Rijnmond Air Services announces a new chapter in leadership at RAS

Today, we celebrate the remarkable career of Wiebe Bosma, who, after 32 years of dedicated service to our company, is handing over the role of Accountable Manager.

For more than three decades, Wiebe has fulfilled this position with great dedication and has been a stable and trusted leader within our organization. With his extensive aviation expertise, strong focus on safety, and calm, thoughtful approach, he has helped shape our company into what it is today — an organization we are truly proud of.

Wiebe has left a lasting mark through his leadership, with a strong emphasis on clear processes, compliance, and a healthy safety culture.

Beyond his professional achievements, Wiebe has also always been a mentor to his colleagues and team members. He has consistently shown genuine care and interest in both the professional and personal well-being of the people around him.

Fortunately, we are not saying a full goodbye to Wiebe just yet. As part of a smooth and well-structured transition, he will remain involved in the strategic direction of the company and continue to serve for some time as part-time Managing Director. This approach ensures continuity and stability as we gradually move toward his future full retirement.

We are also pleased to introduce his successor, Edwin Sipkes, as the new Accountable Manager.

Edwin has a long and highly respected track record within RAS, where he started his career in 1987. Since 1993, he has been part of our management team. He takes on this role with extensive experience, deep organizational knowledge, and a strong commitment to continuing the high standards that Wiebe has built over the years.

In addition, we are proud to announce that Erik Hoogstraten will take over Edwin’s position as Maintenance Manager.

Thanks to Erik’s technical expertise, leadership skills, and many years of dedication to our maintenance operations, he is exceptionally well suited for this role. His appointment further strengthens our management structure as we enter this new chapter.

We would like to sincerely thank Wiebe for his exceptional contribution to the company thus far, and we hope to continue building on his legacy with the same spirit and dedication.

At the same time, we look to the future with confidence, knowing that our leadership team will continue to guide the company with professionalism, experience, and a shared commitment to quality and excellence.

RAS adds Dassault Falcon 900C/EX/EX EASy to its EASA/FAA approvals

We are very proud to announce that Rijnmond Air Services has extended its EASA/FAA Part-145 maintenance approvals with the

Dassault Falcon 900C/EX/EX EASy.

After an extensive training and implementation process the aircraft type addition was granted by IL&T and compliments the excisting approval of RAS for several other Dassault Aviation types such as the Falcon 2000, 2000EX and 2000EX EASy.

RAS will provide its Base and Line maintenance services as well as MRT/AOG support for this new type.

RAS opens brand new, state of the art hangar facility

On July 1, 2025 RAS has opened a brand new, state of the art storage hangar at Rotterdam The Hague Airport. This new hangar provides an additional 2.400 m2 of hangar space and is located next to the existing hangars of Rijnmond Air Services (2.400 m2 and 900m2) boosting the total hangarage capacity to 5.700 m2.

The new hangar has been constructed with the latest materials and systems including earth warmth (floor) heating lowering the CO2 footprint to a minimum.

Maintenance approvals

RAS has extended its Scope of A1 Aircraft maintenance approvals with the Cessna Citation 525C (CJ4) Base and Line Maintenance.

Part-145 capability extended for PC12 Base maintenance

Rijnmond Air Services has recently extended their PC12 capability to include also Base maintenance checks and engine maintenance for the PC12 series.

RAS already was a P&WC approved DMF for the PT6A series so the powerplant is also in good hands at Rotterdam including handling of the ESP program coverage.

Please contact us at info@rasnl.com for inquiries. We are here to assist.

Pratt & Whitney Appoints New Designated Maintenance Facilities on Four Continents

LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC, June 11, 2020 – Pratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies Corp. (NYSE: RTX), announced today that it has appointed five new Designated Maintenance Facilities (DMFs) in Europe, North America, South America and Asia to provide line maintenance for many of its engines operating around the world.

The new DMFs are:

• Rijnmond Air Services B. V., Rotterdam, Netherlands (PT6A, PW500 engines)
• Alidaunia S.R.L., Foggia, Italy (PT6B, PT6C, PT6T, PW200, PW210 engines)
• ALE Service Center S de RL de CV, San Nicolás Tolentino, Mexico (PT6A, PT6B, PT6C, PW200, PW300 and PW500 engines)
• Central Aerospace S.A.S., Bogota, Colombia (PT6A, JT5D engines)
• AVIC China Flying Dragon GA, Harbin, China (PT6A-135A, PT6A-27 engines)

“Today’s announcement brings the number of Pratt & Whitney DMFs serving helicopters and the general and business aviation industries to 13, located in North and South America, Europe and Asia,” said Satheeshkumar Kumarasingam, vice-president, customer service, at Pratt & Whitney. “Our global DMFs are effectively delivering local and personalized line maintenance and mobile repair services to our customers. DMFs are part of our broader efforts to ensure we provide the right engine maintenance solutions to meet our customers’ needs in an efficient and timely manner while ensuring our high technical standards are met. Further, these DMFs help improve the availability of parts in the desired country and the rapid deployment of service.”

Rijnmond and Alidaunia are the first Pratt & Whitney DMFs in Europe. In the Americas, ALE in Mexico and Central Aerospace in Colombia will join Portage Aircraft Maintenance Ltd in Canada, Mapiex Aviation S.A. in Panama, and ABA Manutencao de Aeronaves LTDA, HELIPARK Manutenção Aeronáutica LTDA and RICO Taxi Aereo LTDA in Brazil, all of which cover a variety of PT6A and helicopter engine models. Finally in Asia, AVIC China Flying Dragon GA will join COHC Aviation Science and Technic Co. Ltd in China for PT6A and PT6C engines and Taj Air Ltd in India for PW308C engines and Helicopter Services Company, JSC in Moscow, Russia for PW207K engine support.

Pratt & Whitney has built one of the industry’s largest customer service networks around the world that offers personalized and local solutions in all our market segments. To best serve our customers, we have more than 40 owned and designated facilities, two Customer First (CFirst) Centres in Montreal and Singapore for 24/7/365 support, seven parts distribution centres and more than 100 field support representatives and mobile repair teams situated around the globe. Full details of the Pratt & Whitney global service network for turboprop, turboshaft and small turbofan engines are available on the service network map at pwc.ca.

About Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney, a unit of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE:RTX) is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft and helicopter engines, and auxiliary power units. Raytheon Technologies Corporation is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. To learn more about RTX, visit its website at www.rtx.com. To receive press releases and other news directly, please sign up here.

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