As aircraft engines become larger and larger, so do the facilities required to test them. It is therefore not surprising that many large engine test facilities suffer from low-frequency noise, or infrasound, a phenomenon commonly associated with testing large engines. It should be noted that…
Up-to-date and ergonomically efficient, AFI KLM E&M’s brand new engine test cell “Zephyr” opens up enormous opportunities by leveling up the Group’s range of services and delivering substantial benefits for customers. Built with a €40 million investment, the new engine test cell MDS designed and…
A finalist in the Business without Borders HSBC International Business Awards has built a niche in turbine engine testing. By: Barbara Righton MDS Aero Support Corporation is all about engines, big engines, all the time, all over the world. Working for manufacturers such as Rolls-Royce,…
MDS is very proud to announce that we are selected as a finalist for HSBC Bank Canada’s prestigious Business without Borders HSBC International Business Awards, a recognition that celebrates the very best of Canadian companies doing business abroad. The awards were created by HSBC Bank…
MDS Aero Support Corporation is pleased to announce its participation at the Farnborough International Air Show 2012. This year’s most iconic global aviation event takes place from July 9-15 just west of London. MDS specialises in high throughput and efficient multi-engine type MRO test facilities…
We are excited to unveil the new company website for MDS AeroTest. Please take a moment to check out its revamped design: www.mdsaerotest.com
“What is that big golf ball doing eating that engine?!” One of the more intriguing pieces of test equipment that always generates questions when anyone sees a picture of one is the informally named “golf ball” or Inlet Control Device. MDS has a proven design…
[raw] This past spring, Kevin Fitzgerald, MDS Aero Support’s President and CEO, led the company in a campaign to raise money for The Ottawa Hospital’s White Coat Campaign. The White Coat Challenge inspires local Ottawa businesses to raise money to purchase the latest life-saving technology…
In June 2011, MDS and the National Research Council of Canada presented at the SAE 2011 International Conference on Aircraft and Engine Icing and Ground Deicing in Chicago, Illinois. The conference was for those in the industries of aerospace, aviation, and meteorology to discuss safe…
Turnaround Time AVIATION WEEK’S aftermarket blog Posted by Elyse Moody on 6/22/2011 Overhaul & Maintenance’s associate editor Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance broke ground on a 5,000-sq.-meter test cell facility for what it dubs Very Big Engines, or VBE, at Paris-Charles de Gaulle…
