AVIATION COMPONENT SOLUTIONS | Aviation Maintenance Magazine

The smart choice for PMA products Aviation Component Solutions (ACS) is a leader in the PMA product industry. A world-class engineering company, ACS designs, certifies, manufactures, brokers and distributes PMA parts and assemblies for airframe and engine components and accessories, as well as engine and airframe parts and assemblies. Its products fly on Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier, Embraer, Fokker and Saab aircraft. ACS boasts a catalogue that contains more than 850 PMA products – all internally developed via test and computation – for a wide variety of applications. The company’s products cover 20 different ATA chapters, including pneumatics, air conditioning, ice and rain protection, hydraulic power, powerplant, engine starting, flight controls, landing gears and several more.

The ACS customer base includes more than 400 of the world’s leading airlines and repair stations. A global business, ACS customers can be found in more than 30 countries across six continents.

The company offers its customers significant cost savings. A typical ACS PMA product is 30-50% less expensive than the OEM product it replaces. Collectively, ACS customers are saving several million dollars every year in material costs.

Furthermore, ACS PMA products are readily available. The ACS order fill rate is consistently above 99% – with the vast majority of orders shipped the same day that the order is placed. This allows ACS customers to meet their turnaround time goals, while keeping their spare parts inventory to a minimum.

ACS’ customer service extends beyond product availability. The company specialises in listening to its customers concerns and providing them with customised solutions.

From partnering with its customers, and developing new PMA products, through to consignment inventory programmes, ACS specialises in offering ‘win-win’ solutions.

Also key to the company’s success is its ability to improve upon the OEM products by incorporating FAA approved product improvements in design and/or manufacturing methods. Through this engineering, an ACS product can stay on-wing longer than the OEM product it replaces. This way, customers not only save money when they buy the product, they also save money by not having to replace it as often. ACS continues to add to its product offering, with many new PMA products developed and approved each year. ACS has built a well-earned reputation for completing new product projects on schedule – with an average project taking less than a year from launch to PMA approval.

With this high level of efficiency, ACS customers can be sure that their material cost saving goals will be met.