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CAV
Aerospace has received Federal Aviation Administration certification as a
Part 145 repair station for the proprietary TKS™ ice protection system. Its
facility at the Salina Airport in Salina, Kan. is now approved to repair
TKS ice protection components
“This achievement is another building block for the continued growth
of CAV Aerospace’s MRO capabilities and an extension of our TKS ice
protection services,” said CAV Aerospace President Kevin Hawley. “With this
approval CAV is continuing to execute a strategy of providing global
leadership in ice protection system design, manufacture, distribution and
MRO services.”
With the ability to repair TKS parts, CAV Aerospace, manufacturer of the
TKS ice protection system, can reduce aircraft owner downtime, lower costs
and provide more responsive service to more than 6,000 customers who fly
with the TKS ice protection system.
The CAV Aerospace repair station may be contacted directly by telephone at
1-888-865-5511 or by email at techsupport@weepingwings.com.
Recent FIKI
Approvals
CAV Aerospace was recently approved for Cessna Caravan, Bonanza G36 and
Quest Kodiak flight into known icing conditions. CAV’s TKS systems provide
anti-icing protection by exuding a measured amount of glycol-based ice
protection fluid through precision laser-drilled microscopic holes in wing
leading edges fashioned of titanium. There is also a dispersion mechanism
for propellers.
About CAV Aerospace
CAV delivers TKS™ ice protection systems to leading aircraft manufacturers
and provides retrofit installations to after-market aircraft customers. CAV
Aerospace, Inc. is headquartered in North America at the SLN Aviation
Service Center on the Salina Airport in Kansas. CAV’s customer base
includes a number of aircraft manufacturers and more than 6,000 aircraft
owners who fly their products, including:
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Cessna
Aircraft
Cirrus Design Corporation
Commander Premier Aircraft
Diamond Aircraft
General Atomic
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Hawker
Beechcraft
Mooney Aircraft
Piper Aircraft
Quest Aircraft
Socata EADS
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CAV Aerospace Inc. is the North American subsidiary of CAV Aerospace Ltd.,
a global Super Tier 1 Supplier. The parent company has manufacturing
centers in Consett, Leicester, and Wales, in the UK, and in Poland. It also
has offices in Poland, and Manchester, UK.
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