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Vector Aerospace, a Toronto-based global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, is increasingly being relied upon for cross-fleet support by customers operating both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.
Vector’s broad range of power plant services for turboprops/jets and turboshafts, combined with its extensive portfolio of helicopter support capabilities, makes Vector a convenient one-stop-shop for such cross-fleet operators.
Vector provides MRO services to a broad gamut of cross-fleet customers, including military operators across the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia; prime contractors supporting armed forces around the globe; and civilian operators worldwide.
King Air Services (KAS), located in Lanseria, South Africa, is a long-standing customer of Vector Aerospace. Operating a wide range of business jets, turboprops and helicopters, KAS specializes in aircraft leasing, corporate and tourist charter flights, both domestic and international. Since 1991, the company’s key focus has been aircraft leasing for United Nations’ agencies and airlines.
Vector provides KAS with OEM-approved Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PT6A engine services from its distributor and designated overhaul facility (DDOF) in Johannesburg, South Africa. Vector also provides OEM-approved services for the Rolls-Royce M250 engine in support of KAS’ helicopter fleet, from its locations in Johannesburg and Dallas, Texas.
Another notable cross-fleet operator supported by Vector is Hevilift Australia. Using a diverse fleet of rotorcraft and turboprop aircraft, Hevilift provides a broad range of services, including natural resources sector support, search and rescue, emergency medical services, geophysical survey, aerial construction, aerial firefighting, NGO operations and charters.
Hevilift relies on Vector for various rotorcraft MRO services, provided from Vector’s Vancouver, B.C., helicopter services centre of excellence, along with a range OEM-approved P&WC PT6A engine services from its designated overhaul facility (DOF) in Brisbane, Australia.
“We are proud to be relied on by KAS and Hevilift to meet their MRO requirements,” says Jeff Poirier, president of Vector’s engine services–Atlantic division. “Vector’s global network of support specialists understand the importance of timely, one-stop-shop support to our customers, and we stand ready to assist cross-fleet operators like KAS and Hevilift, across a range of fixed- and rotary-wing platforms.”
