Maintenance and Modifications
News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.
Rolls-Royce (Booth 2817) has announced the appointment of five more new First (fully integrated Rolls-Royce support team) Network
High-level political tension between the UK and the European Union has blocked agreements on the movement of skilled aviation labor across borders.
MD Helicopters is expanding parts inventory by $24 million as part of its investment in beefing up product support.
Lufthansa Technik's revenues bounced back in 2021 from a Covid-induced slump.
East/West Industries and German aerospace company Autoflug will co-market each other's products.
Boost's new HEC suspension line is encased in clear urethane.
Blackhawk Aerospace buying Recoil, maker of helicopter auxiliary fuel and fire suppression tanks.
The Signature Aviation engine repair and overhaul acquisition expanded StandardAero's helicopter MRO capabilities.
GPMS International received an STC for Foresight MX on the MD530 and plans to obtain STCs for Airbus, Bell, and Sikorsky helicopters later this year.
The overhaul also includes a new cost-sharing approach to fund for certain upgrades of legacy models, such as H120 avionics.
