The repair station certificate of
Alsalam, a local company that carries out maintenance and modification
works on civil and military aircraft, was renewed after an audit of its
facility was conducted recently."Alsalam's certification has been
renewed for another year," said Moahmmed Noor Fallatah, Alsalam's
president and chief executive officer. During the audit, the GACA
and the FAA verified "Alsalam’s compliance with the applicable
regulatory requirements" which included the standards of facilities; the
qualifications, training technical personnel, technical documentation,
tooling and equipment, explained Fallatah.The Alsalam chief said the company had a record of passing the annual audits by these regulatory authorities. Locally, Alsalam has worked on significant projects involving several US and Saudi registered commercial aircraft. "Today,
Alsalam counts several prominent names among it growing customer base
that include Saudi Arabian Airlines, Royal Saudi Air Force, National Air
Services (NAS) and Saudi Aramco," said the statement. Alsalam, it
said, is the only maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) center in Saudi
Arabia that is certificated by the three major aviation authorities as a
Part 145 Organization. Part 145 is a section of a set of
regulations incorporated and adopted by the Federal Aviation
Regulations, or FARs. The FARs are rules prescribed by the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) governing all aviation activities in the
United States. Alsalam is a joint venture company operating under
the patronage of the Ministry of Defense and Aviation as an Economic
Offset Program company. The company is an contributor to the Kingdom’s
strategy to develop self-sufficiency in the field of civil and military
aircraft maintenance and modification.
