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When Can a Helicopter Panel Be Modified, and When Should It Be Removed?

The company designs and fabricates the Hollingsead brand of customized avionics support structures, equipment racks and electrical interface systems for many of the biggest names in the aircraft industry, including airframe and avionics manufacturers, modification centers, airlines and both U.S. and foreign governments.

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as avionics manufacturers, modification centers, airlines and both U.S. and international governments. After a corporate reshuffling, the two companies came together, and moved the Hollingsead engineering and manufacturing capabilities to the PATS facility. “With the Hollingsead’s relocation from Southern California to Georgetown, Del., we are now able to benefit from the synergies of manufacturing products within one facility and, ultimately, manage the end-product quality to ensure it meets our high standards,” Eichten said. “With our engineering and ODA capabilities, we are able to design, conform, certify and, in many cases, install our products either in our facility or as a field team off-site.” Making Room To handle the broad workload, the PATS facility is massive – the size of nearly two football fields with more than 35,000 square feet dedicated to manufacturing, 42,000 square feet of shop space; plus four
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hangars that hold up to seven Boeing 737-sized aircraft. To care for customers, PATS Aircraft Systems provides parts and service support 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Global Field Service “Go” teams travel around the world whenever needed. Finding talented employees is the company’s biggest challenge. “All companies face challenges with hiring and retaining top talent,” Eichten said. “PATS and Hollingsead have a very strong and experienced base of technicians. As we grow, we’ll continue to focus on finding more top talent that matches our high expectations.” As part of growing the company in the near term, PATS Aircraft Systems plans to reintroduce customers to the Hollingsead brand. “Each of our capabilities is important to our business model and carries equal weight in the importance to our success,” Eichten said. “2012 will be the year we bring the Hollingsead product back to the market with a strong sales campaign. We’re excited about the possibilities.” q

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Avionics News April 2012

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AEA Now
The View from Washington
International News and Regulatory Updates
Datalink Weather
Member Profile
Where Are They Now?
Before & After
Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie
A Conversation With...
Aircraft Electrical Wiring
Meet the AEA Staff
Member Profile
The AEA Ambassador Program
Business Basics
Pro-to-col
Industry Profile
Theory & Practice
What's New
Marketplace Classifieds
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