Repairing Clocks and Flight Instruments at AVP - Aero Voo de Portugal

This week we visited a company whose line of work differs from what we usually feature here at the IPR. AVP - Aero Voo de Portugal repairs flight instruments, mechanical clocks among them. We took the opportunity to talk to the company's watchmaker, Luciano Ferreira, a student of Mestre Américo Henriques in 1965. We also spoke to Bruno Rosa, the company's director, who told us about AVP's history and work.

A Family Tradition in Avionics Maintenance and Repair

Aero Voo Portugal (AVP) is a family company certified as a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) centre under EASA Part 145. Founded in 1996 by Richard Michael Maurer, AVP began as a supplier of consumable parts to the aviation sector.

In 2005, in response to market demand, the company expanded into the maintenance of small electronic avionics instruments. Since then it has grown into a highly specialised Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) workshop, offering services in instruments and avionics, including autopilots, gyroscopic systems and navigation and communication (Nav/Com) equipment.

The AVP team is made up of technicians with more than 30 years of experience, ensuring a high level of precision and reliability in the services provided. The company maintains a strong commitment to excellence and has become a benchmark in the avionics maintenance and repair sector.

Avionics Maintenance and Repair

Aero Voo Portugal (AVP) is a certified laboratory for the testing, repair and overhaul of civil and military instruments and avionics. Established in 1996, the company expanded its capabilities in 2005 and now offers a wide range of specialised services in the maintenance and repair of aircraft instruments and a variety of components.

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Bruno Rosa - Director of AVP

With technicians who together have more than 30 years of experience, AVP provides high-precision services such as the maintenance of avionics and electronic instruments, the repair of navigation and communication systems, and the development of custom test equipment. The company also has a division dedicated to the repair of gyroscopes and missile systems.

AVP works with the armed forces of several countries, such as the Portuguese Air Force and Navy, the Spanish Army, the German Navy, the Spanish Air Force, the UK Ministry of Defence, the Royal Thai Air Force, the Royal Malaysian Air Force and the Royal Air Force of Oman. In the civil world it serves a number of airlines and flight schools, and it is also a maintenance centre for the Red Bull display aircraft, among others.

This commitment to precision and reliability makes Aero Voo Portugal a leading name in avionics maintenance and repair at international level.