Oxford airport offers broad support capabilities on a wide group of helicopters, general (GA) and business (Biz Av) aircraft. Technical and airworthiness management, engineering, design and spares support is provided by AirMed Engineering, Eurocopter, PremiAir and Hawker Beechcraft for the most common business jets, piston GA, business turboprop, turbine and piston helicopter and regional airliner models. Line support and maintenance management on Hawker, Bombardier and Citation products is provided by Executive & Business Aviation Support (EBAS), Tyler Aeronautica and Hangar 8 Ltd.
A number of resident maintenance companies also offer extensive capabilities for design, modification, refurbishment and upgrade services with a multitude of European, US and other international approvals along with ISO 9000/9001 quality accreditation.
A modern paint facility on site operated by Flying Colours also enhances the overall package of services available at Oxford. Interior trim refurbishment with expertise in aircraft interiors can be provided from a local company, All Wheel Trim.
Contact details for service providers and their capabilities are shown below:
AirMed Engineering

As the leader in UK business aviation and flying some 4,000 hours in a typical year, AirMed demands the highest levels of reliability and safety from its fleet. In order to ensure round-the-clock support, the company made the decision in 2002 to begin investing in its own facility at Oxford.
The team includes several engineers who are acknowledged as being amongst the most experienced in the UK on the aircraft types operated by AirMed. AirMed is now in the enviable position of being able to offer these excellent facilities to other operators and private individuals.
AirMed is JAR Ops and EASA 145 approved and has 16000 square feet of hangar space enabling many maintenance projects to be undertaken at any one time. Being the only UK based commercial operator of Cessna Caravan C208’s AirMed is also certified to provide full maintenance on this specialist aircraft type.
AirMed Engineering Parts
With 1000’s of parts held in stock and weekly shipments from the USA, contact AirMed today with your requirements. With a vast inventory of parts to support Cessna, Piper, Lycoming, TCM and the PT6A series engine Airmed will be able to support you in locating those hard to find items!
CESSNA - PIPER - LYCOMING - TCM - RAPCO
Eurocopter UK Ltd
(formerly McAlpine Helicopters)
Contacts:
David Lewis Sales Director (01865 852 407) / david.lewis@eurocopter.co.uk
Colin Hutt Maintenance Manager (01865 852 513) / colin.hutt@eurocopter.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 841 188
Fax: +44 (0) 1865 842 440 / 827
e-mail: sales@eurocopter.co.uk
Services:
Sales (new and used) and custom completions, retrofits and conversion of helicopters, line and base level maintenance and the provision and sale of modification kits. Spares and logistical support. Eurocopter UK (formally McAlpine Helicopters) has been long established as the UK’s and one of Europe’s foremost experts on technical support and design of both corporate and special role and utility helicopters, both civilian and military. Eurocopter UK operate and support the majority of Police helicopter support units in the UK and numerous medevac and air ambulance aircraft. No other company in the UK has the same capabilities for the integration of complex systems and avionics onto rotary platforms.
Aircraft / Brands:
All Eurocopter, Aerospatiale, MBB helicopter products
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation
(formally Raytheon Aircraft Services)
Tel: +44 (0) 1244 523 778/888 (Chester/Hawarden HQ)
Fax: +44(0) 1244 523 544
e-mail: bruce_watson@hawkerbeechcraft.com
Note: Hawker Beechcraft have now consolidated support operations at Chester (Hawarden). For Hawker (125 series) support at Oxford, please contact either EBAS, Hangar 8 Ltd or PremiAir
PremiAir Aircraft Engineering
PremiAir opened its Oxford-based authorised service centre for Hawker Beechcraft products in November 2008 having relocated from Blackbushe airport. As the sole UK OEM-approved service centre for all Beech products including the King Air, Premier 1, Beechjet, 1900, Bonanza and Baron lines, Oxford Airport now supports the whole former Raytheon (now Hawker Beechcraft) product line with the Hawker factory-owned service centre also at the airport supporting the Hawker 125 family. PremiAir prides itself on having undertaken deep modification and upgrade programs with EASA Part 21 approval on all manner of Beech products with 30 years experience in the design office under former ownership as Air Hanson and then Lynton Aviation.
Contact:
Barry Stone Engineering Director
Brett Dale-Heaps Base Manager
Reception: +44(0) 1865 852 520
Fax: +44(0) 1865 852 585
Mobile: +44(0) 7889 447809 (Barry Stone)
e-mail: b.stone@premiair-engineering.com (Barry Stone)
e-mail: b.dale-heaps@premiair-engineering.com (Brett Dale-Heaps)
Tyler Aeronautica Ltd
Contact: Colin Tyler or Damian White
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 848 111
Direct: +44 (0) 1865 840 880
Fax: +44 (0) 1865 840 885
e-mail: colin@tyleraeronautica.com or damian@tyleraeronautica.com
Services:
EASA Part M, Subpart G, (CAME) management and co-ordination for other AOC (JAR-OPS 1) operators, quality management, airframe/engine line support, pre-buy/survey services and expertise, refurbishment (interior and exterior) co-ordination. A highly experienced team with decades of maintenance management and co-ordination expertise, in particular on Hawker and Citation product lines.
