In a hangar adjacent to McConnell AFB that once housed Boeing Air Force One modification facilities, the MRO team at NIAR WERX provides production design, initial and Supplemental Type Certification, instrumentation installation, modifications and field support/repair.
Current Programs:
- Airbus 321 passenger to freighter conversion
- Boeing 737 special mission modification
- Boeing 757 passenger to freighter conversion
- Boeing 777 passenger to freighter conversion
- MD87 special missions modification
Partnerships:
- Dynamic Aviation
- Dynamic NC
- Erickson Aero Tanker
- Kansas Modification Center
- Precision Aircraft Solutions
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