Rotorcraft
Reconstituted Enstrom Gains FAA Production Certificate
Enstrom plans to restart helicopter deliveries next year
Enstrom 480B
Under new ownership, Enstrom is ramping up its manufacturing lines with a production certificate in hand (Photo: Enstrom)

The reconstituted Enstrom has received its FAA production certificate (PC), authorizing it to manufacture parts for all its helicopter models. Enstrom filed Chapter 7 liquidation bankruptcy in January and shuttered operations. Its assets were acquired in May by Indiana-based Surack Enterprises.

Since May, Enstrom had been building parts under its type certificate holder authorization. Building parts under the PC will expedite the process and enable the company to begin new build helicopter deliveries early next year. “To go from where we started to receiving a PC in only six months is just incredible. We are on pace to start delivering helicopters this spring, and in fact, the first new Enstroms are already coming down the line,” said company owner Chuck Surack. 

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