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Airforms, Inc. Awarded FAA PMA Approval for Cessna 206/207/210 Engine Mount Heat Shields WASILLA, ALASKA, 27-June-18– Airforms, Inc. announced today they have been awarded FAA PMA approval for engine mount isolator heat shields for the Cessna C206/207/210 family of aircraft (Continental powered).  The aluminum construction of the heat shields absorbs less heat than steel, and […]

  WASILLA, ALASKA, 16-June-17– Airforms, Inc. is pleased to announce it has received EASA Approval for a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) that allows the replacement of the standard AN5 wheel bolts and hardware on Caravan main wheels with high strength Mil-Spec bolts and hardware.  The EASA STC Number is 10062054. “We have received numerous requests […]

WASILLA, ALASKA, 2-June-17:  As part of its continuing mission to support the worldwide fleet of Cessna Caravan family aircraft, Airforms, Inc. has obtained EASA STC approval for a procedure that provides repairs to worn Nose Gear Torque Links and Nose Gear Shock Struts, and replacement of their respective attaching parts with FAA PMA Approved oversize […]

WASILLA, ALASKA, 22-May-17 – Airforms, Inc. announced today that they have been granted FAA Approval of a Global Alternative Method Of Compliance (AMOC) to paragraph (b)(1) and (b)(2) of AD 93-23-13.  Airforms demonstrated that installation of their FAA PMA Approved baffle assemblies or their silicone seal kits on PA31(-310) aircraft provide an equivalent level of […]

WASILLA, ALASKA, 20-September-16 – Airforms, Inc. announced today that they have moved to their brand new facility on the Wasilla, AK Airport. Construction on the building began in early May with the pouring of the concrete pads, and the company completed the move on July 17th. “This new building was engineered with efficient manufacturing as […]