The Chief of Defence Materiel, General Sir Kevin O’Donoghue, visited Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services Fleetlands on 27 July to present the company with an MIL Part 145 approval certificate marking its qualification under the Maintenance Approved Organisation Scheme (MAOS) and also an AS9110 Certificate.
MAOS is the scheme which the MoD uses to assess the competence of civilian organisations providing airworthiness support to military registered aircraft. The Fleetlands site provides deep maintenance, repair and overhaul for the UK MoD’s Chinook, Lynx and Sea King helicopters. Vector Aerospace is the largest independent rotary wing support provider so far to have achieved MAOS accreditation.
General Sir Kevin O’Donoghue presented the certificates to Tim Rice, Managing Director, Vector Aerospace UK.
Vector Aerospace Corporation is an industry-leading, independent provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft operators around the globe. Vector’s service portfolio includes support for various types of engines, dynamic components, structures and avionics.
From state-of-the-art facilities in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Africa, Vector’s employees serve a global customer base consisting of private and commercial operators, government agencies and defence departments.
Vector holds approvals from some of the world’s leading OEMs, including AgustaWestland, Bell Helicopters, Boeing, Eurocopter, General Electric, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Rockwell Collins, Rolls Royce, Sagem Avionics, Sikorsky, Turbomeca and many other manufacturers and suppliers.
Building on itsproud history of superior customer service and its expert technical resources, Vector delivers world-class capabilities and service.
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