Cascade Aerospace provides aircraft engineering, maintenance, modification and long-term fleet support from Abbotsford, British Columbia. It supports military, government, OEM and commercial operators, with particular depth in legacy Hercules and C-130J work. Its services span ECHO avionics and structural upgrades, commercial aircraft MRO, freighter-conversion kits, component repair and customer maintenance training. Cascade is an operating unit of IMP Aerospace & Defence and a subsidiary of I.M.P. Group Ltd.
Operating context
Cascade’s ECHO program combines Collins Flight2 avionics integration, structural refurbishment and centre-wing-box sustainment, with an optional Short-Pod APU package. The advertised life extension of up to twenty years requires an airframe-specific remaining-life and approval basis. Its Q400 and CRJ100/200 package-freighter kits combine structural/cabin changes, technical publications and certification support. In-house engineering and repair shops support both military and commercial work.
Lockheed Martin currently lists Cascade as a C-130/L-100 service center and C-130J heavy-maintenance center. Abbotsford holds Amtivo AS9100D/ISO9001:2015 certificate 271817 through January 11, 2029 and AS9110C/ISO9001:2015 certificate 271819 through January 23, 2029, subject to continuing requirements. These management-system credentials are distinct from Transport Canada AMO 88-00 ratings and aircraft-specific design/manufacturing approvals. The December 2025 AMO schedule, for example, distinguishes Boeing 737 A/B/C/D checks from 737 MAX line maintenance.
The legacy CC130 contract began in 2005 and now has a disclosed cumulative value of C$1,245,163,550 after an October 10, 2025 C$40 million amendment. This supersedes the earlier C$1.205 billion disclosure and is separate from the May 2026 Lockheed Martin CC-130J amendments. Public contract values establish procurement scope, not Cascade’s recognized revenue or current available capacity.
Canadian footprint
The principal operation is at 1337 Townline Road, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6E1. Cascade describes a 235,000-square-foot airport facility combining engineering, maintenance and repair shops. It also identifies a CFB Trenton satellite supporting legacy and J-model Hercules and an Ottawa business-development/customer-relations office. The Abbotsford quality certificates cover that single site; they do not automatically certify the other offices.
Abbotsford, British Columbia is the published city-level context for Cascade Aerospace. It does not imply a street address or exact facility location.
Cascade offers a Canadian route for sustaining and modifying military transport fleets, supported by a purpose-built Abbotsford operation, current OEM recognition, scoped airworthiness approvals and buyer-confirmed aircraft delivery. Its value is the combination of engineering, physical modification, repair shops and continuing fleet support. A buyer should resolve the exact approved aircraft configuration, signed prime/subcontract workshare and induction capacity before relying on advertised life extension or program-level contract values.
Interpretation of the public record. Not qualification, endorsement or evidence of buyer interest.
Aircraft engineering, maintenance and modification for military and commercial fleets, with demonstrated Hercules work. ECHO integrates Collins Flight2 avionics, structural refurbishment and centre-wing sustainment, with an optional Short-Pod APU upgrade. Its advertised life extension is an airframe-dependent maximum.
Cascade also offers commercial heavy maintenance and AOG repair, Q400/CRJ package-freighter conversion kits, in-house component/structure shops and customer maintenance training. The Abbotsford AS9100D/AS9110C quality systems, OEM service-center listing and Transport Canada ratings support different parts of this offer; each aircraft configuration still requires the applicable approved scope and acceptance basis.
Evidence of maturity
Established aircraft services with DND-confirmed completion of sixteen RCAF Block 7 modifications and CCC-described Mexican Hercules deliveries. ECHO life extension and new program acceptance remain configuration-specific.
Commercial availability
Contracted fleet support, modification and repair by quotation; confirm aircraft ratings, engineering approval, parts and induction capacity.
Core features
Collins Flight2 avionics integration for C-130 ECHO
Structural refurbishment and centre-wing-box sustainment
Optional Short-Pod APU upgrade for ground operation and airborne backup
Q400 and CRJ100/200 Class E package-freighter kits with certification support
On-site NDT, sheet-metal, composite, interior, paint and hydraulic repair shops
Customer maintenance training and mobile repair teams
Abbotsford AS9100D/ISO9001 through January 11, 2029 and AS9110C/ISO9001 through January 23, 2029; continuing conditions apply
Recorded applications
Legacy Hercules and C-130J sustainment and avionics modification
Commercial aircraft heavy maintenance and AOG recovery within approved ratings
Cargo and special-mission aircraft conversion engineering
Canada’s May 15, 2026 announcement extends Lockheed Martin’s CC-130J in-service support through June 2029 and expects continued work at Cascade’s Abbotsford facility. The US$462.5 million support amendment and separate estimated US$684.3 million RCAF105 upgrade amendment belong to the prime contract; Cascade’s new tasking, workshare and value are not disclosed. The separate legacy CC130 support contract remains listed through March 31, 2027, with a cumulative C$1.245 billion total after its October 2025 amendment.
