart Runway™ and SmartLanding™ Runway Safety Package for Falcon 50, F50EX, and Falcon 900, and Falcon 900EX aircraft.
StandardAero completed the STCs via its Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) at the Springfield, IL facility and offers installation at any one of its four North American service centers with additional locations in Los Angeles, Augusta, GA and Houston, TX.
07/01/2012 - 12:00
Shearwater Air, a Monterey, CA-based jet charter and aircraft management company, announces it has received the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) certification, created by the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) to standardized safe and highly professional business aircraft operations world-wide.
07/01/2012 - 12:00
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announces that its maintenance operations facility in Sorocaba, Brazil, has been rebranded as Gulfstream Brazil, joining Gulfstream Luton near London as the company’s two international service centers. A third center, Gulfstream Beijing, is scheduled to begin operation later this year.
07/01/2012 - 12:00
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. will soon support Gulfstream operators in northern California and Colorado using a specially outfitted Field and Airborne Support Team (FAST) mobile maintenance vehicle.
From its base at San Jose International Airport, the vehicle will support customers’ Gulfstream aircraft located in and around San Jose, San Francisco and Oakland, as well as Gulfstream aircraft in Sacramento, Fresno and as far east as Reno, Nev. From December to early March, the vehicle will be based at Denver’s Centennial Airport to serve operators in Colorado during ski season.
07/01/2012 - 12:00
SkyTrac Systems announces that it has obtained a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the ISAT-200 on the DHC-8 100, 200 and 300 series aircrafts.
The Dash-8 STC in addition to the AML part-23 STC SkyTrac obtained earlier in 2012 gives a broad range of coverage in the fixed-wing market. The ISAT-200 provides a full range of flight following and SatCom capabilities for operators, and will be complemented by the release of the ISAT-200A later this year.
07/01/2012 - 12:00
Stevens Aviation, a diversified aircraft service provider offering expertise in the areas of aircraft maintenance and modification, fixed base operations and flight services, has appointed Paul Witt to the position of general manager of its Donaldson Center (GYH) operations facility.
07/01/2012 - 12:00
Trax announces that Silver Airways has chosen to sign with Trax as its MRO solution software.
Trax software will help Silver Airways manage its numerous locations and diverse fleet with its MRO software to ensure its maintenance and engineering work and records are in impeccable shape. This will help the company to be as efficient and organized as possible.
07/01/2012 - 12:00
On June 11, the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief with the United States Supreme Court. In doing so, ARSA provided background for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations requiring maintenance instruction availability, and pointed out that the FAA cannot ignore the plain language of those regulations. As a result, ARSA emphasized existing Supreme Court legal doctrine supporting Court intervention in the matter.
07/01/2012 - 12:00
Western Aircraft, a Greenwich AeroGroup company, announces that it has received a 2011 Boeing Performance Excellence Award. The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior performance. Western Aircraft maintained a Silver composite performance rating for each month of the 12-month performance period, from Oct. 1, 2010, to Sept. 30, 2011.
07/01/2012 - 12:00
Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) announces its factory-owned service centers in the United States have, once again, received the coveted Diamond Award from the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Maintenance Technician Program. The eight HBS maintenance centers including Little Rock, AR, Tampa, FL, Atlanta, GA, Indianapolis, IN, Wichita, KS, Houston, TX, San Antonio, TX and Mesa, AZ, met the requirements for the FAA’s highest distinction for excellence in aircraft maintenance training.
07/01/2012 - 12:00
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified the FastFin® Tail Rotor Enhancement and Stability System for installation and flight on Bell 205 helicopters. Following up on the successful FastFin certification for Bell 212s, European operators can now realize the same performance improvements on Bell 205s. Hover load, wind azimuth tolerance, hover stability and safety are all now significantly enhanced with the BLR FastFin System.