Approved aviation organisation for the maintenance of helicopters and aeroplanes, avionics, components and composite repairs.

Centaurium Aviation MRO AG

Belp · La Chaux-de-Fonds · SionNew on Amplifa

2022Founded

ca. 14Employees (10 own + 4 transferred)

3Locations in Switzerland

5700 kgMax. aircraft mass (aeroplanes, Part-145 class A2)

22.11.2022Issue of the Part-145 approval CH.145.0397

About Centaurium Aviation MRO

Centaurium Aviation MRO AG is an EASA Part-145 approved aviation maintenance company founded in 2022 and headquartered in Belp (CH). The company, with around 14 employees, performs line and base maintenance on helicopters and aeroplanes up to 5700 kg, including models from Airbus Helicopters, Bell, Leonardo (Agusta) and Guimbal. Further core competencies are avionics and electrical system installations as an Authorized Garmin Dealer, component maintenance (including Electrical Power & Lights, Equipment, Structure) as well as composite repairs in its own repair shop in Belp. As a Part-CAMO organisation (CH.CAMO.7041), the company also assumes Continuing Airworthiness Management for customer aircraft. As of 1 July 2024, Centaurium Aviation MRO took over RUAG's MRO base for civil helicopters at the Sion location, including customer contracts and employees. The parent company is Centaurium Aviation, active in Grenchen since 2011, an independent sales partner of Bell Helicopters.

Site: Belp
Processes: Line & base maintenance for aircraft (helicopters and aeroplanes up to 5700 kg), Avionics and electrical system installations (Avionics Shop La Chaux-de-Fonds, new avionics, Composite repair (Composite Repair Shop Belp), Component maintenance (C5 Electrical Power & Lights, C6 Equipment, C20 Structure), Engine/APU maintenance (C20/ratings, without overhaul of complete engines/APUs), Continuing Airworthiness Management (CAMO, EASA Part-CAMO), Maintenance (line and base) for helicopters and aeroplanes, Avionics (Authorized Garmin Dealer)
Certificates: EASA Part-145 Maintenance Organisation Approval CH.145.0397, CAMO Approval CH.CAMO.7041 (Part-CAMO), EASA Part-145 (CH.145.0397), Part-CAMO (CH.CAMO.7041)
Founded: 2022
Employees: ca. 14 (10 own +
Industries: Aviation, Helicopter maintenance (civil MRO)

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Continuing Airworthiness Management (CAMO)
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Line Maintenance
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Base Maintenance
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Avionics and electrical system installations
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Component maintenance
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Composite repairs
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Certificate of Release to Service

Locations

Belp

Headquarters, Base Maintenance, Composite Repair Shop, avionics workshop (under construction)

La Chaux-de-Fonds

Avionics Shop

Sion

MRO base for civil helicopters (taken over from RUAG as of 01.07.2024)

Inside the production

Press release on the takeover of the Sion site

Industries

AviationHelicopter maintenance (civil MRO)

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Line & base maintenance for aircraft (helicopters and aeroplanes up to 5700 kg)Inspection	–	–	–	–	–
Avionics and electrical system installations (Avionics Shop La Chaux-de-Fonds, new avionicsInspection	–	–	–	–	–
Composite repair (Composite Repair Shop Belp)Assembly	–	–	–	–	–
Component maintenance (C5 Electrical Power & Lights, C6 Equipment, C20 Structure)Inspection	–	–	–	–	–
Engine/APU maintenance (C20/ratings, without overhaul of complete engines/APUs)Assembly	–	–	–	–	–
Continuing Airworthiness Management (CAMO, EASA Part-CAMO)Engineering	–	–	–	–	–

Additional services

Maintenance (line and base) for helicopters and aeroplanesAvionics (Authorized Garmin Dealer)Component maintenanceComposite repairsContinuing Airworthiness Management (CAMO)National and international deployments

Reference customers

Customer contracts of RUAG (civil helicopter MRO) taken over; none named by name

Quality and Approvals

The work is carried out under the EASA Part-145 Maintenance Organisation Approval CH.145.0397 and the CAMO approval CH.CAMO.7041 under the supervision of the Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA). A Compliance Monitoring and Safety Manager as well as a Deputy monitor compliance with aviation regulations and approved procedures.

Evidence	Belp	La Chaux-de-Fonds	Sion
EASA Part-145 (CH.145.0397)
Part-CAMO (CH.CAMO.7041)

History

2011
Founding of the parent company Centaurium Aviation in Grenchen – independent provider of helicopter services and sales partner of Bell Helicopters
2022
Founding of Centaurium Aviation MRO AG at the Belp location; issue of the Part-145 approval CH.145.0397 as of 22.11.2022
2024
Takeover of RUAG's MRO base for civil helicopters at the Sion location as of 1 July 2024, including customer contracts and four employees