Seattle - Component Control announces the release of the latest version of StockMarket.aero, its free online aviation parts eMarketplace. Enhancements to the Web site’s intuitive usability and navigation make it quicker and easier to find qualified aviation parts and services. Stockmarket.aero currently lists more than 40 million qualified line items of inventory and capability from more than 2,300 aircraft parts vendors.
D.O.M. News
06/27/2012 - 19:10
Peterborough, Ontario - Flying Colours Corp., in partnership with Maine Aviation, presented its latest ExecLiner CRJ conversion at the NBAA regional forum at Teterboro, N.J.. The aircraft, Serial Number 7779, which is configured for 16 passengers, was unveiled on June 1 at the Flying Colours' Peterborough facility and is the ninth CRJ conversion Flying Colours Corp. the company has completed.
06/27/2012 - 19:00
Dunfermline, Scotland - AviIT Ltd announces that its library management and document distribution solution, eMan, has been successfully deployed to support the European aircraft service and repair operations of MRO services provider airberlin technik.
06/20/2012 - 11:42
SKYscapes®, a new basecoat/clearcoat exterior paint system developed by Sherwin-Williams Aerospace, now has two complete coating systems - including pretreatment, corrosion protective primer, topcoat and clearcoat – certified with SAE International’s Aerospace Material Specification 3095 (AMS 3095).
06/19/2012 - 14:17
Dave Thissell of Plymouth, MA has received the prestigious Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award adding his name to the FAA’s Roll of Honor. Thissell, 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 Thissell moved to Plymouth where he has been for more than 40 years.
06/19/2012 - 14:13
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.
06/19/2012 - 14:07
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.
06/19/2012 - 14:05
Abaris Training announces it has graduated seven “Certified Composite Instructor: Level I “ candidates in its first “Train the Trainer” class. This marks a new level of composite training for Abaris as they lead the composites training industry by example.
06/14/2012 - 17:33
Snap-on Incorporated honored the country's wounded warriors on Thursday, June 14, hosting the annual "Soldier Ride" at its corporate headquarters in Kenosha, WI.
06/14/2012 - 09:07
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released the final agenda including speaker names, affiliations, and biographies for the forum on General Aviation Safety: Climbing to the Next Level, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, June 19 & 20.
06/07/2012 - 20:04
Middletown, DE - Summit Aviation, a Greenwich AeroGroup company, announces that it has received AS9100C (AS9100:2009) Aerospace Quality Standard System Certification for its Middletown, Del., and Somerset, Ky., facilities.
“This certification demonstrates our commitment to meet or exceed the increasingly stringent industry requirements as a world-class supplier,” said Robert Fitzpatrick, president of Summit Aviation. “This certification standardizes our quality processes across many of our programs to ensure continued process and service safety, reliability and quality.”
06/07/2012 - 19:57
Wichita, KS - Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) announces its factory-owned U.S. service centers have received the Diamond Award from the FAA's Maintenance Technician Program. The eight maintenance centers located in Atlanta, Indianapolis, Houston, San Antonio, Little Rock, Ark.; Tampa, Fla.; Wichita, Kan.; and Mesa, Ariz., met the requirements for the FAA’s highest distinction for excellence in aircraft maintenance training.
06/07/2012 - 19:49
Dallas - Dallas Airmotive, a BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul Group (ERO) company, has appointed Steve Griego as regional engine manager for the northwestern U.S. Griego will represent the company’s Pratt & Whitney Canada repair and overhaul services for PT6A-, JT15D-, PW500-, and PW306C-powered aircraft.
06/07/2012 - 19:39
Dallas - Xerox announces blending of its cloud capabilities with the data expertise of AvFinity to provide airlines with an effective, simpler way to communicate. Built on Xerox’s on-demand cloud infrastructure (IaaS), AvFinity’s patent-pending software technology (SaaS) marketed as AIRS, seamlessly shares important data and key transmissions from airlines to other carriers and countless flight authorities.
06/07/2012 - 19:31
Chantilly, VA - MAC Aerospace Corporation announces ISO 9001:2008 recertification and subsequent approval of application for membership in the Aviation Supplier Association.
“Another successful audit from British Standards Institute of our ISO 9001:2008 quality program, and within a few days, the addition of MAC Aerospace to the rolls of the prestigious Aviation Suppliers Association, confirms MAC Aerospace is committed to excellence," said Johnnie Eslinger, MAC Aerospace business development manager.
06/07/2012 - 19:08
Londonderry, NH - Pro Star Aviation announces receipt of FAA approval of a supplemental type certification (STC) for the installation of a Thrane & Thrane Aviator 200 SwiftBroadband system with Wi-Fi for installation in the Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. model PC-12/45/47/47E aircraft.
The Thrane & Thrane Aviator 200 SwiftBroadband satellite communication system is a compact airborne broadband solution that simultaneously provides ramp to altitude worldwide data and voice.
06/07/2012 - 19:07
Dallas - Dallas Airmotive, a BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul Group company, is expanding its field service support for the Honeywell HTF7000 engine by acquiring the tooling and inventory from Consolidated Turbine Support Inc. (CTS) of Mesa, Ariz. The tooling and inventory, along with Dallas Airmotive (DAI) Mobile Response technicians, will be based at DAI’s Phoenix Regional Turbine Center and provide 24-7 response coordinated through the company’s F1RST SUPPORT network.
06/07/2012 - 15:34
WICHITA, Kan. (June 7, 2012) – Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) today announced 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.
06/07/2012 - 10:10
WEST COVINA, CA – Concorde Battery is pleased to announce AW139 FAA approved STC SR03072NY, Transport Canada approved STC SH11-47 and Brazil ANAC STC 2012S04-04* replacing the standard nickel cadmium batteries with Concorde's Sealed Lead Acid Recombinant Gas (RG), Absorbed Glass Mat (AGM) batteries. SR03072NY, SH11-47 and 2012S04-04 replace the 27AH Nickel Cadmium auxiliary battery with a RG-407, 27AH sealed lead acid battery, and the option to convert the 44AH Nickel Cadmium starting battery with Concorde's RG-380E/44L or the higher capacity RG-380E/60L.
05/21/2012 - 08:14
AMT Day - May 24th is almost here - and D.O.M. would like to announce it is hosting the first Virtual AMT Day on Facebook, starting May 24th at 8am. "In celebration of the accomplishments of aircraft maintenance professionals, we are bringing together individuals from around the world to celebrate and educate," says Greg Napert, Publisher of D.O.M. magazine
The celebration will be hosted by D.O.M. magazine at www.facebook.com/dommagazine .