Vector Aerospace Grows Engine Repair and Overhaul Capabilities in South Africa

December 22, 2009 – Vector Aerospace Corporation, a leading provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul ( MRO ) services has concluded through a wholly owned subsidiary the acquisition of a repair and overhaul facility for PT6A model engines located in Johannesburg, South Africa. Brian Thompson, president of Vector Aerospace Engine Services-Atlantic explains this strategic […]

Vector Aerospace Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary by Opening the Canadian Market

December 8, 2009 – On December 8th, 2009, Declan O’Shea (center), President and CEO of Vector Aerospace Corporation joined Loui Anastasopoulos (far R/H), Director, Relationship Management and Product and Services Department, TMX Group to open the Canadian market. Founded in 1998, Vector Aerospace specializes in aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul; offering an Original Equipment Manufacturer […]

Vector Announces $45 Million Equity Financing

September 29, 2009 – Vector Aerospace Corporation is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters led by TD Securities Inc. and Dundee Securities Corporation, and including CIBC, Scotia Capital Inc. and Versant Partners Inc. (collectively, the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Underwriters have agreed to purchase from […]

Vector Aerospace Awarded Bell UH-1 Maintenance Fixture Certification and Dynamic Component Overhaul Approval

September 24, 2009 – Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services-North America has received Bell Helicopter approval for both its UH-1 airframe maintenance fixture as well as for the repair and overhaul for UH-1 dynamic components at its Andalusia, Alabama helicopter maintenance operation. Ronnie Kearns, Vector’s director of business development for military programs says the new Bell Helicopter […]

Vector Aerospace Consolidates Texas-based Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney Canada Engine Operations

September 1, 2009 – Vector Aerospace Corporation announces its Helicopter Services Rolls-Royce 250 model engine repair facility located in Lewisville, Texas is consolidating with the Vector Engine Services-Atlantic Pratt & Whitney Canada engine repair station in Southlake, Texas to create a combined engine repair operation. From Southlake, Vector Aerospace will offer repair station support for […]

Vector Aerospace Acquires Certified OH58 Airframe Maintenance Fixture

August 24, 2009 – Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services North America (Vector-www.vectoraerospace.com), the world’s largest independent provider of helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) now offers Bell Helicopter-certified airframe repair capability for the OH-58 (Kiowa) A and C models, via its new maintenance fixture located at the company’s Andalusia, Alabama helicopter repair and overhaul operation. Ronnie […]

Vector Aerospace Creates New Sales Organization

July 20, 2009 – Vector Aerospace Corporation (Vector – TSX:RNO http://www.vectoraerospace.com/) announces the creation of a new centralized sales and marketing group as part of its strategy for “Setting the Standard of Customer Service,” and its plan of strategic growth for further expansion into the global fixed and rotary-wing markets. John MacDougall moves from his […]

Vector Receives Gold Performance Award

June 24, 2009 – Vector Aerospace Component Services Almondbank has been presented with a 2008 Boeing Performance Excellence Award. The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognise suppliers who have achieved superior performance. The Almondbank operation maintained a Gold performance composite rating for each month of the 12-month period from October 1st 2007 to […]

Vector Fleetlands Helps Sea King Come Back to Life

April 8, 2009 – Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services Fleetlands recently performed the formal handover of Sea King MK4 ZF115 back to the British Ministry of Defence after an extensive repair, modification, and maintenance programme. The aircraft sustained extensive airframe structural damage as result of an accident in November 2001 and was subsequently held in storage. […]

Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services North America Delivers S61 “Short” to Billings Flying Services

March 10, 2009 – Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services North America (Vector) the world’s largest independent provider of helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) has delivered a shortened and modified Sikorsky S61 helicopter to Billings Flying Services (Billings); a family-owned and operated company with a 20-year history in the aviation industry. The aircraft successfully underwent hover […]