Drinking in Bombardier’s $2bn aftermarketOne Minute Week Mike Stones 2 Dec 22 0Maintaining business jets is thirsty work. Strategically placed water dispensers (Scottish Pure to be precise) were much in evidence when touring Bombardier’s newly inaugurated Biggin… Read more
The weakest link in the chainOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 9 Sep 22 0In June a friend of CJI had a slight car issue. Someone stole the dashboard and steering wheel. There was no damage, but the car… Read more
Metrojet’s Philippines MRO station renews FAA certificationnews CJI Expert 27 Jun 22 0Metrojet Engineering Clark (MEC), the Philippines-based maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) station of Hong Kong operator Metrojet, has renewed its repair station certification after an… Read more
Honeywell appoints AMETEK MRO Singapore as authorised repair centrenews Mike Stones 16 Jun 22 0CJI Summary Honeywell appoints AMETEK Singapore PTE as an Authorised Repair Centre for engine components on CF6-80, PW2000, PW4000, V2500, Trent 700, Trent 800, and… Read more
ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East wins India DGCA approval for Falcon 2000news Mike Stones 6 Jun 22 0CJI Summary *ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East gains approval from India’s DGCA to conduct maintenance on Falcon 2000 aircraft. *The company already has approval to… Read more
Kaman agrees deal to buy Parker’s Wheel and Brake Divisionnews Mike Stones 30 May 22 0CJI Summary *Kaman to acquire Parker-Hannifin Wheel & Brake Division for $440m. *The transaction is expected to be accretive to Kaman’s margin and cash flow… Read more
FAA updates aviation technician curriculumnews Yves Le Marquand 27 May 22 0* FAA is modernising training requirements for aviation maintenance technicians for the first time in nearly half a century * The updates will include training… Read more
Bombardier boosts maintenance & repair capacity at Le Bourget, Parisnews Mike Stones 24 May 22 0CJI Summary *Bombardier has expanded its Line Maintenance Station (LMS) at Le Bourget Airport near Paris to increase its maintenance and repair services for European… Read more
Luxaviation Group sells LBAS maintenance stake to Bombardiernews CJI Expert 29 Sep 20 0Luxaviation is selling its stake in Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS), which provides maintenance services, to original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Bombardier. This is Luxaviation’s next… Read more
Oriens Aviation secures three delivery positions for British Isles based customersnews Terry Spruce 14 Jun 19 0Oriens Aviation is pleased to offer three delivery positions on the PC-24 Super Versatile Jet, hard on the heels of Pilatus Aircraft Ltd re-opening the… Read more
Dallas Airmotive joins MRO Insider’s network of Maintenance Providersnews Terry Spruce 13 Jun 19 0Tecumseh, MI – Aviation maintenance quoting website MRO Insider announced the addition of Dallas Airmotive to their list of subscribed marketplace facilities. Dallas Airmotive is… Read more
Bombardier selects ACI Jet as authorised service facilitynews Terry Spruce 12 Jun 19 0San Luis Obispo, CA – June 12, 2019 — ACI Jet, announced that Bombardier has approved the company as its newest authorised service facility (ASF).… Read more
Tamarack Aerospace files voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcynews Terry Spruce 7 Jun 19 0Sandpoint, Idaho, June 7, 2019 – Tamarack Aerospace has chosen to make this difficult decision as a direct result of the EASA and FAA Airworthiness… Read more
Constant Aviation is top Challenger 300 – 7500 cycle inspection MROnews Terry Spruce 5 Jun 19 0Cleveland, OH – Tuesday, June 4, 2019 – Constant Aviation, a full-service nationwide MRO specialising in airframe and engine maintenance, major repairs, avionics, interiors and… Read more
Two Duncan Aviation Satellite Avionics Shops have movednews Terry Spruce 3 Jun 19 0Lincoln, NEB — Duncan Aviation announced that two of its Satellite Avionics Shops—one on the East coast and one on the West – have moved… Read more
First aircraft paint project completed at Duncan Aviation Provo facilitynews Terry Spruce 30 May 19 0Lincoln, NEB — Duncan Aviation recently delivered its first paint project from its new, state-of-the-art paint hangar at its full-service facility in Provo, Utah. The… Read more
RUAG optimises maintenance visit for Bombardier Challenger 850news Terry Spruce 30 May 19 0Emmen, Switzerland – RUAG MRO International refreshed a Bombardier Challenger 850 belonging to VistaJet with a variety of aircraft services during a scheduled maintenance visit.… Read more
JetSupport providing the first European G5000 retrofits on Citation Excel & XLSnews Terry Spruce 29 May 19 0Garmin’s G5000 is the new fully integrated flight deck retrofit for the Citation Excel and XLS. Fully compliant with all future mandates & options, JetSupport… Read more
Gogo to launch 5G network in 2021news Terry Spruce 29 May 19 0Chicago – May 29, 2019 – Gogo announced its plans to build a 5G network for aviation. The new air-to-ground (ATG) network will be designed… Read more
AVIAA signs up ACC Columbia Jet Service as new supplier at EBACEnews Terry Spruce 29 May 19 0AVIAA ratified a new supplier agreement with expanding independent Part 145 business aircraft MRO specialist ACC Columbia Jet Service of Germany during EBACE in Geneva… Read more
