ACI Jet has received European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part 145 maintenance organisation approval, officially certified on 22 July 2025. The authorisation enables the San Luis Obispo, California-based company to perform maintenance on European-registered aircraft.

ACI Jet is the only Bombardier authorised service facility on the West Coast and an on-site Bombardier parts depot. The company provides access to parts, warranty coverage and technical expertise, now available to EASA-registered operators travelling through the United States.

“Our customers and brokers have been asking for this, and we delivered,” says Dave Jensen, ACI Jet's vice president of maintenance. “This certification gives European-registered aircraft owners and operators a new, highly capable option for service on the West Coast, where maintenance slots for foreign registered aircraft are already limited.”

The certification expands ACI Jet’s AOG support along the West Coast and follows recent approval from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands. The company also holds Canadian maintenance authorisation and is pursuing recognition from Mexico and other regulators.

“This wasn’t just about meeting the requirements; it was about identifying opportunities to make our QC department stronger across the board,” says Isaac Garner, ACI Jet's quality control manager. “We made improvements not because we had to, but because we should. That’s the ACI Jet way.”