Press Release

Issued by RUAG MRO.

September 25, 2013

RUAG Aviation is now officially authorised to perform the full range of maintenance, repair, overhaul (MRO) and upgrade services for the McDonnell Douglas MD 500, MD 600 and MD 900 helicopter series.

The Maintenance Organisation Exposition (MOE) rating was received in June 2013, and covers services for the MD 500E, MD 520N, MD 530E, MD 600N and MD 900 Explorer. This rating supplements RUAG Aviation's extensive established helicopter maintenance and modernisation competences, which are based on its decades as a service provider for civil and military helicopter owners and operators.

“We constantly work to provide our customers with high quality solutions that are delivered cost- effectively and with short turnaround times,” says Yves Dähler, sales manager of helicopter services at RUAG Aviation. “We are proud to add the MD helicopter series to our portfolio of type ratings. It is a testament to the reliability and capability of our helicopter centre in Mollis (Switzerland).”

RUAG Aviation has already delivered successful upgrade solutions for McDonnell Douglas helicopters. This includes the integration of an advanced avionics suite in an MD 520N and the installation of modern TV broadcasting equipment on an MD 900.