Story ID: 272VIHnews_A
VIH Outlines Projects and Achievements
By: Matt Thurber
Caption: Growth and capacity expansion are on the agenda.
Word Count: 154

VIH Aerospace (Booth 1209) announced a number of achievements at Heli-Expo 2016, including an increased focus on future growth, adding new MRO capacity and “expanding its transactional market share” and working with complementary MRO providers “to further expand capabilities and market reach.”

The company has begun research and development to certify a third tank to add more range to its existing auxiliary fuel tank system for the Sikorsky S-92. R&D should take about four months, followed by 12 months for prototyping and engineering.

Precision Heliparts Canada signed an exclusive inventory management and supply chain support agreement with VIH, and this is effective through Dec. 31, 2019. The agreement includes provision by Precision of inventory sales and rotable asset management to support customer rental, exchange and leasing requirements.

Bell Helicopter has approved VIH to use its structural repair fixture to make third-party repairs on the Bell 205A-a, 212 and 412 tailboom assemblies.