ATK Mission Research amended STC to install special mission equipment, including special surveillance equipment and radio communication equipment, on Bombardier DHC-8-200 and DHC-8-300 series aircraft, STC ST00004MC
Start preparing for NextGen retrofit—even if NextGen may be a money-loser. That is a pessimistic way to read the FAA’s final rule mandating equipage for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out for all aircraft flying in U.S. Class A, B and C airspace, around busy airports and above 10,000 ft. by Jan. 1, 2020. The agency issued the final rule on May 28. FAA acknowledges that the present-value net benefits of the ADS-B Out rule could be negative if costs are higher than expected or if benefits are low or slow to come.
When Koito Industries was found to have falsified safety testing results for some of its airline seating products, there was no great disruption for the rest of the OEMs and their customers, as some might have predicted. Only a few aircraft deliveries have been delayed because of it, says Beverly Holland, a communications specialist at Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
Emteq Engineering to install provisions for the Flight Deck Resources SkyTab 3200A electronic flight bag system on various ATR 42 and 72 models, STC ST03846AT
Component Control finished implementing its Quantum Control enterprise resource planning software at BBA Aviation company International Governor Services and added several new customers: Avmax Group, Aero Union and Sargent Aerospace & Defense.
O&M readership is growing in volume and global reach—we’ve got more readers around the globe than ever before. Thank you! Besides growing, we’re trying to help you better navigate MRO trends and connections. We’ve added more writers in Europe and in Asia Pacific, and we’re launching a new print and online MRO marketplace tool (see pg. 83 for its print debut).
Aerospace Products International and Transworld Aviation formed an alliance to operate a spare parts distribution center and offer full component MRO services at Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai.
Several Lufthansa Technik leaders moved into new positions in August. Thomas Rueckert, who most recently headed the Berlin Aircraft Maintenance Center, took over as CEO of Shannon Aerospace for Martin Kaiser, who now is CEO of Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon. The former CEO of the Shannon turbine engine operation, Ulrich Gaedicke, now is managing director of Hawker Pacific Aerospace in London. Michael Kirstein, who held the London managing director role before Gaedicke, moved to Los Angeles to become Hawker Pacific Aerospace CEO.
Ascent Aviation Services added R. Rick Townsend as senior VP sales and business development. Townsend formerly was AAR’s VP sales, marketing and customer support.
Ameco Beijing’s Civil Aviation Calibration & Test Center developed new calibration and repair capabilities and received China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment certification.
2009 AUDITS PER ORGANIZATION EVA Total Audits 2009 EVA Regulatory Audits 2009 EVA Customer Audits 2009 EVA Internal Audits 2009 EVA Audit Costs 2009 43 16 23 N/A $200,000 AAR Total Audits 2009 AAR Regulatory (FAA) Audits 2009 AAR Customer Audits 2009 A
Eyeing major issues such as foreign repair station requirements, bankruptcy reform and pilot training standards, three major aviation unions are uniting in a 140,000-worker-strong alliance in Washington. The American Aviation Labor Alliance (AALA) will coordinate lobbying for airline safety and security, say its founding organizations, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), the Transportation Workers Union (TWU) and the Coalition of Airline Pilots Association (CAPA).
FL Technics plans to invest $25 million in 20 new line stations in Europe, starting with one opened at Milan Malpensa airport in June. It operates nine line stations now and aims to run a total of 30 by 2012.
The legislative process is daunting and unwieldy, and it requires an understanding of divergent and often competing interests. In spite of the challenges, involvement is an absolute necessity; what happens in political arenas has enormous implications on markets and the cost of doing business. This is why the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) devotes so much time and effort to navigating the U.S. legislative arena.
A flurry of activity from engine OEMs led the Farnborough International Airshow in July, alongside new aircraft orders. Here’s the slice of contracts that includes maintenance work.
