UTAIR AVIATION TS-Technik, a subsidiary of UTair Group, has been granted EASA Part-145 certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency. The certification allows TS-Technik to carry out repairs on the most in-demand aircraft components in use within UTair fleet and the fleets of other TS-Technik customers in both Russia and abroad.
"Earning the EASA Part-145 certificate proves that TS-Technik is in full compliance with certification requirements," said TS-Technik General Director Alexey Budnik. "We are pleased that TS-Technik personnel have once again confirmed the high level of their qualification".
TS-Technik is the main provider of base and line technical maintenance services for aircraft of the UTair Group fleet, including Boeing 737, Bombardier CRJ 200, and ART-42/72 aircraft. MRO centers with hangar complexes in Surgut and Tyumen work in concert with a chain of line stations located in Rostov-on Don and Samara.
Since April 2013 TS-Technik, certified by the Bermuda Department of Civil Aviation (BDCA), has also performed base and line maintenance of aircraft with Bermudian tail numbers.
In the near future, TS-Technik plans to extend its EASA certification to service regional and long haul aircraft.
UTair Aviation is the core enterprise of UTair Group consisting of companies performing aircraft operations with fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft as well as enterprises offering MRO, personnel training, flight services and air transportation sales services. The Group includes UTair-Express, UTair-Ukraine, UTair CJSC, UTair-Helicopter services, Turuhan Airlines, Vostok Airlines, Katekavia, Helisur, UTair Europe, UTair South Africa, UTair India, TS-Technik, UTair-Engineering, Ural Aviation Services, UTG and other enterprises. UTair Group headquarters are located in Surgut. Group divisions are located in Surgut, Tyumen, Khanty-Mansiysk, Moscow and other places in Russia and abroad.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is a European Union (EU) agency with regulatory and executive tasks in the field of civilian aviation safety. The responsibilities of EASA include to conduct analysis and research of safety, authorizing foreign operators, giving advice for the drafting of EU legislation, implementing and monitoring safety rules (including inspections in the member states), giving type-certification of aircraft and components as well as the approval of organizations involved in the design, manufacture and maintenance of aeronautical products.
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