Content Archive: March 2007

Maintenance and Modifications

Professor can detect aircraft aging problems

As the aircraft fleet ages and the number of in-flight material fatigue incidents climbs, a professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia says he has fo
Maintenance and Modifications

Raytheon Aircraft workers earn master tech awards

Four Raytheon Aircraft Services (RAS) technicians and two technicians from Hawker Aircraft Services have completed the training requirements for the Flight
Maintenance and Modifications

Safer nitrogen tire inflation system available

Aircraft Spruce & Specialty of Corona, Calif., has entered an exclusive arrangement with Gentco to market that company’s new nitrogen tire inflation system
Charter & Fractional

Hawker Aircraft services NetJets MX Award

NetJets has presented its annual trophy for Best Heavy Maintenance Provider during 2006 to Hawker Aircraft Services.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulstream Aerospace acquires Weco

Gulfstream Aerospace has completed the acquisition of Weco Aerospace Systems, a privately held aviation-component overhaul company specializing in electric
Maintenance and Modifications

Enstrom improves customer support

Enstrom Helicopters has placed all its Service Bulletins and Service Information Letters on the customer-support page of the company Web site.
Maintenance and Modifications

Lufthansa Technik launches total landing gear support\

Lufthansa Technik is offering total landing-gear support (TLS) from aircraft purchase through resale.
Rotorcraft

Keystone Helicopters to provide maintenance for Seacor

Seacor’s Aviation Division has signed an agreement to have Keystone Helicopters provide maintenance and completions for the more than 160 helicopters it op
Maintenance and Modifications

Massachusetts facility builds on owner’s experience

Gary Potts, president of AirFlyte, has a long history in aviation and specifically at the airport his MRO serves.
Training and Workforce

Torqued: British Airways crew forfeited too much authority

A few months ago I wrote about the events surrounding a British Airways flight from Los Angeles to London (AIN, December 2006, page 78).