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.
Embraer's Beacon maintenance coordination platform will help support Vortex Aircraft Services to expand its Charlotte, North Carolina operations.
Southeast Aerospace designed an adapter plate for the Garmin GI 275 that it said simplifies installation.
Avionics installer ASI highlighted Garmin avionics upgrades on two high-performance single-engine airplanes.
The addition of a second coordinate measuring machine system doubles Av8's landing gear overhaul capacity,
Soloy will continue to operate in Olympia under its brand but will transfer support functions to NorthPoint in Minnesota after its acquisition.
Boost Systems has received Transport Canada STC approval for its personnel carrying device system for transport category rotorcraft.
Garmin has received FAA supplemental type certificate approval to install its GI 275 electronic flight instrument in Airbus AStar helicopters.
PWI's LED entry door light for the King Air 200 and 300 series, offers longer life and lower energy draw than the incandescent bulb it replaces.
Owners and operators of King Airs equipped with Garmin G1000 avionics can now add IS&S's ThrustSense autothrottle system.
New State Aviation Holdings expects its acquisition of Blackhawk Aerospace to double business.
