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Airplus Maintenance Gets Russian Approval
By: Kerry Lynch
Caption: The approval enables Russian operators to have their aircraft services at airplus Maintenance's Friedrichshafen, Germany headquarters.
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Friedrichshafen, Germany-based Airplus Maintenance received Russian aviation authority approval to maintain Russia-registered aircraft. The maintenance provider, acquired by the Porta Air Service group of companies in 2016, called the ability to tap into the Russia market another milestone in its efforts to expand its service portfolio.

“In addition to the existing branches [including Finsterwalde, Germany, and Abu Dhabi, UAE], Airplus is expanding its catchment area and now offers maintenance solutions for Russia-registered aircraft in the heart of Europe,” the company said, announcing that it had successfully completed the audit from the Russian aviation authority.

The approval is for its Friedrichshafen base, where Airplus has 20 years of business and general aviation MRO experience. This location holds EASA design, production, and maintenance approval and provides a range of maintenance, inspections, parts, repairs, avionics upgrades, equipment installations, modifications, refurbishments, and other services. The company has a hangar to accommodate midsize aircraft and another for aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 737. Meanwhile, its Finsterwalde location is primarily focused on Cessna Caravan services and its UAE branch assists in engineering work.