First Aviation Services (Booth C3429) has adopted unified branding for its four helicopter component repair businesses. Aviation Blade Services (Kissimmee, Florida), Heliblade International (Anderson, California), Piedmont Propulsion Systems (Winston-Salem, North Carolina), and Associated Aircraft Manufacturing and Sales (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) will now be operated as the Rotary Wing Group. The member companies specialize in support of key components for Sikorsky UH-60/S-70 aircraft, legacy Sikorsky models, and various Airbus, Bell, Boeing, Leonardo, and Sikorsky helicopters.
Collectively, the locations have 150,000 sq ft of MRO space to service main and tail rotor blades, various dynamic components, landing gear, and shock struts. Aviation Blade Services provides Sikorsky UH-60/S-70 main and tail rotor maintenance, including depot-level repairs such as blade cuff changes. It also services Sikorsky S-55, S-58, S-61/H-3, S-64/CH-54, and S-76 main and tail rotor blades. Heliblade provides rotor blade repair for Airbus, Bell, and Leonardo as well as for Black Hawk and Boeing (CH-47D) models. Associated Aircraft Manufacturing and Sales holds U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) source approval for over 120 aircraft parts and components, including the UH-60 main shock strut. Piedmont Propulsion Systems (PPS) holds DoD source approval for the repair of UH-60 main rotor hubs. PPS is also FAA/EASA-certified to repair several other UH-60 dynamic components.
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