GAL Aviation, AEROTEC Concept Form Strategic Alliance

GAL Aviation Inc. of Montreal, Canada, and engineering and STC provider, AEROTEC Concept of Toulouse, France, have formed a strategic alliance. The combination of engineering capabilities of AEROTEC Concept with the manufacturing capabilities of GAL Aviation, results in a true design-build, plug and play integration for aircraft cabinetry, interior components, and cabin reconfiguration.

Marc St-Hilaire, vice-president of GAL states, “AEROTEC’s broad engineering and design capabilities in business and commercial aircraft, and helicopters, combined with their EASA PART 21J Design Organization Approval (DOA) accreditations made them a perfect choice as a strategic partner. We believe this partnership is a major step in the execution of our strategic plan for cabin system integration products and service offerings.”

Johan Clochet, partner/design office manager of AEROTEC Concept comments, “GAL Aviation is a young company full of drive, with an impressive manufacturing expertise and capabilities with a corporate culture similar to our own. We have much to accomplish together.” 

GAL Aviation Inc., a member of the GAL Aerospace Group of companies, is a NADCAP and AS9100 Certified manufacturer of aircraft interior cabinets and components, light aero-structures, and anti-corrosion treatments including chemical conversion, chemical processing and the application of paint and dry film coatings.  The company is a Transport Canada Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO) with European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) 145 Certification for the maintenance, refurbishment, repairs, and modifications of aircraft interior components on Transport Category Aircraft. The manufacturing facility is located south of historic Quebec City in St-Joseph Quebec, with a sales office in Montreal, Canada.

AEROTEC Concept, an AEROTEC subsidiary, works on any type of fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters with a wide spectrum of design changes, airworthiness, and STC certifications. Located in the heart of the European capital of aeronautics in Toulouse Blagnac, AEROTEC Concept works in all sectors of aviation including commercial aircraft, business aviation, general aviation, and helicopters.