First Aviation Services Inc.

First Aviation Services Inc.

Westport, CT, United States

Air SystemsMRO & LogisticsDual-use
Founded 1995201-500 employeesMRO & ServicesSupplies Land Forces, Air Forces
Profile last updated: July 15, 2026

About

Founded in 1995, First Aviation Services Inc. is a defense maintenance and support provider based in Westport, United States working in air systems, mro & logistics.

First Aviation Services Inc. is an aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul provider headquartered in Westport, Connecticut. Founded in 1995, the group offers repair and overhaul, rotables management and engineering services to airlines, cargo operators, militaries, governments and private operators worldwide. Its subsidiaries include Aerospace Turbine Rotables, Aerospace Products International, Piedmont Propulsion Systems, which repairs propellers, and the Rotary Wing Group, which covers helicopter rotor blades through Aviation Blade Services, Heliblade and Piedmont. Military-related work includes US Army UH-60 Black Hawk rotor hub and blade maintenance, a US Coast Guard propeller maintenance contract, and T-6 Texan II component support.

Location

Westport, United States

Founded

1995

Employees

201-500

NCAGE code

61MZ2

Focus areas

MROaviation maintenancerotablespropeller repairrotor bladeshelicopter MROmilitary helicopter support

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Air SystemsMRO & Logistics

Supply-chain role

MRO & Services

What they offer

Maintenance & RepairEngineering Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

Helicopter rotor blade repair and overhaul

Maintenance and repair service

Main and tail rotor blade and rotor head component repair and overhaul for Sikorsky, Bell, Airbus and Leonardo helicopters, including UH-60 Black Hawk blades.

Propeller repair and overhaul

Maintenance and repair service

Propeller maintenance and overhaul for turboprop aircraft and military and commercial operators, including Hartzell, Dowty and Hamilton propellers.

Aircraft rotables repair

Maintenance and repair service

Repair and overhaul of aircraft components and rotables, with engineering and rotables management services for aviation and military operators.

End users

Land ForcesAir Forces

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

ITAR registered

Platforms & programmes

UH-60 Black HawkS-70T-6 Texan II

Named customers

U.S. ArmyColombian ArmyUnited States Coast Guard

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

AS9110C Certification

Issued by: Piedmont Propulsion Systems

AS9100B Certification

Issued by: Aerospace Turbine Rotables Inc.

FAA Approved Propeller and Rotorcraft Repair Station

Issued by: FAA

EASA Repair Station

Issued by: EASA

Awards

MRO of the Year

Aviation Week2016

People

Management & team (1)

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