Established contracted aircraft-support and modification provider serving Canadian and international military fleets and commercial operators. Current quotations, induction slots and modification approvals depend on the aircraft and defined work package.
Ownership and entity scope
Subsidiary of I.M.P. Group Ltd., which is controlled by I.M.P. Group International Inc.; operated within IMP Aerospace & Defence. IMP completed the Cascade acquisition on December 21, 2012.
Ecosystem relationships
Aircraft-support subcontractor and OEM service-center relationship
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Lockheed Martin lists Cascade as a C-130/L-100 service center and C-130J heavy-maintenance center. DND documents Cascade’s sixteen-aircraft RCAF Block 7 subcontract delivery and expects continued Abbotsford support under the 2026 CC-130J prime amendment. This relationship is with the named prime/OEM; no exact Canadian legal affiliate is inferred.
CCC facilitated Cascade’s Mexican Hercules modernization and U.S. Air Force kit-installation work. Its profile describes delivered Mexican aircraft and an up-to-US$45 million U.S. contract; the expected completion date in that historical profile does not itself establish final U.S. acceptance.
Cascade operates within IMP Aerospace & Defence. The signed IMP statutory report identifies its legal parent as I.M.P. Group Ltd., controlled by I.M.P. Group International Inc.; operating-unit identity and legal ownership are distinguished.
Reviewed connections
Released Defence need · Reviewed connectionEvidence strength: Moderate
Aerospace sustainment and modification may help teams working on Sovereign defence capability areas by contributing to logistics and sustainment, aerospace operations, and protection and survivability.
Reviewed connections indicate possible relevance based on public evidence. They do not indicate procurement direction, eligibility, endorsement or customer interest.
Questions for a first conversation
01
Which approved ECHO configuration, remaining-life assessment and aircraft acceptance basis cover this fleet, and which work is within current contract tasking?
Flight2, structural and optional APU packages are airframe-specific; the advertised maximum life extension and management-system certificates do not replace aircraft approval.
02
Which signed CC-130J support or RCAF105 work packages are assigned to Cascade, with what induction schedule, subcontract value and acceptance milestones?
The May 2026 government release identifies expected Cascade support activity but discloses prime amendment values rather than Cascade’s assigned scope or delivery commitments.
03
What induction slots, skilled-labour capacity, parts assumptions and turnaround commitments apply to the proposed aircraft mix?
Abbotsford’s facility and support network are evidenced, but current capacity and backlog are not disclosed. Historical labour settlement and training announcements do not quantify available output.
Original sources 28 linked records
These records support the organization, its owned capabilities and their reviewed connections. A source count is not a count of independent confirmations.
Cascade publishes a business-development/contact form and telephone 604-850-7372 at 1337 Townline Road, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6E1; the same phone serves AOG enquiries.
Supports: Profile · canadian footprint
Cascade publishes a business-development/contact form and telephone 604-850-7372 at 1337 Townline Road, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6E1; the same phone serves AOG enquiries.
Cascade publishes a business-development/contact form and telephone 604-850-7372 at 1337 Townline Road, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6E1; the same phone serves AOG enquiries.
Cascade publishes a business-development/contact form and telephone 604-850-7372 at 1337 Townline Road, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6E1; the same phone serves AOG enquiries.
Supports: Profile · commercial status
Cascade publishes a business-development/contact form and telephone 604-850-7372 at 1337 Townline Road, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6E1; the same phone serves AOG enquiries.
Transport Canada AMO 88-00 issued Dec 30, 2025 authorizes aircraft, avionics, components, instruments, NDT and structures categories subject to accompanying ratings and the maintenance-policy manual.
Transport Canada AMO 88-00 issued Dec 30, 2025 authorizes aircraft, avionics, components, instruments, NDT and structures categories subject to accompanying ratings and the maintenance-policy manual.
The separate estimated US$684.3m RCAF105 upgrade amendment is to Lockheed Martin. The release does not disclose a Cascade subcontract value or assign it the entire upgrade package.
Cascade offers heavy maintenance, operational support and fly-in/AOG repairs for commercial aircraft; its page lists Boeing 737/757, Bombardier Q400/Dash 8/CRJ and Hercules families.
