Press Release
Issued by Green Charter 2022.
December 10, 2012
BCA Business and Commuter Aircraft, the Part-145 approved maintenance workshop with 50 years experience, based in Paris-Le Bourget, Toulouse-Blagnac and Lyon-Bron, has established itself as major player in Europe. Involved in all areas of line and base maintenance of business jets, BCA is also a Beechcraft service centre and a Type Rating Training Organisation (TRTO). For the MEBA air show, BCA is presenting the "BCA Special Mission" department dedicated to the structural modifications of aircraft. Its best references to date are the conversion of a naval surveillance Beechcraft 350 and Falcon 50 Flying Camera for Aerovision.
BCA Special Mission, specialised in structural modifications
The BCA Special Mission department is particularly involved in the installation of gyrostabilised pods, radars, avionics, requiring major structural modifications and a change of aircraft certification, in order to meet demand for aircraft modifications.
Other modifications can be taken on, such as bubble windows installation or even a change of cabin fittings (decoration of a private airplane, conversion of a passenger plane to an air ambulance or a surveillance airplane, etc.).
BCA takes care of the whole process, from the drawing board to certification, for all types of aircraft and structures (for individuals, companies, institutions, states etc.).
BCA teams are mobile and can operate directly on an aircraft based outside its own sites. In addition, using its expertise in regulatory issues, BCA is approved to certify to civil aviation authorities modifications carried out in its workshops. More than 100 Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) have been approved by EASA in BCA's name, BCA now holds more than 650 modifications covering various types of installations (avionics, interior fittings, aircraft structures etc.).
Two recent modifications successfully completed
For Aerovision, BCA installed Garmin 1000 glass cockpit avionics on a Beechcraft 200, including a Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) and a Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS), two systems rarely fitted on Beech 200. A change to more powerful engines was also part of this major modification.
BCA has also recently installed a radar system and an optronics pod on a naval surveillance Beechcraft 350, whose EASA certification is in progress.
Lastly, still for Aerovision, BCA is completing the conversion of a unique Falcon 50, a "flying camera", integrating the latest photo and video technology in a pod installed under the aircraft, as well as a work station in the cabin. This jet, aimed at the film production and aviation manufacturing sectors, is currently undergoing certification.
