AMAC Aerospace Reports 25% Rise in Bombardier Maintenance Projects, New Medevac Contract and Boeing Part 145 Approval
Why It MattersThe mix of heavy checks, connectivity retrofits, medevac conversions and added OEM approvals shows independent MRO and completion houses widening their service range to capture work across business and narrow-body fleets.
What happened
AMAC Aerospace Group of Companies reported strong demand across maintenance, completion and modification services, citing new approvals, signed contracts and rising workloads. At its Basel hangars, Bombardier maintenance projects have increased 25% compared with 2025. The company is about to perform its third 8C check on a Bombardier Global Express this year, the first time it has completed three such major inspections on Bombardier aircraft within a single year.
AMAC Aerospace has signed a contract for a medevac installation on a Bombardier Challenger, due to arrive at the beginning of 2027. A second project could follow in 2028. The aircraft will also be fitted with a Gogo FDX high-speed connectivity system.
On connectivity, the company says it is the first in the world to install Gogo FDX on a Bombardier Global 5000. An ACJ 319 is currently undergoing the installation, and further Gogo FDX contracts on narrow-body aircraft have been signed for the next three months, with several more opportunities under discussion.
In self-defense systems, AMAC Aerospace has equipped nine aircraft since 2016. It completed an installation on an ACJ 330 earlier this year, and two additional Bombardier Challengers are in progress. Customers continue to request both new Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) and the implementation of existing STCs.
In completions, the company reports renewed interest in full-scale cabin mockups, which it designs and builds in-house, with more customer requests than in recent years.
JCB Aero's Boeing approval
In August 2026, sister company JCB Aero, based in Auch near Toulouse, France, received Part 145 Boeing approval, covering base and line maintenance on Boeing B737-600, -700, -800 and -900 aircraft.
JCB Aero has held Airbus Part 145 approval since launching MRO services in 2024.
Industry impact & what to watch
The announcements cover heavy maintenance, connectivity, medevac conversion, self-defense systems and cabin design under one group. That breadth reflects how independent MRO and completion providers in this segment tend to earn revenue: not from one service line, but from stacking inspections, retrofits and modifications on the same airframes while they are already in the hangar.
Connectivity is where the pipeline looks most concrete. A Global 5000 first, an ACJ 319 currently in work and narrow-body contracts signed for the next three months show the same product moving from business-jet to airliner-based platforms, which widens the addressable fleet for a single installation capability.
The Boeing Part 145 approval for JCB Aero alongside its existing Airbus approval puts the group's sister company in a position to bid for work on both major narrow-body families. The next markers are the arrival of the Challenger medevac aircraft in early 2027, the possible second project in 2028, and whether the further Gogo FDX opportunities under discussion turn into signed contracts.
