GPMS receives HUMS STCs for Airbus H135 and AS332

GPMS International has announced that the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted supplemental type certificates (STCs) for its Foresight MX HUMS on the Airbus H135 and AS332 Super Puma platforms.

Ronnie Ries, VP of marketing at GPMS, commented: “We appreciate Blackcomb Helicopters and Precision’s dedicated support in achieving these STCs and we’re excited to see them monitoring their fleets with Foresight MX.”

According to Ries, demand for new Foresight MX certifications has been driven primarily by three types of operators: current GPMS customers wanting to monitor their entire fleet, operators needing to meet contractual requirements, and operators looking at ways to mitigate significant business challenges.

“We’re thrilled when our customers want to monitor additional aircraft, but we’re finding external demand for HUMS has increased substantially because of new and evolving contracts requiring HUMS (like the US Forest [Service’s] MATOC), BARS compliance requirements, and especially because of the impacts [of] supply chain and manpower challenges. They need HUMS to win contracts in this super competitive era,” he added.

“The reality is operators are recognizing that the impact of unscheduled maintenance goes beyond the price of an AOG part. The stress to their already shorthanded maintenance team and the lost revenue from an easily detectable bearing that’s going to make metal is having sceptics take a closer look at why their peers are adopting Foresight MX HUMS,” he said.

Earlier this year, GPMS International received a fleet order from PJ Helicopters for Foresight MX.