Comlux America Awarded First Stand-Alone Foreign EASA 145 Certificate in the United States

Comlux America is awarded a Foreign EASA 145 certificate on Jan. 22, making it the first stand-alone EASA certificate holder in the U.S. This certification authorization allows Comlux to perform base maintenance and interior completions on European Union (EU) registered aircraft not type-certified by the FAA. Since 2011, Comlux America has held an EASA supplement to its FAA Part-145 that allowed for maintenance and completions of EU registered aircraft. This, as well as many other supplements—Korea, Saudi, Brazil, Bermuda, and Aruba, among them—remains in place today.

“A Foreign EASA 145 certificate for Comlux America opens the doors for even more opportunities in the future for Comlux,” says Arnaud Martin, EVP, Comlux The Aviation Group. “This certification demonstrates the high quality of our organization fully recognized on both sides of the Atlantic, an advantage over our US- and European-based competitors, as we can now perform work just as if we were based in Europe.” Martin continues, “With the combination of this new certification and the value of the dollar, Comlux is more competitive than ever.”

Comlux America recently completed a hangar expansion to allow for wide body aircraft. The induction of the first wide body aircraft, an A330 completion, took place in Q4 2015. There are currently three aircraft under completion at the facility based at Indianapolis International airport.