Visiting Cascade Aerospace: The C130 Maintenance Facility

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On-site representatives hoping to catch a glimpse of the daily activities at Cascade Aerospace are in luck, the c130 maintenance specialists and industry leaders in aircraft fleet management, warmly welcome potential partners to visit the shop. The team at Cascade Aerospace is proud of their 230 000 square feet facility built in 2000. The Abbotsford BC located c130 maintenance centre is equipped with the tools and space to manage and maintain visiting Boeing, Lockheed Martin or Bombardier fleets.

Entry into Canada to Visit the c130 Maintenance Team

If an International [non-Canadian] on-site customer service representative would like to visit Cascade Aerospace, they can easily obtain a letter of invitation from Cascade. After the letter is received, the representative should carry it, in addition to their personal and company identification to the Canadian border. If a representative is coming on behalf of an American Company, enter through the Sumas border, for quick and close proximity to Cascade Aerospace. Cascade Aerospace will be happy to arrange accommodations for their International visitors, to ensure comfort and convenience, for their c130 maintenance centre visit.

What to Expect When Visiting the c 130 Maintenance Facilities

Cascade Aerospace is a dynamic, full service fleet management company. Visitors will be taken away by the sheer volume of comings and goings happening throughout the facility. In addition to c130 maintenance, the company will be busy with: program management, airworthiness tests, integrated logistics support, field service support and component repair and overhaul work. C130 maintenance, repair and overhaul can be witnessed in their facility. In addition to work at their shop, they also perform c130 maintenance on the Canadian Forces base in Trenton, Ontario.

The c130 Maintenance Team

While visiting Cascade, any guest will be guaranteed to run into many experts and specialists in the aerospace industry. The team at Cascade has reached over 500 people, and all of the staffs are chosen for their drive to guarantee whatever it takes to provide quality aircraft parts and services. A good portion of their employees have twenty to thirty years of aerospace industry experience. The management team has a combined one hundred years of combined experience. C130 maintenance, aircraft repair and fleet management, is in skilled hands at Cascade.

Area Attractions

Visiting Cascade to see the C130 maintenance facility, team and additional services and divisions, will be a memorable experience that an on-site representative will be excited to report back to their own home base. In between the visit and flying home, there are attractions to be seen in Abbotsford. If a visitor is coming all of the way to Abbotsford to see the c130 maintenance centre, then they would most likely be interested in catching the Abbotsford International Air Show in August. For a relaxing break the warm mineral waters of the Harrison Hot Springs or a look around one of the local Farmer’s Markets, is a great way to spend an afternoon.

Cascade is pleased to form new partnerships with other aerospace industry professionals. For more information on their c130 maintenance programs, fleet management or other aircraft programs visit, cascadeaerospace.

Cascade Aerospace Inc. is a dynamic, privately-held Canadian specialty aerospace and defence contractor focused on providing long-term integrated aircraft support programs for Original Equipment Manufacturers [OEMs], military, government and commercial customers. For more information please visit www.cascadeaerospace.com.

Visiting Cascade Aerospace: The C130 Maintenance Facility