Av8 Group

The Av8 Group is a Houston, Texas company that overhauls landing gear for business aircraft. It designs and sells FAA approved replacement parts under PMA, and it also trades as Av8 PMA and Av8 MRO. The group is part of Victor Sierra and has more than fifty years of industry experience.

Landing gear overhaul is the core specialty. Av8 focuses on the Hawker 125 series and the Embraer Phenom 100 and 300. The company describes its landing gear exchange pool as the largest outside the OEM. It also offers roll around gear sets that simplify removal and installation.

Av8 offers pricing options for overhaul that are not common in the industry. The company says these options give operators more predictability and control over overhaul costs. It also says its volume and engineering capability help it deliver some of the fastest turnaround times available.

The company provides component overhaul and accessory repair services. Its MRO work is backed by in house engineering and an on staff FAA Designated Engineering Representative, which allows it to offer customized DER repair solutions for operators.

Av8 PMA re-engineers, certifies and manufactures parts that are unsupported, hard to find or out of production. It has more than 700 PMA parts, which it distributes exclusively through McFarlane Aviation. The team uses laser scanning and 3D printing for reverse engineering and certification.

PMA design work covers landing gear and non landing gear components. Av8 has produced machined and sheet metal parts, rubber seals and O rings, Teflon parts, and electrical and hydraulic components. It holds FAA Parts Manufacturer Approval and has worked on over 100 life limited landing gear parts.

Av8 holds ISO 9001:2015, AS9100D and AS9110C certifications from the Performance Review Institute registrar. It also reports an anti drug and alcohol program certification. Customers can ask for parts quotes, and the company explains that PMA parts are equal to or better than the parts they replace. Av8 also publishes its capabilities list and air agency operations specifications on its website.

Services

• Landing gear overhaul
• Landing gear exchange programs
• Component overhaul
• PMA parts sales
• PMA design and certification
• Reverse engineering
• Engineering and DER repairs
• Roll around gear sets
• Fixed price overhaul programs
• Hawker 125 and Phenom 100/300 support