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FORT WORTH, Texas, July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Aviation
Services, an industry leader in helicopter and aircraft completions,
MRO and maintenance services for over 36 years, recently dedicated
its Blackhawk Retrofit Center for military helicopter refurbishment
programs. The new TAS facility has the ability to flow at least
10 Blackhawk sized helicopters at once, with ample room for expansion
as government requirements increase. TAS is partnered with CSC Corporation
(the prime contractor) and Inter-Connect Wiring, Inc. (for wiring
harnesses) on this important UH-60 re-wiring program for the National
Guard Bureau.
This extensive re-wire program is integral to the worldwide
needs of
Army Aviation, whether active service or National Guard. Aging Blackhawk
helicopters in the Army National Guard are important to the overall
military mission of protecting American security interests at home
and abroad. This program provides upgraded helicopters to National
Guard units who are subject to deploying in support of the overall
strategic mission of the US Military. The program is expected to
cover potentially hundreds of helicopters over time and will include
extensive cockpit modifications, wire harness replacements, paint
and MRO. The work being done encompasses on average about 6,000
man- hours per helicopter. Under the existing contract TAS has performed
upgrades on 21 Blackhawk's and expects to see
that number increase significantly. Tim Woodard, President of Texas
Aviation Services, said: "We are proud to be serving our Military
with this important helicopter upgrade project. We have expanded
our hangar capacities and program management skills specifically
to take on even more Blackhawk's and other government programs."
Texas Aviation Services, with 140,000 square feet of
facilities at
Meacham Field in Fort Worth TX, is an independent helicopter technical
services company with 36 years of successful history. TAS specializes
in both civilian and military helicopter completions, retrofits,
MRO, avionics systems integration, interiors, paint, component overhaul,
and engineering. Originally founded in 1971, TAS performs complex
customizing projects on civilian Bell, Eurocopter, and other helicopter
types, and extensive retrofits on military Blackhawk's. The Meacham
Airport operations are one of the largest of their type in the Mid-South,
with capacity for scores of helicopter projects per year. Additional
information is available on the Web at :http://www.texasaviationservices.com.
TAS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ranger Aerospace & Aeronautics,
Inc. (http://www.rangeraerospace.com).
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