DAS Aviation Buys Dallas-area Aircraft Mx Provider AQRD

FAA Part 145 repair station DAS Aviation—with facilities in Cedar Hill, Texas; Solon, Ohio; and Collinsville, Illinois—has acquired Addison, Texas-based Aerospace Quality Research and Development (AQRD). The deal creates a single, integrated off-wing services platform that includes engineering, component repair, composites, and parts supply.

Earlier this year, DAS merged with Jet Parts in a transaction that connected the former’s overhaul and repair capabilities with the latter’s parts inventory service.

The purchase of AQRD—which is located at Addison Airport (KADS)—gives the company’s customers a faster path to aircraft return-to-service through technician-focused engineering, immediate execution, parts availability, and a stronger AOG response.

“I’m excited because this partnership allows us to do more of what we do best: innovate,” said AQRD founder and CEO Raj Narayanan. “With DAS Aviation’s reach and resources, we can scale our engineering coverage, broaden repair capabilities, and accelerate response, while also advancing our engineering composite repair development capabilities.”

DAS noted that there will be no change to existing points of contact with the two companies now under the same banner.

“AQRD’s engineering depth, paired with our repair capacity and parts inventory, eliminates the delays of juggling multiple vendors,” said DAS v-p Dan Podojil. “One partner now owns the engineering, the repair, and the parts, delivered with speed and accountability, setting a new bar for turnaround time, quality, and AOG support.”