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.

FMI: www.M7Aerospace.com