PHI MRO Services

PHI MRO Services is the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) business of PHI Group, Inc., based in Lafayette, Louisiana. It supports helicopter operators and manufacturers around the world, drawing on the experience of PHI's own commercial helicopter operation, which the company dates back to the start of commercial rotary-wing flight.

Services

• Routine maintenance and inspections
• Component overhaul
• Corrosion control, including inspection, prevention and treatment
• Aircraft modifications handled in house from design and development through flight testing
• Completions, paint and upholstery
• Engine services: engine and turbine overhaul, test cell runs, service bulletin review and field team support
• Aircraft leasing

Engine services

PHI MRO Services is a Rolls-Royce Authorized Maintenance Center. The engine shop covers nearly 5,000 square feet, with more than 1,000 square feet of test cells, and the company names Rolls-Royce C47 and C30 engines among those it supports.

Markets served

PHI's technical teams support a fleet of more than 200 helicopters. The company's operations stretch from North America to the offshore waters of Latin America, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Its corrosion experience comes from decades of operating its own fleet in the Gulf of America.

PHI states its core values as safety, integrity and compliance, and says it treats customer helicopters as its own. It publishes a code of conduct and a compliance hotline, and its website has a careers page for mechanics and technicians.

Company facts

• FAA and EASA approved Part 145 repair station
• AS9110 certification
• 20 aircraft bays and 13 specialized shops
• About 200,000 square feet of facilities
• Average tenure of maintenance personnel: 16 years