05/12/2018
News & Events
20/11/2018
The Power of Going Green
Our team at MDS is taking an active approach to preserving and protecting our precious environment. Committed to sustainable energy services, we have made the strategic decision to include energy-conscious solutions for our clients. The field of innovative energy is growing every day; we are...
08/11/2018
MDS Gives Rolls-Royce an Extreme-Cold Workout
With the new icing season fast approaching, MDS AeroTest is ramping up for another successful winter at the GLACIER facility. The previous testing season in Thompson, Manitoba saw technology for the newest generation of Rolls-Royce engines getting their first taste of extreme-cold temperatures. Since 2010,...
11/10/2018
MDS Selected by Airbus for E-Fan X Test Systems for Electric Flight Demonstrator
MDS has signed a contract with Airbus, an international leader in designing, manufacturing, and delivering commercial aircraft, to deliver test systems for the E-Fan X Test Bench. The hybrid-electric technology demonstrator will be the first step to making electric flight a reality. Set to fly...
06/09/2018
MDS Leaders Learning From The Best In The World
MDS Directors with TEC Canada Leadership Coach Tim Redpath and guest speaker Michael Allosso, communications expert and TEC Speaker of the Year. Leadership development programs seem to come and go with the seasons as companies chase the latest trends. Not so with MDS and the...
21/08/2018
Behind the Scenes at Rolls-Royce’s New Mega-Engine Test Facility
Aerospace Testing International caught up with Joe Hajjar, MDS’s Vice President of Business Development, to discuss the landmark testing facility MDS will be designing and building for Rolls-Royce. MDS is responsible for all aspects of the project, from its design to on-site construction management. As...
27/07/2018
Live Interview with Joe Hajjar, Vice President, Business Development at MDS
July 27, 2018 - This past Wednesday, Joe Hajjar, Vice President, Business Development at MDS, sat down with Carlo Lombard and Steele Campbell for a Techopia LIVE interview, discussing MDS’s contract with Rolls-Royce to build the largest test facility on Earth. What does it meant...
18/07/2018
MDS collaboration with NRC key to winning major contract with Rolls-Royce
MDS and the NRC at the Farnborough Airshow in the UK. Iain Stewart (President – NRC), Ibrahim Yimer (Director General – NRC), Joe Hajjar (VP Business Development - MDS), Rob Redsell (Regional Director – Western Europe - MDS), Anton Stefani (Proposal Manager - MDS) ...
16/07/2018
Standing the test of time: MDS’s first large aero engine test facility still a showcase of quality after 25 years
July 16, 2018 – This year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of MDS’s first indoor aero engine test facility. The 3000 m2 facility, built in Casablanca, Morocco for Royal Air Maroc, was commissioned in 1993 as a “turnkey” post-overhaul engine test centre for turbojet, turbofan, turboprop,...
12/07/2018
John Jastremski Named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2018 Ontario Finalist
[vc_custom_heading text="Congratulations to our very own John Jastremski, MDS President & CEO, for being named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018 award finalist in Ontario. He is a finalist in the category of Business-to-Business Products and Services." font_container="tag:h2|font_size:20px|text_align:left|color:%23639ac8|line_height:28px" use_theme_fonts="yes" css_animation="fadeIn"] John has been with...The Power of Precision
