With electric aircraft comes specialized training for mechanics.
Maintenance
Proposed rule would create flexibility in maintenance training
The FAA’s proposed rule will allow for completion of training based on knowledge and skill requirements.
New Flush Cutter eliminates FOD
The cutter is designed to capture wire clippings, reducing the likelihood of Foreign Object Damage.
Meet the Aeronca go-to guy
The date was Sept. 6, 1946. It was his first airplane ride. He was just 6 years old and it set the course for all days to follow.
Duncan Aviation to open satellite avionics shop at KBED
Duncan Aviation will open a Satellite Avionics Shop in Bedford, Mass., in early August. The shop will be located in the Jet Aviation hangar at Laurence G Hanscom Field (KBED). “We’re excited to make more of our skilled technicians and Duncan Aviation experience available to our customers along the northern Atlantic seaboard,” says Manager of […]
Myrtle Air Services at KMYR earns Part 145 Repair Station certificate
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The FAA has awarded Myrtle Air Services a 145 Air Agency Certificate, making it the Myrtle Beach International Airport’s newest Part 145 Repair Station. “The decision by the FAA to award Myrtle Air Services with its 145 Air Agency Certificate is fantastic news,” said Scott Van Moppes, director of airports for Horry […]
Clay Lacy opens maintenance facility at KOXC
Clay Lacy Aviation has officially opened its 65,000-square-foot aircraft maintenance facility at Waterbury-Oxford Airport (KOXC) in Oxford, Connecticut. Staffed by factory trained technicians on Gulfstream, Bombardier, Dassault, Cessna, and Hawker airframes, the facility offers light line maintenance for engine and airframe, avionics troubleshooting and repairs, and minor interior updates and reconditioning. The process for FAA Part 145 […]
StandardAero to expand three facilities
StandardAero Component Services has unveiled plans for a “significant investment and expansion” at three of the company’s U.S. sites during 2018, increasing shop capacity by a total of 260,000 square feet at the company’s locations in Miami, Cincinnati and Hillsboro, Ohio. Overall investment to fund the expansions exceeds $16 million in construction and capital equipment, […]
All-in-one engine stand and shipping container unveiled
S.A.F.E. Structure has unveiled a jet engine work stand and engine container, known as The Engine CAN. Company officials said they were recently approached by Zach Seaverson of Dallas Airmotive to design an all-in-one engine work stand and engine shipping container. The Engine CAN will universally fit the M250, PW200, and RR300 engines, which reduces wasted […]