Associated Aircraft Manufacturing & Sales, Inc. (AAMSI)

Associated Aircraft Manufacturing & Sales, Inc., operating as AAMSI, is an aerospace and defense company in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Its website says it was founded in 1953 and provides manufacturing, repair and logistics support services for a wide range of products and platforms, for US and international defense organizations, militaries and OEMs. The company is part of First Aviation Services Inc. and works from 52,000 square feet of manufacturing, repair and operations space.

Capabilities

• Machining and organic manufacturing of highly engineered parts and assemblies, including build to print and build to spec work and reverse engineering
• Hard to find or no-quote parts
• Repair and return of critical avionics and electronics, including legacy avionics, test and evaluation, and electronic manufacturing
• Overhaul and testing of safety critical hydraulic components
• Mark XII diversity systems, which the company says it has developed, manufactured and repaired for OEMs for more than 30 years

Logistics support services

• Sourcing and obsolescence support, including DMSMS identification and mitigation
• Supply sourcing, repair management and inventory holdings
• Maintenance, repair and overhaul using its own electrical and hydraulic shops and a network of qualified repair stations in 40 countries; the company says it is licensed by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to repair certain electronic systems, including IFF systems
• Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) management for legacy platforms, including kit forecasting and sourcing
• In 2020 its hydraulic repair shop won a five-year US Army contract to overhaul the UH-60 main landing gear strut

Approvals and compliance

• US Department of Defense contractor since the mid-1970s; CAGE code 56540 and SAM registration
• ITAR registered, with nearly two dozen blanket export licences and fifty individual export licences on a continuing basis, according to the company
• Registered supplier to the PROS V program

Company facts

• Founded in 1953
• Sister companies listed on its contacts page include Aerospace Turbine Rotables, Aviation Blade Services, Evolution Aerospace and Piedmont Propulsion Systems