Comet Air

Comet Air Ltd, based at Dallas Works, Gore Road Industrial Estate, New Milton, Hampshire, supplies aircraft rotables, parts, ground support equipment and maintenance tooling. The company says it was established in 1999 and supports Airbus and Boeing customer airlines and MROs around the world by sourcing and supplying new, serviceable and overhauled items from quality manufacturers.

Engine stand leasing

Comet Air says it holds over 30 engine stands in its lease pool, kept at its UK storage facility and in Belgium, and that all stands can be shipped within 24 hours of a lease enquiry. Stands come from manufacturers including Frank Brown and Son, AGSE, Dedienne, Rhinestahl and Hydro, together with associated engine change equipment. Each stand has a pre and post delivery inspection by an in-house specialist. The pool covers CFM56-3, CFM56-5A/B, CFM56-5C, CFM56-7B, LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B, V2500 A1/A5, GE CF6-80C, RB211-535C and E4, CF34-8E and CF34-10E engines.

Parts and equipment

• Flyaway axle jacks from 10 t to 100 t, plus other makes of axle and aircraft jacks, new and serviceable
• Aircraft engine transportation stands, support vehicles and engine change equipment
• Aircraft maintenance tooling and test equipment, supplied new, serviceable or overhauled with OEM certificates
• Rotables and parts in serviceable, overhauled or new condition, supplied with JAA, FAA or dual certification

Services

• Exchange and repair management
• Consignment stock handling
• AOG service
• Advice on and servicing of customer-owned engine stands, bootstrap kits and tooling, with OEM spares

The rotable stock is built up from decommissioned aircraft, rotable packages and managed consignment stock.

Facilities

The main site at New Milton has a bonded store, quarantine store, records room, packing and dispatch area, GSE and tool store, workshop and an external equipment bay. There is a storage facility at Bransgore, near Christchurch. The company describes its Hampshire location as central to the main hubs.

Company facts

• Established in 1999
• Registered in England, company number 09992393