Aviation Sales Company ``We are seeing a dramatic shift on the part of airlines here and abroad to enter into long-term agreements with parties capable of providing a total service,'' Aviation Sales Co. President Dale Baker said. ``To do this, an MRO company has to be able to do both airframe maintenance and component overhaul and repair and still be able to provide parts support.''

When Hubert Naimer and Chuck Edmondson formed Universal Avionics Systems 17 years ago to build and sell UNS-1 flight-management systems, one of their key concerns was product reliability and customer support. This shouldn't have been surprising, given Naimer's long-term role as an avionics user in his progression of personally owned and operated corporate jets.

A new player in the Gulfstream hush--kit business emerged at October's NBAA Convention in Las Vegas, claiming to have a ``really quiet'' solution for converting the Rolls-Royce Spey 511 turbofan to FAR Part 36, Stage 3 compliance.