A crack in the first officer's side window caused a Southwest Airlines flight to return to Tampa International Airport. There were no injuries and passengers were transferred to another aircraft. The damaged aircraft was taken out of service.

GA Telesis Component Repair Group Southeast (GAT CRGSE) has received a 2010 Boeing Performance Excellence Award (BPEA), which recognises suppliers who have achieved superior performance. GAT CRGSE maintained a Gold composite performance rating for each month of the...

StandardAero announced yesterday that it has signed an exclusive maintenance agreement with West Atlantic. This long-term contract covers over 80 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW126 and PW126A engines. “We are extremely proud to partner with West Atlantic to support...

The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA), the trade association representing companies performing aviation maintenance, has launched a survey to assess the economic impact of bilateral aviation safety agreements (BASA). The survey is part of ARSA’s plan to...

AEI has been selected by an undisclosed customer to provide one Boeing 727-200SF 12 Pallet Configuration Passenger-to-Freighter Conversion. The modifications will be carried out in Miami where AEI is based.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating two braking systems on an American Airlines 757 aircraft that ran off the runway while landing at the Jackson Hole Airport. The aircraft came to a stop about 350 feet beyond the runway on December 29. No one...

A US Airways regional jet made an emergency landing at Norfolk International Airport on Saturday night after a warning light indicated a possible problem with the landing gear. When pilots on the US Airways Express flight from Norfolk to Charlotte noticed a warning...

Aircraft maintenance company, Deal Baldwin Painting, is planning to start operations at a former Air Force base in northern Indiana and possibly hire 200 people. A 29-year lease deal was signed last week with Miami County officials for hangar space in the Grissom...

Canadian air-safety officials from Transport Canada have ordered emergency inspections of landing gears on more than 300 Bombardier Q400 turbobrop aircraft, in order to ensure that alternate extension systems can properly deploy the main gears. The safety directive...

US Airways has committed to leasing heavy maintenance aircraft hangar space at Pittsburgh International Airport for the next five years. Allegheny County Airport Authority board members have approved a new five-year lease with US Airways covering hangars 3, 4 and 5...

Boeing has developed a system that uses RFID technology to cut the time it takes to check oxygen generators from 13 hours to just eight and a half minutes. Boeing is working with Fujitsu to offer the service to airlines. "We did a workshop with Japan Airlines to...

Precision Aviation Group (PAG), exclusive provider of ISMRO (Inventory Supported Maintenance Repair & Overhaul), has acquired Dallas-based Avcenter, an FAA Repair Station specializing in wheels, brakes, and accessories for the aerospace industry. The Avcenter...