ComAV

ComAv is a group of commercial aviation companies in Southern California that stores, maintains, takes apart and supports airliners and their engines. It says it has more than 25 years in the business. The group has two main units, ComAv Technical Services and ComAv Asset Management. An Integrated Solutions program joins the two.

ComAv Technical Services is an FAA Part 145 repair station. It also holds EASA certification for storage, transitional maintenance, heavy maintenance and disassembly. Its workforce includes full time licensed airframe and powerplant mechanics. The company says it has moved several thousand aircraft and engines through transitional maintenance, and it has won the FAA Diamond award for 15 years.

The dry climate and low humidity help preserve parked aircraft. The storage area covers 240 acres of engineered hard surface inside a TSA regulated airport area. It has room for more than 500 aircraft and more than 300 engines of any type. Security is patrolled around the clock, and the area is a tax exempt zone. The airport has two runways of 15,000 and 9,000 feet with instrument approaches, a US Customs port of entry, and FBO services with contract fuel.

Hangar and ramp space can hold more than 20 aircraft for transitional maintenance and can take any aircraft, including the A380. Services include heavy checks, storage and reactivation, aircraft modifications, AOG support, material certification, records and AD research, off-site aircraft recovery, ferry flights and OEM flight test support. A disassembly facility can process 12 aircraft at once. Paint work for narrowbody and widebody jets is available on site through International Aerospace Coatings.

Modification work covers Airbus, Boeing and McDonnell Douglas aircraft, inside and out. Jobs include skin repairs and replacements, wing spars, frames, seat tracks, galley changes, winglets, window frames and Wi-Fi installs. The avionics team handles pitot-static work, ADS-B testing, communications upgrades, wiring changes, in-flight entertainment changes and battery testing with an 8130 release.

ComAv Asset Management supports airlines that fly Airbus and Boeing aircraft. It places consignment inventory in programs for end users and MRO customers. It also offers parts and material sales, an AOG support desk, material warehousing, material repair, engine leasing and sales, and supply chain management.

Integrated Solutions let airlines turn parked assets into value. Aircraft and engines in long term storage can enter an end of life program. ComAv harvests certified parts for the owner's inventory and consigns the rest into its own inventory. The company also does custom crating and packaging. Several well known airlines use these services.

Services

• Heavy and transitional maintenance
• Aircraft and engine storage
• Aircraft disassembly
• Structural modifications and repair
• Avionics
• AOG support
• Aircraft recycling
• Consignment programs
• Part and material sales
• Engine leasing and sales