Arlington, Texas-based aviation maintenance organisation Aviation Maintenance Professionals (AmP) has received final approval from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia General Authority of Civil Aviation. This certification allows AmP to provide its full range of maintenance, repair and upgrade services to Saudi-registered Gulfstream, Bombardier Learjet, Hawker and Dassault aircraft.

“Initially we were approached by an operator in-country to handle a few maintenance items while they completed a significant avionics upgrade,” says president Brian Allen. “The client was pleased with our performance and suggested we apply for GACA approval in order to both oversee the remaining upgrades across their fleet and their ongoing maintenance requirements.”

The Saudi GACA authorisation is AmP's second foreign certification, having received approval from the Mexican Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil (AFAC) in 2013.

“We approach expansion of our size, product offerings and market reach steadily and cautiously to ensure we maintain the high levels of service upon which we built our reputation and that our clients deserve,” adds COO and accountable manager Jim Balzer. “With hangar space and labour availability shortages worldwide, this is an excellent time to expand our reach.”