http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 3:08:05 EDT Russian Helicopters signed an agreement during the 2013 Paris Air Show to bolster the maintenance services offered for its Mi-8 and Mi-17 helicopter lines in... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/maintenance/Russians-to-Increase-Mi-817-Maintenance-in-South-Africa_79511.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT Eurocopter announced at the Paris Air Show that receiving formal EASA approval for an EC225 retrofit kit – intended to solve the ongoing main gearbox issue – is a matter of days. “We have found the full set of explanation, the full root cause; we have agreed with the authorities on the... http://www.aviationtoday.com/categories/maintenance/Eurocopter-Close-to-EC225-Retrofit-Kit-Approval_79513.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT Delta Air Lines' maintenance division can begin performing maintenance and repair on aircraft engines in Japan, after receiving an Approved Organization Exposition... http://www.aviationtoday.com/categories/maintenance/Delta-Approved-for-Aircraft-Engine-Maintenance-in-Japan_79474.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT The House Subcommittee on Aviation has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday to examine the lessons learned from the Boeing 787 incidents earlier this year.      (Japan Airlines, along with other carriers, grounded their 787s in January following incidents on commercial flights with the aircraft... http://www.aviationtoday.com/categories/maintenance/Congressional-Hearing-to-Examine-Lessons-Learned-from-Boeing-787-Incidents_79452.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT ATR has added German aircraft maintenance company Rheinland Air Service to its network of authorized maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities. The company is the first independently owned MRO company to join ATR's network... http://www.aviationtoday.com/categories/maintenance/ATR-Adds-Rheinland-Air-Service-to-MRO-Network_79453.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT FAA has granted parts manufacturer approval (PMA) to Cool City Electronics (dba Cool City Avionics) for its SAS-100 stability augmentation system. The PMA... http://www.aviationtoday.com/categories/maintenance/Cool-City-Receives-PMA-for-Stability-Augmentation-System_79419.html Fri, 7 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT Japanese Airlines (JAL) on Sunday was forced to replace a Boeing 787 Dreamliner on a flight from Tokyo to Beijing due to an issue with the aircraft's redesigned lithium ion battery system.      (JAL 787. Photo, courtesy of Boeing.)   According to JAL, tape covering two holes used to... http://www.aviationtoday.com/categories/maintenance/Boeing-787-Flight-Cancelled-in-Japan-Due-to-Battery-Issue_79404.html Mon, 3 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT   AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT Nav Canada Contract Satellite-based global air traffic surveillance provider Aireon finalized a long-term, commercial data services contract with Canada’s civil air navigation service provider (ANSP) Nav Canada. Aireon is a joint venture between Nav Canada and... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/maintenance/Industry-Scan_79250.html Sat, 1 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT  Unlike the U.S.airlines, the U.S. military is still flying and supporting aircraft with avionics systems whose technological heyday is long past. These systems — as well as those of more recent vintage — require constant monitoring to ensure they stay up and running. And, when problems... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/maintenance/Military-Maintenance-Meeting-the-Challenge_79258.html Sat, 1 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT Gulfstream has signed an exclusive aircraft spare parts consignment agreement with Air Works, a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company with locations throughout India.      (Gulfstream 550. Photo, courtesy of Gulfstream.)   Air Works will provide warehousing and delivery of spare... http://www.aviationtoday.com/categories/maintenance/Gulfstream-Expands-Aircraft-Parts-Agreement-in-India_79394.html Thu, 30 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT