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L-3 Aviation Products Opens
New MRO Facility
L-3 Aviation Products (L-3 AP) opened
its new MRO (Manufacturing, Repair &
Overhaul) facility in Bengaluru, India.
“Our growing presence in India
underscores L-3’s pledge to serving
the Indian aviation sector,” said Krishen
Ganase, President of L-3 Aviation
Products. “Our new MRO facility places
additional personnel in key technical
and business roles in Bengaluru, and
we’re continuing to broaden our reach
in other ways to meet the evolving
needs of military and commercial
aviation customers in the region.”
“We are focused on implementing Hong Kong’s 3rd Runway Gets Approval
the next steps in localized sustainment The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines hub and a leading international centre
solutions for our growing customer (AAPA) welcomed the hong Kong for business and professional services,
base,” added Gp. Capt. (retired) Rajeev government’s approval for a third trading and transport logistics.”
Dutta, L-3 AP’s director of business runway at hong Kong International herdman added, “We are however
development, based in Bengaluru, Airport (hKIA). concerned about the proposed approach
India. “Our new MRO office provides Commenting on the announcement, to finance the project, including an
an ideal setting to directly engage Andrew herdman, AAPA Director element of pre-funding the construction
with our local customers and business General, said, “We very much welcome of the third runway through the
partners and helps foster relationships the decision by the hong Kong imposition of significantly higher levies
in support of India’s dynamic aviation Government to approve the construction on passengers, even before the new
marketplace.” of a third runway at hong Kong runway comes into service. There is a
L-3 AP is a leading provider of International Airport. This will bring risk that hong Kong could damage its
commercial and military avionics much needed additional capacity to meet own competitive position, particularly
with unsurpassed performance, the projected growth in demand for air in relation to rival aviation hubs within
quality and customer support. L-3 travel. It will position hKIA to maintain its the region. We would therefore urge the
AP manufactures a diverse line of long term competitive edge, and support hong Kong authorities to think carefully
safety- and efficiency-enhancing the continued successful development about the potential adverse effects of
products that sets the standard of hong Kong, both as a major tourism such an approach.”
for next-generation requirements,
including configurable voice and
data recorders, collision avoidance Mesa Airlines Selects Maintenix for MRO
systems, navigation products, display Mxi Technologies, the leader in aviation replace its legacy maintenance system
systems and processors. L-3 AP also maintenance management software, with a modern software solution that
offers aftermarket solutions, including announced that Mesa Airlines – one could deliver greater standardization
MRO, total avionics support programs of the largest and fastest growing U.S. and process efficiencies across its
and performance-based integrated regional airlines featuring a mixed maintenance management chain –
logistics support for military and fleet of 97 aircraft – has selected particularly in the areas of configuration
commercial systems. the Maintenix system to support its control and compliance, planning, and
company-wide fleet maintenance materials management.
management needs. Following an extensive market
A multiple-time recipient of Air review, Mesa Airlines selected
Transport World’s Regional Airline Maintenix as its system standard,
of the Year Award and ranked No. 1 set to deliver fully-hosted, mobile-
Regional Airline three consecutive ready functionality across the airline’s
years by the DOT Air Travel Consumer planning, production, materials and
Report, Mesa Airlines was looking to engineering departments.

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