First Aviation Services Inc.

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. was established in June 1995 by First Equity Group to acquire National Airmotive Corporation. In 1997 it acquired the assets of Aerospace Products International, Inc. (API), based in Memphis, Tennessee, and later expanded API into Canada, Asia Pacific and China. The company's Aviation Blade Services unit, based in Kissimmee, Florida, is a repair station specialising in metal and composite helicopter main and tail rotor blades, with particular focus on Sikorsky and Westland Sea King designs used by military and civil operators. Services include structural repairs, blade modifications, static and electronic balancing, abrasion strip replacement, and maintenance per applicable military maintenance requirements (DMWR). The company also maintains an extensive library of Sikorsky rotor blade manuals and blueprints. Through its Rotor Wing Group, which includes Heliblade International, Piedmont Propulsion Systems and AAMSI, it supports main and tail rotor blades and dynamic components for Airbus, Bell, Boeing, Leonardo and Sikorsky helicopters. It also operates Aerospace Turbine Rotables and Evōlution Aerospace.