Began Operations April 1, 2003
M7 Aerospace recently celebrated its
fifth year providing services to the aerospace industry. M7
Aerospace began operations with 175 employees on April 1, 2003.
In five years M7 has grown to nearly 500 employees operating
five business units, including Manufacturing; Government Logistics
Support Contracting; Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul; Aircraft
Parts and Service Support and Engineering Services. M7 Aerospace
has become an approved supplier to major aerospace clients
including Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Spirit Aerosystems,
AgustaWestland, Sikorsky, MD Helicopter, Erickson Air-Crane, Bell
Helicopter and Lockheed Martin.
M7’s Manufacturing business unit has ISO 9001, AS9100 and
Nadcap AS7004 certifications. In addition to having an FAA Part 21
Production Certificate, M7 Aerospace’s Maintenance, Repair
& Overhaul business unit is an FAA Part 145 and EASA Part 145
Repair Station. M7 has become the world's leader in passenger
to freight conversions for ATR regional aircraft, with nearly 50
ATR 42 and ATR 72 freighters operating worldwide.
As the owner of the Type Certificates for the Fairchild Merlin
and Metro series aircraft, M7’s Aircraft Parts and Service
Support business unit provides spare parts and technical support to
the world wide fleet of over 700 aircraft.
On January 22, 2004 M7 Aerospace’s newly formed Government
Logistics Support Contracting business unit was awarded a contract
to provide logistics support for the US military's fleet of C-20
aircraft, operated by the US Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marines.
The C-20 is the military designation for Gulfstream III and IV
series aircraft that provide worldwide airlift support for the Vice
President, Secretaries of State and Defense and other government
officials
In March of 2005 M7’s Government Logistics Support
Contracting business unit was awarded a U.S. Army contract to
support the Army National Guard's fleet of C-23 Sherpa aircraft. M7
will provide logistics support for up to 10 years for the C-23
Sherpa fleet.
Ron Frederick, President and CEO of M7 Aerospace, said "We would
like to thank our customers and the employees at M7 Aerospace for
our success in our first five years and look forward to the
future."
M7 Aerospace is located on the international airport in San
Antonio, TX. The company operates from a 426,000 sq. ft. factory
complex formerly occupied by Fairchild Aircraft.