APS’ new, state-of-the-art Lake Zurich, Illinois facility now up and running

Aircraft Propeller Service (APS), one of the oldest, leading commercial propeller Maintenance Repair Organizations (MROs), reported that APS’ new, state-of-the-art Lake Zurich, Illinois facility is up and running and ready to leverage its role as the license holder for repair and maintenance of propeller systems in IATA 1 and IATA 3. The company is the first third-party MRO licensed to perform any OEM-proprietary repairs and inspections, including compression wrap processes, on 568F six-blade electronic control composite propeller system. APS President and CEO Dan Colbert stated, “We recently completed our first two compression wrap processes on behalf of a Brazilian ATR operator and a US-based MRO. This is a significant milestone for APS, and we are extremely excited about this new capability.” APS is also currently on track to open two new MRO shops: one in Atibaia, Brazil and a second at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. These shops are scheduled to be operational by late 2015 or early 2016.