The AMO is a helicopter service organisation based at the Cape Town International Airport offering a professional helicopter maintenance and repair services. We offer full helicopter inspections, ensuring they are flight-ready and meet specific regulations such as having required Registration and Airworthiness certification, and the FAA-approved flight manual, and keeping abreast of the latest airplane and engine operations and maintenance regulations.

Healthcare for your helicopter

Why work with us?

  • Our engineers have military training and a background in aviation maintenance.
  • We use only the latest, state-of-the-art equipment and methods.
  • Services range from rust removal and helicopter respraying to full engine rebuilds and general maintenance.
  • We supply and install new or refurbished helicopter parts.
  • All post-maintenance flights are done internally.
mission statement

Our mission is to continuously offer a professional helicopter maintenance service and inspections to helicopter owners.

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Service Offering

The AMO mainly service Bell helicopters, but also has extensive experience servicing various different helicopters and can assist with any helicopter servicing and maintenance needs you may have. Whether that be for a Robinson 44 or a Bell UH1 Huey, our qualified team of professional engineers are dedicated to delivering efficient and high-quality service.

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General maintenance

The AMO offers full helicopter inspections, ensuring they are flight-ready and meet specific regulations such as having required Registration and Airworthiness certification, that the FAA-approved flight manual, and keeping abreast of the latest airplane and engine operations and maintenance regulations.

helicopter engine diagnostics

Engine diagnostics

Our engineers are able to effectively diagnose, find, test and solve any potential engine faults such as misfires, fueling or starting issues. For your peace of mind, The AMO also performs all our post-maintenance flights internally.

Airframe Repairs

Airframe repairs

We are fully equipped to perform full airframe inspections on all helicopters. If you have just bought a new helicopter, we would be able to identify any previous miss-use, or prior accidents by doing an inspection to look for any possible damage, cracks or bends on the helicopter airframe, which would need to be repaired before the helicopter would be able to fly again.

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Helicopter refurbishment

We have extensive experience servicing various different helicopters and can help with whatever servicing and maintenance needs you have, including full overhauls. Our team is skilled in doing structural repairs and have access to a wide selection of approved components to reduce downtime.

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