Aircraft / Brands:
Embraer, Cessna Citation expertise on all 500, 525, 550, 560, 650 series and Excel models. Raytheon Hawkers & Premier 1. Pratt & Whitney Canada, Williams, Honeywell/Allied Signal/Garrett.
Executive & Business Aviation Support Ltd (EBAS)
Contact: Mark Abbott or Andy Wright
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 377 893
Fax: +44 (0) 1865 377 199
Mob: +44 (0) 7786 088 830 / 07917 457 269 (out-of-hours)
e-mail: mark@ebas.me.uk / markabbott13@hotmail.com
Services:
Oxford-based ex-Bombardier technical representative with line support and pre-buy / survey expertise. EASA Part M, Subpart G, (CAME) management and co-ordination for other AOC (JAR-OPS 1) operators, quality management, airframe/engine line support. A highly experienced team with decades of maintenance management and co-ordination expertise, in particular on Bombardier product lines.
Aircraft / Brands:
Most Bombardier Global, Challenger and Learjet models, plus licensed on Hawkers. Also Citation CJ and Gulfstream V capabilities/expertise
Hangar 8 Limited
Hangar 8 offers a total aircraft management service at Oxford including crewing, charter and maintenance control. On-site engineering staff have decades of expertise specifically on Hawker, Citation and Challenger product lines and provide daily checks and line support with the approval of OEM service centres for the types supported.
Hangar 8 Ltd
Danebrook Court, Oxford Office Village,
Kidlington, Oxford, OX5 1LQ, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1865 372 215 Fax: +44 (0)1865 372 216
e-mail: sales@hangar8.co.uk
RD Aviation
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 841 441
Fax: +44 (0) 1865 842 495
e-mail: sales@rdaviation.com
Services:
Instrument, headset supplies, repairs, panel installations and design.
Aircraft / Brands:
Instrumentation on most gliders, microlights, PFA types etc.
Flying Colours
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 849 982
Fax: +44 (0) 1865 849 983
e-mail: info@flyingcoloursuk.net
Services:
Aircraft painting services full strip and re-paint or rub-down, corrosion removal and rectification. Interior refurbishment contracting and co-ordination.
Aircraft / Brands:
Any aircraft, helicopters, vehicles (incl. Formula 1 vehicles), and components up to Dassault Falcon 50 size.
All Wheel Trim
Tel: +44 (0) 1993 776 800
Mob: +44 (0) 7980 625 814
Fax: +44 (0) 1993 705 352
e-mail: info@allwheeltrim.co.uk
Services:
Re-trim, re-covering, refurbishment of all interior soft furnishings, re-styling of seats, fire-blocking, edge-binding, carpets, headliners, plastic trim repairs and re-painting, side-walls.
Aircraft / Brands
Any aircraft up to larger mid-size jet cabins, Formula 1 hospitality units and trucks, classic vehicles.
Oxford Aviation Ltd
Tel: 0800 783 7461 (Freephone)
Tel: 01865 774 500
Fax: 01865 774 555
Mobile: 07799 113 993
e-mail: info@oxford-aviation.co.uk
Services:
Oxford Aviation specialises in stocking and distributing OEM and FAA-PMA aerospace filtration products including Oil, Fuel, Hydraulic, and Air for engine and airframe filters & filter kits. Corporate, Regional and Commercial Airlines, Fixed Base Operators (FBOs) and Maintenance Organisations will save up to 70% by using their quality filter & associated products. Oxford Aviation stocks a wide variety of factory new filters and associated products with traceability back to the manufacturers, in accordance with the various regulatory and airworthiness requirements.
Turbomeca
Turbomeca is the world’s leading helicopter engine manufacturer with 14 sites and 32 repair centres around the world. Oxford is an authorised repair centre.
Contact: Craig Bell - Turbomeca Field Representative (Oxford)
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 856 600
Mobile: +44 (0) 7802 647 945
Fax: +44 (0) 1865 856 601
e-mail: cbell@turbomeca.co.uk
CSE Aviation
CSE Aviation was closed down early 2008 under the parentage of BBA Aviation plc. Matters pertaining to any business undertaken by CSE Aviation in the past should be addressed to:
CSE Citation Centre
Hangar 100, Bournemouth Airport, Christchurch
Dorset, BH23 6NW, United Kingdom
Tel: +44(0)1202 573 243
Fax: +44(0)1202 581 579
e-mail: info@csecitationcentre.com
CSP Parts Supply
Formally CSE Parts Supply, then CSP, the spares/parts and engine sales business has now been integrated with Piper UK Ltd. Matters pertaining to any business undertaken by CSP in the past should be addressed to:
Piper UK Ltd.
Premier House, Cecil Pashley Way, Shoreham Airport
Shoreham by Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5FF, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 845 241 9865
Fax: +44 (0) 845 241 9866
e-mail: parts@piper-uk.co.uk
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