Jet Aviation St. Louis has acquired the necessary tools and training to comply with Bombardier’s Service Bulletin (SB) ATA 52-11, issued to address passenger door corrosion prevention, and has repaired thee aircraft to date: two Challenger 604s and one Challenger 605.
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08/09/2012 - 10:38
08/08/2012 - 20:49
Andover, Kan. - Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings has launched a new Web site at www.swaerospace.com to assist aircraft coatings specifiers, influencers and users. Users can search via their specific market niche (general, business, commercial and military aviation markets), and/or product system (interior, exterior coatings, primers, fillers, etc.).
08/08/2012 - 20:39
Dallas - The FAA has named Baker Aviation’s maintenance facility at Addison Airport (KADS) a certified repair station. Baker Aviation is currently the only certified repair station at KADS.
“We are excited about the certification and what it means for our customers,” says Marty Dryer, director of operations at Baker Aviation. “This was the next big step in our expansion with our plans to offer full-service maintenance operations to our current customers, as well as any aircraft owners or operators who choose Baker Aviation for their aircraft needs.”
08/08/2012 - 20:32
London -MRO provider British Airways Engineering announces its investment to inaugurate three new, state-of-the-art, bespoke training rooms at its Heathrow maintenance base. The EASA-approved classrooms each have a capacity of 12 to 16 students and will be used to deliver theoretical and practical training elements dedicated to B787, A380 and the Airbus A318/9/20/21 variants.
08/08/2012 - 20:19
Cleveland - Constant Aviation, an MRO facility headquartered at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, announces the completion of its fifth winglet modification on the Citation X.
08/08/2012 - 20:10
Washington, D.C. - National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) membership recently topped 9,000 companies, a new record reflecting a growth rate of 25 percent in recent years.
“Our membership growth is testimony to the value of business aviation and NBAA’s role in representing this essential industry,” says Ed Bolen, NBAA president and CEO. “Now more than ever, businesses depend on the use of aircraft to remain nimble, competitive and successful in a highly-challenging global marketplace, and we are proud to advocate for their interests.”
08/08/2012 - 19:59
O'Fallon, Mo. - Corpair Supply Company Inc. announces Corpair Composites, a business aviation MRO and the company's first division and the newest member to the AVMATS-related companies. Corpair Composites will initially specialize in the repair and fabrication of Falcon, Sabreliner and Bombardier composite components such as wing overlays, speed brakes, fairings and more. The new facility located in O'Fallon, Mo., is equipped with dedicated clean rooms, hot bonders and ovens.
For more information, call Bill Kener at (636) 812-3356.
08/08/2012 - 19:53
Orlando, Fla. - Cessna Aircraft plans customer festivities for Sept. 17, 2012, to mark the grand opening of its new company-owned Citation Service Center at Valencia Airport in Manises, Spain. The Valencia Citation Service Center will have approximately 62,400 square feet of hangar space and 38,000 square feet of office and administration space. The center will provide full line and base maintenance, warranty work, paint, small modifications and mobile support teams.
08/08/2012 - 19:46
Chesterfield, Mo. - AVMATS announces the promotion of Rich Vollmar to vice president and general manager overseeing maintenance, repair and support services at AVMATS Spirit. Vollmar has served as director of maintenance since 2007.
08/07/2012 - 21:33
Lincoln, Neb. - Duncan Aviation has named Tony Desmond team leader of its Long Island, NY, business aircraft AOG engine rapid response team (RRT) located at the Republic Airport. Desmond has 22 years of aviation experience, most recently managing maintenance for five business aircraft as the owner of NexGen Aircraft Management and as chief inspector with Executive Jet Management for seven years.
08/07/2012 - 21:28
Tulsa, Okla. - Lufthansa Technik Component Services (LCTS) announces the expansion of its technical services portfolio for aircraft components and its plans to grow even further.
LTCS has bundled all its services for the repair and supply of aircraft components at its Tulsa location and has increased the square footage of its workshops and warehouses. In addition to component services, the company now also offers services for the disassembly of aircraft and the sale of its components and engines.
08/07/2012 - 21:19
Vilnius, Lithuania - For several decades the world’s leading airlines have been uniting under various alliance projects in order to improve customer services and cut the costs related to operations, maintenance, sales, marketing and more. One of the main advantages for the carriers-members of an alliance is the opportunity to operate joint maintenance facilities and gain access to the joint all-alliance spare parts pool. However, not every airline cooperation project grants comprehensive mutual spare parts support for its members.
08/07/2012 - 21:06
London - Integrated aviation services provider A J Walter Aviation (AJW) has signed an asset purchase agreement to buy the component repair business of Aveos Fleet Performance. AJW plans to develop a world-class MRO operation and will establish the Montréal facility as its new global headquarters for the aircraft components MRO. AJW worked with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) to formulate a new business structure.
08/06/2012 - 21:29
Stratford, Conn. - Global business aviation and services group Gama Aviation FZE announces that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has approved Gama Aviation FZE as one of the first UAE-based business jet operators to achieve CAR Part M continued airworthiness maintenance management organization certification.
08/06/2012 - 21:23
East Hartford, Conn. - Pratt & Whitney announced orders for the PurePower PW1000G engine family at the Farnborough Air Show. The PurePower engine family powers four different aircraft platforms. CIT, JetBlue and IndiGo finalized agreements for PW1100G-JM engines, as Cebu Pacific Air and Norwegian Air Shuttle placed new orders, lifting the tally to more than 1,100 firm PW1100G-JM engine orders.
08/06/2012 - 21:15
Atlanta - Scott Ernest, Cessna president and CEO, will be the featured guest speaker at the regular bi-monthly meeting of the Atlanta Aero Club on Aug. 9, 2012.
Ernest joined Cessna after a 29-year career at GE where he spent all but two years with GE Aviation, serving as vice president and general manager of global supply chain. Previously, he was vice president and general manager of global operations for engine services, having been appointed to that position as well as being named an officer of General Electric Company in 2001.
08/06/2012 - 21:03
Grand Junction, Colo. - West Star Aviation has acquired the recently-released Messier Bugatti Dowty overhaul manuals and technical data for Challenger 604 192-month gear restorations. This “stand-alone” overhaul manual is required to perform any Challenger 604 gear restorations/repairs, and encompasses OEM approved repairs, engineering support, recommended service bulletins and airworthiness directives, as well as OEM mandatory requirements.
08/06/2012 - 20:54
Marana, Ariz. - MRO Marana Aerospace Solutions recently completed heavy maintenance and interior reconfiguration on a Boeing 777-200ER passenger aircraft operated by TAAG Angola Airlines. Redmond, Wash.-based Cascade Engineering Services Inc. managed the project.
08/02/2012 - 11:03
Explore aviation jobs in Duluth! AAR has an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a growing aviation maintenance business.
AAR is forming the leadership and high skills teams to prepare its facility at 4600 Stebner Road in Duluth, MN. If you have a career that has demonstrated your leadership skills or you are highly skilled in Sheet Metal, Composites, A&P, or Avionics in a heavy jet maintenance environment, attend the job fair to explore the possibilities.
07/25/2012 - 17:02
West Covina, CA - Concorde announces the selection of its RG-380E/60L as the original equipment battery for Viking Air Limited new production DHC-6-400 aircraft. Concorde also announces FAA approval of STC SA03971AT to replace nickel-cadmium main and auxiliary batteries on DHC-6-1, DHC-6-100, DHC-6-200, and DHC-6-300 vintage aircraft.