MHI RJ Aviation Group (MHIRJ), the regional maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service provider, has signed a three-year aircraft heavy maintenance service agreement with Piedmont Airlines. A wholly owned subsidiary of the American Airlines Group, Piedmont operates more than 300 daily departures to 70 destinations and employs more than 10,000 aviation professionals.
A crucial part of MHIRJ’s growth strategy and commitment to broadening its markets, maintenance work will be conducted on Piedmont’s fleet of Embraer E145 aircraft at the Bridgeport, WV, facility. Under the terms of the agreement, MHIRJ will operate a single dedicated nose-to-tail heavy maintenance line at the service centre with the potential of adding more lines in the future. The first Piedmont aircraft is scheduled to enter the facility in early May.
Currently, MHIRJ supports American Airlines with contracts to provide maintenance services for PSA Airlines, Air Wisconsin Airlines and SkyWest Airlines on CRJ700, CRJ900 and CRJ200 aircraft and with American Airlines’ interline partner Contour Airlines.
Headquartered in Montréal, Quebec, and bolstered by an Aerospace Engineering Centre, MHIRJ’s network of service centres, support offices and parts depots are positioned in important aviation hubs in the U.S., Canada, and Germany. A wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, MHI RJ Aviation Group includes MHI RJ Aviation ULC (Canada), MHI RJ Aviation Inc. (U.S.A.) and MHI RJ Aviation GmbH (Germany).
