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360 Degree Platform Access for the Airbus H145 Helicopter

The intuitive and elegant design of the H145 Helicopter Dock system allows for seamless access around both sides, the boom, and tail of the aircraft, maximising accessibility for engineers to carry out assembly or heavy maintenance tasks without compromise.

F-35 Maintenance Platforms: Safe, Innovative, Manoeuvrable

See how we solved access challenges for the F-35 Lightning II JSF with a manoeuvrable and no-compromises platform. Read More.

SafeSmart Aviation Gets an 'A' for Access

PHI contacted SafeSmart in New Zealand looking for an access solution for their mechanics working on the Leonardo AW139. Their engineers were very specific about what they needed in a platform solution.

'Mission complete' with a safe & efficient solution to access the top of Aircraft Fuselage

Mission System Australia is a subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies, Inc. Mission System Australia is a provider of maritime systems and solutions in electronic mission systems integration, sustainment and training, maritime integrated communications systems, underwater signal intelligence and maritime domain awareness for both defence and commercial applications.

Mission Systems needed to replace an old ladder, used for access to the top of aircraft fuselage.

SafeSmart Brings MRO Safety to Farnborough Airshow

One of the biggest airshows in the world, Farnborough International, will take place from the 16th to the 22nd of July 2018, in Farnborough, Northeast Hampshire UK.

London-based aircraft maintenance platform manufacturers, Safesmart Aviation, will be attending. Find out more.

Innovative Helicopter Maintenance Stands Heading to RotorTech | But From Who?

Some big names in rotary aircraft aviation are attending AU/NZ’s biggest helicopter exhibition, RotorTech 2018, this year. And one manufacturer is looking to bring added safety and efficiency to the maintenance of rotary aircraft at the show.

MROs Look to Higher Place for FOD Prevention

Foreign Object Debris (FOD) is any substance, article or debris that is alien to and can cause damage to a system or vehicle. One aspect of FOD management that gets the least amount of air time is hangar tidiness and tools and spares storage. But there is a solution.

Falcon 900 Maintenance Gets Easier as SafeSmart Aviation Shines

Global household products company SC Johnson have a headquarters in Racine Wisconsin, from where they manage and sell brands such as Raid, Glade, Duck, Windex, Baygon, Mr Muscle and more. They are a 5th generation family-owned business, and since around 1930, all directors have been trained pilots. SC Johnson commissioned Safesmart Aviation—headquartered in Oxbow Canada, NYC, LA and Cleveland OH —to build a customized solution that would accommodate safer access around their Falcon 900's tail end during maintenance.

Giving WestJet 737s a Clear View for Maintenance Safety

With Canada’s WestJet acquiring a fleet of new Boeing 737s over the last few years, along with it has come the need for new portable height access equipment for maintenance around different points of the aircraft. After several technician incidents, WestJet looked to Oxbow-based portable height access provider SafeSmart Aviation for a customized solution.

The GE Orb and More | SafeSmart Aviation Gets Up Close

General Electric (GE) have an engine testing facility in Peebles, Ohio, that is famous for a unique structure: a 32 foot-diameter orb. The orb is designed as a ‘turbulence control structure’, which smooths out the flow of air into a jet engine during simulations of engine distress.

SafeSmart Aviaiton's Shane Wearmouth visited GE in a pre-consultation capacity, and managed to assess the site for opportunities to help the facility operate even more efficiently and safely.