MD Helicopters Inc. (MDHI) Sept. 22 announced that it has formed a rotor blade repair station agreement with Composite Technology, Inc (CTI).
CTI is well positioned to serve MDHI’s global customer base with five facilities around the world. In addition to its new 150,000 square foot headquarters located inside the free trade zone at the DFW airport, they have facilities established in the United Kingdom, Brazil, Singapore and Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The agreement establishes CTI as an “Authorized Blade Repair Center” for all MD Helicopter series helicopters. The companies will work closely in the support of blade repair. “CTI is recognized for its resources and capabilities to provide a high level of service for MD Helicopter’s products,” Tim Ruddick, MD vice-president of customer support, said.
CTI’s initial focus will be to restore and repair the MD 900-series blades. CTI was a key participant in the initial development of tooling and repairs for the MD 900- series blades. “Having the history, the repairs and the tools made our decision on a partnership a reasonably simple one,” Ruddick said in a statement. The work will be done at CTI’s facility in Thruxton, England, which is also the home of Composite Technology Limited (CTL).
CTI is currently authorized to provide factory-approved repair service for metal and composite rotor blades for all lines of commercial helicopters. This includes Agusta, Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT], EADS’ Eurocopter, Robinson, Schweizer [UTX] and Sikorsky [UTX].
“We consider ourselves blade repair experts,” Dave Martin, president of CTI, said. “And we are very pleased to have this new partnership with MD Helicopters.”