Facilities Already FAA-Certified Under Part 145
M7 Aerospace announced
Thursday the company received European Aviation Safety Agency
(EASA) Part 145 Certification for both of its FAA-certified repair
stations, located at M7’s headquarters in San Antonio, TX and
at the company's facility in Springfield, MO.
With the EASA certification, M7 is now permitted to approve
European-registered aircraft for return to service, in addition to
US-registered airplanes.
EASA -- formerly the European Joint Airworthiness Authority
(JAA) -- approved the applications for both of the M7 facilities
late last year, after the company worked closely with the US
Federal Aviation Administration to receive its approvals. Both the
San Antonio and Springfield locations are already certified to FAA
Part 145 standards.
M7 Aerospace sought EASA approval to better serve European
customers for its business of converting regional airliners from
passenger to cargo configuration -- specifically, on its ATR 42 and
ATR 72 coversions. Converting airliners to cargo configuration is
one of M7’s primary areas of core business expertise.
In addition to ATR 42s and ATR 72s, M7 Aerospace also performs
heavy maintenance work, as well as passenger-to-freight
conversions, for DeHavilland Dash 8s, Saab 340s, Embraer
120/135/145’s and Fairchild Metroliners.
M7’s San Antonio MRO operation also features the M7 Merlin
factory re-conditioned corporate turboprop, an eight-to-ten seat
business transport with 2,000 nautical mile range and 295-knot
cruise speed. M7 announced the program at last year's
NBAA convention.
More than 1,000 Fairchild Metro and Merlin-series aircraft were
built in M7’s manufacturing facilities, formerly known as
Fairchild Aircraft, Inc. The San Antonio-based factory team also
built complete wings for Dornier 328 fanjet regional airliners.
Maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) is one of M7’s five
primary business activities. The company specializes in providing
fleet service to commercial and government operators of regional
aircraft and to other aviation customers.
In addition to its MRO activity, M7 specializes in
aerostructures manufacturing; government contract logistics support
programs; aircraft parts and product support, and aerial mapping
with digital imaging products.
M7 is an approved supplier to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman,
Boeing, Augusta-Westland and other well-known aerospace
manufacturers.