KNSI Aviation Engineering

KNSI Aviation Engineering is an independent engineering organisation based near London Stansted Airport. It serves airlines, MROs and aircraft owners around the world. The company is managed and operated by professionals with over 30 years of experience. Its staff work from Asia, Europe, North America and Australia.

KNSI holds EASA and UK CAA Part 21J design approvals. It designs modifications and repairs for small, large, wide-body and narrow-body aircraft, and for rotorcraft. Its work covers the De Havilland Twin Otter, ATR 42 and 72, and the full Airbus and Boeing range. Its services include major modifications, supplemental type certificates and stress, damage tolerance and fatigue analysis.

KNSI makes C1 appliances and C2 parts under UK CAA Part 21G production approval. Products include IFE switching and control boxes, seat dress covers, leather business class seat covers, curtains, wire harnesses, soft furnishings, carpets, labels, metal brackets and injection moulded and vacuum formed trim. It also offers laser wire marking, decals and placards.

The company offers cabin interior and structural work, avionics, and repairs. It also provides Zero PAX cabin layout work for Airbus A330 and A320 series aircraft. Other services include TechPubs and CAD design support, parts and kit procurement support, 3D printing and AOG support.

KNSI offers bespoke end of lease services for aircraft owners. These include project management, aircraft records audit, ARC approval and EU Ops support. The company also approves modifications that must be brought up to EASA standards before return. Support covers livery and paint changes, placards in single, dual and tri languages, cabin reconfigurations, and seat and carpet replacements.

The company holds UK CAA Part 145 approval for maintenance tasks. It can supply OEM parts or in-house fabricated kits. Its engineers also help other providers troubleshoot problems on customer projects, with instructions and parts where needed. KNSI is authorised to provide design services for modification and repair to aircraft structure and cabin interior. Its latest news includes a guide on aircraft galley repair and an article on ETSO and continued airworthiness.

The head office is at Stansted in the UK, with branches in Ireland and Sri Lanka. The company says it can provide Part 21J and Part 21G services around the clock for customers in all time zones. Its client logos include Jet2, TUI, Etihad, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, Korean Air and Avolon.

Services

• Major modifications and STCs
• Repairs
• Cabin interior and structures
• End of lease solutions
• AOG support
• Stress, damage tolerance and fatigue analysis
• Zero PAX LOPA for Airbus A330 and A320
• Wire harnesses and laser wire marking
• Seat covers and cushions
• 3D printing