New cooperation between airplus Maintenance and Q.C.M. Design
The Swiss Aerospace Cluster is glad that two of its members, airplus Maintenance GmbH and Q.C.M. Design GmbH, announce a cooperation during the Aero Expo 2019 in Friedrichshafen.
The cooperation will allow both companies to further expand the engineering capabilities and to offer competitive design solutions to maintenance organisations to aircraft owners and operators as well as aircraft manufacturers. airplus holds a Part 145, Part 21J, Part 21G, ADOA and CAMO approval.
Both companies have developed several STC’s on different small and large airplanes and rotorcraft. Capabilities range from interior refurbishment over avionics upgrades to structural projects.
Florian Kindzorra the COO of airplus adds “Q.C.M. is well known in our industry for very reliable and high quality services. Besides helping airplus and Q.C.M. by using the brought knowledge base, list of existing approvals and number of experts in our teams, our customers will benefit from game changing STC solutions and optimized turn-around times. We are very much looking forward working with Christian and his team.”
Christian Schusser, Chief of Office Airworthiness with Q.C.M. Design GmbH is proud to become a partner company of airplus and is looking forward that his engineering team which is based in the QCM head-quarters in Berne, Switzerland and in Vienna, Austria can support the airplus team for large projects and vice versa. Additionally airplus will benefit from the QCM in-house burning laboratory for flammability testing solutions.
About airplus Maintenance GmbH and the European Air Service Group
Based at Friedrichshafen Airport airplus Maintenance performs Maintenance Repair and Overhaul of Business Aviation and General Aviation aircraft. airplus holds an EASA approval for Part 21J (design) Part 21G, (production) Part 145 (maintenance) and an LBA CAMO approval and is specialised in VIP solutions and special missions. With more than 20 years of experience in Business and General Aviation we offer a multitude of services all around your aircraft.
airplus Maintenance has a large hangar for midsize aircraft and a larger wide body hangar for aircraft up to B737 size. With our experienced and highly qualified technicians we offer maintenance, inspections, parts, repairs, avionic upgrades, equipment installations, modifications, refurbishments and other specialized services for your aircraft. airplus Maintenance is part of the European Air Service Group.
About Q.C.M. Design GmbH
Established in 2011, Q.C.M. design gmbh, is an EASA-approved Design Organization which complements Q.C.M.’s already extensive capabilities in the field of general aviation. Q.C.M. design gmbh’s ambition is to fulfill your expectations in regards to creative and technical potential, as well as to the highest available safety and quality standards on the market. Q.C.M. design gmbh received its EASA Part 21J Design Organization Approval (EASA.21J.509) in May 2013, and we have been powering forward at full throttle since then. In almost six years since receiving our EASA Approval Certificate, Q.C.M. design gmbh has completed over 260 projects, thirteen of which are Supplemental Type Certificates (STC).
Friedrichshafen, 30.04.2019