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.
Hawthorne Global Aviation Services has been an Embraer authorized service center since 2006.
The web platform, which matches customers with service provider quotes, has had a banner month in terms of its network growth.
Maintenance plan provider JSSI has expanded its industry footprint with the purchase of SierraTrax, which offers aircraft maintenance tracking services.
As a result of the deal, SierraTrax will expand its support to operators of super-midsize and large-cabin jets.
AEA, member repair stations and manufacturers, and the Urban Institute collaborated on the design of the avionics technician apprenticeships.
The Mobile Repair Team looks to improve its aircraft return-to-service options with EmbraerX's Beacon platform.
Blackhawk has acquired Columbia Avionics & Aircraft Services, a specialist in Cessna Citation avionics STCs.
Premier Aircraft Services becomes Epic Aircraft's first authorized service center in the southeastern U.S.
The partnership gives Jet East access to Turbine Engine Specialists' rental bank of Honeywell 36-100 and 36-150 APUs.
VisionSafe’s Emergency Vision Assurance System (EVAS) is now STC’d for the Embraer Praetor 500 and 600.