[News] VEM Maintenance and Engineering

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VEM is an expert in aircraft heavy maintenance and components repair and overhaul. The company is the leader in the Latin American MRO market and ranked among the top ten largest airframe maintenance companies in the world (more than 17,000 P/Ns) for the Boeing, Airbus, Fokker and Embraer fleets. It has an annual production capacity of over 3 million man-hours/year. AIRCRAFT HEAVY MAINTENANCE CERTIFICATIONS VEM is located in Brazil and is controlled by TAP Portugal Group. Thanks to more than eight decades of experience and being recognised worldwide for the quality in services and customer's satisfaction offered to the market, the company has gained several key aircraft heavy maintenance certifications throughout its history. ANAC / Brazil B727; B737 Classic; B737 NG; B747; B757; B767; B777; DC-10; MD-11; A300-600; A310; EMB-120; ERJ-145; F50; F100 EASA / European Union B727; B737 Classic; B737 NG; B747; B767; DC-10; MD-11; A300-600; A310 FAA / United States B727; B737 Classic; B737 NG; B747; B757; B767; B777; DC-10; MD-11; A300B2/B4; A300-600; A310; ERJ-145 NOSE-TO-TAIL AIRFRAME MAINTENANCE LINE BAYS VEM has ten line bays (five wide-body and five narrow-body) for nose-to-tail airframe maintenance, and always invests in new technologies and forming strategic partnerships in order to offer tailor-made MRO solutions to its customers. These services include: A, B, C and D checks Redeliveries Daily and layover checks Engineering projects for technical support Interior architecture and overhaul Projects of avionics and installations / modifications Structural repairs, painting and improvements Technical training programme AIRCRAFT ENGINE MRO VEM is an independent MRO company which has the most modern complex of laboratories and aeronautical shops in Latin America. Company's facilities can maintain and repair a wide range of aircraft equipment, including the following engine types: CFM 56-3 - top case PW118/A (OVH) PW120/A (OVH) PW121 (OVH) PW125B (OVH) JT-8 - HSI T56 (OVH) AIRCRAFT APU REPAIR AND OVERHAUL VEM can overhaul aircraft APU, including the following types: GTCP85 (series) (OVH) GTCP331-200ER (OVH) GTCP36-150A/AA (OVH) GTCP660-4 (OVH) TSCP700 (OVH) APS500 (OVH) T62-T- 40C11 (OVH) LANDING GEAR AND AIRCRAFT COMPONENT MRO VEM provides full repair and overhaul capabilities for landing gears. The Avionics shop is equipped with an ATEC-6 test equipment and is an authorised repair centre for Goodrich, Honeywell and Northrop Grumman components. The company can repair and service aircraft hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical accessories, wheels and brakes, and interiors. It also has plating shops and can perform NDT. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE CENTRES AND HANGARS The company owns a huge industrial complex (4,300,000ft² floor area), which comprises two big maintenance centres sited in Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre, including six hangars and more than 20 shops and laboratories. Considering its competitive advantages such as labour quality, flexibility, competitive prices and weather conditions, it makes sense for airlines anywhere in the world to send their aircraft to VEM's facilities.

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