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CD Aviation Service is pleased to announce they are now an FAA-accepted Line Maintenance Facility (LMF) for the Bombardier Learjet 45 series of aircraft. CDAS now performs engine changes, engine runs, service checks, special inspections, hourly inspections, and phase inspections. The company sent two of their mechanics to Tucson, Arizona to complete a 2-week in-depth […]

CD Aviation Services (CDAS) of Joplin, Mo. received the prestigious William (Bill) O’Brien Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Diamond Award of Excellence for the 10th consecutive year. The requirement to qualify for the Employer FAA Diamond Award of Excellence is to have 100 percent of the company’s eligible Aviation Maintenance Technicians earn an Individual AMT Award.

Originally designed in 1959 and certified in 1965, the TPE331 was Honeywell’s first turboprop engine.TPE331 service and maintenance were Developed for multiple applications within military, regional airline, agricultural, and general aviation aircraft, the series now includes 18 engine models and 106 configurations. Today, with more than 13,000 engines delivered and more than 122 million hours of

CD Aviation Services (CDAS) of Joplin, Mo., a turbine engine maintenance facility, was awarded the Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Diamond Certificate of Excellence in recognition of participation in and dedication to continuing aviation maintenance training. All eligible CDAS employees participated in the 2008 AMT Awards Program and each was presented with individual awards, including nine

The SilverSky Program, developed in 2008 by CD Aviation, is an online engine tracking service based on the idea customers should have access to their engine information anywhere at any time. CD Aviation Services has made improvements to SilverSky making it faster and more user-friendly. Logging into SilverSky provides customers a full spectrum view of

CD Aviation Services announces that their 5-day Engine Maintenance Training Course is now an accepted Inspection Authorization Renewal Course. CD Aviation Services receives FAA approval for inspection authorization (IA) renewal credit for their five-hour Engine Maintenance Training course. This course is five days long and is located in Joplin, Missouri. The five-day EMT course is

CD Aviation Services, a leading provider in small turbine engine maintenance, service, and support, announced they are celebrating 11 years of APU maintenance in 2017. CD Aviation began as a one-man shop in Joplin, MO serving mostly the agriculture industry, and has grown to serve commuter cargo and corporate operators. CD Aviation Services provides professional

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) announced the recipients of the 2016 Aviation Maintenance Technicians (AMT) Employer Recognition Awards. CD Aviation Services, a leading provider in small turbine engine maintenance, service and support, announced they have received the 2016 AMT Employer Recognition award from the National Air Transpiration Association for aviation maintenance that encourages and

CD Aviation Services, a leading provider in small turbine engine maintenance, service, and support, announced they are celebrating their 8th year of AG field service in 2016. The program was originally started to service agricultural operators in the Midwest and to complete any scheduled maintenance and AOG situations to reduce revenue loss due to downtime

Honeywell authorized repair center CD Aviation Services (CDAS) has upgraded the TPE331 test cell at its flagship Joplin, Mo., facility. Among the improvements are a newly installed throttle quadrant and cables, as well as upgraded mounting points for the test cell cables to permit changing from inlet-up to inlet-down engines without any cable modifications. Each time an engine is