BIS AVIATION

BIS Aviation is a group of aviation companies in Brazil with its head office at Campo de Marte airport in Sao Paulo. It offers line maintenance, avionics, helipad services, engineering and training for airline and executive aircraft.

The group works from more than 26 bases in Brazil and abroad. It says it has a confirmed presence in more than 15 countries, and it describes itself as a partner across Latin America. It has four specialist business units, plus a unit in Venezuela called SAZ Bis Aviation.

BIS Aviation Line Maintenance looks after aircraft on the ground at airports in Brazil, Latin America and elsewhere. Its services include routine inspections, AOG support, specialised technical support, and preventive and corrective maintenance. It uses mobile units to reach aircraft where they are. Engineers and technicians hold international certifications.

BIS Aviation Sales and Avionics Services has its base in the Anchieta hangar at Campo de Marte. It is a centre for installing and maintaining avionics, with test benches and experienced engineers. It works on helicopters, turboprops, jets, piston aircraft, amphibians, experimental aircraft and aerobatic aircraft. Its services include avionics maintenance, troubleshooting, Navdata software updates, calibrations, retrofit and product sales.

The engineering team develops modification projects and works toward STCs. It prepares electrical drawings and panel layouts, checks electrical loads and handles approval by the Brazilian civil aviation authority, ANAC. The company also designs glass cockpit retrofits, which move older aircraft from analog to digital instruments, and GPS and FMS navigation upgrades.

BIS Helicopteros handles the approval and management of helipads. BIS Aviation Power Plant and Engineering offers borescope inspections and aircraft management. BIS Training and Academy runs aviation courses and consulting.

The group also runs a central planning and control centre that follows aircraft status on dashboards.

Services

• Line maintenance
• AOG support
• Avionics maintenance
• Navdata software updates
• Avionics retrofit
• STC engineering projects
• Helipad approval and management
• Borescope inspections
• Aircraft management
• Aviation training and consulting