Supports: Profile · description
Cascade offers heavy maintenance, operational support and fly-in/AOG repairs for commercial aircraft; its page lists Boeing 737/757, Bombardier Q400/Dash 8/CRJ and Hercules families.
Supports: Profile · commercial status
Cascade offers heavy maintenance, operational support and fly-in/AOG repairs for commercial aircraft; its page lists Boeing 737/757, Bombardier Q400/Dash 8/CRJ and Hercules families.
Cascade describes on-site NDT, sheet-metal, composite, interiors, paint and hydraulic repair shops and manufacture of parts/kits to approved engineering data.
Supports: Profile · operating context
Cascade describes on-site NDT, sheet-metal, composite, interiors, paint and hydraulic repair shops and manufacture of parts/kits to approved engineering data.
Public sources cited · Facts and assessments kept separate · Human review
Cascade publishes a business-development/contact form and telephone 604-850-7372 at 1337 Townline Road, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6E1; the same phone serves AOG enquiries.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · commercial availability
Cascade publishes a business-development/contact form and telephone 604-850-7372 at 1337 Townline Road, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6E1; the same phone serves AOG enquiries.
Transport Canada AMO 88-00 issued Dec 30, 2025 authorizes aircraft, avionics, components, instruments, NDT and structures categories subject to accompanying ratings and the maintenance-policy manual.
Transport Canada AMO 88-00 issued Dec 30, 2025 authorizes aircraft, avionics, components, instruments, NDT and structures categories subject to accompanying ratings and the maintenance-policy manual.
Supports: Profile · operating context
Transport Canada AMO 88-00 issued Dec 30, 2025 authorizes aircraft, avionics, components, instruments, NDT and structures categories subject to accompanying ratings and the maintenance-policy manual.
Supports: Profile · operating context
AMO 88-00 ratings distinguish Boeing 737 A/B/C/D checks from 737 MAX line maintenance, and list Lockheed L382 for all non-specialized work, subject to manual limitations.
Supports: Profile · executive relevance summary
Source location: executiveRelevanceSummary
Transport Canada AMO 88-00 issued Dec 30, 2025 authorizes aircraft, avionics, components, instruments, NDT and structures categories subject to accompanying ratings and the maintenance-policy manual.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · defence applications
AMO 88-00 ratings distinguish Boeing 737 A/B/C/D checks from 737 MAX line maintenance, and list Lockheed L382 for all non-specialized work, subject to manual limitations.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · commercial availability
Transport Canada AMO 88-00 issued Dec 30, 2025 authorizes aircraft, avionics, components, instruments, NDT and structures categories subject to accompanying ratings and the maintenance-policy manual.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · summary
Transport Canada AMO 88-00 issued Dec 30, 2025 authorizes aircraft, avionics, components, instruments, NDT and structures categories subject to accompanying ratings and the maintenance-policy manual.
The separate estimated US$684.3m RCAF105 upgrade amendment is to Lockheed Martin. The release does not disclose a Cascade subcontract value or assign it the entire upgrade package.
Supports: Profile · current activity
The separate estimated US$684.3m RCAF105 upgrade amendment is to Lockheed Martin. The release does not disclose a Cascade subcontract value or assign it the entire upgrade package.
Supports: Profile · current activity
On May 15, 2026 Canada announced a US$462.5m Lockheed Martin amendment extending CC-130J in-service support through June 2029; continued support work was expected at Cascade Abbotsford and StandardAero Winnipeg.
Supports: Profile · operating context
On May 15, 2026 Canada announced a US$462.5m Lockheed Martin amendment extending CC-130J in-service support through June 2029; continued support work was expected at Cascade Abbotsford and StandardAero Winnipeg.
Supports: Profile · defence posture
The separate estimated US$684.3m RCAF105 upgrade amendment is to Lockheed Martin. The release does not disclose a Cascade subcontract value or assign it the entire upgrade package.
The separate estimated US$684.3m RCAF105 upgrade amendment is to Lockheed Martin. The release does not disclose a Cascade subcontract value or assign it the entire upgrade package.
Supports: Profile · defence posture
Cascade Aerospace is a direct Canadian military-aircraft sustainment and modification provider, with current public evidence that extended CC-130J support work is expected at its Abbotsford facility under the Lockheed Martin prime contract.
On May 15, 2026 Canada announced a US$462.5m Lockheed Martin amendment extending CC-130J in-service support through June 2029; continued support work was expected at Cascade Abbotsford and StandardAero Winnipeg.
The separate estimated US$684.3m RCAF105 upgrade amendment is to Lockheed Martin. The release does not disclose a Cascade subcontract value or assign it the entire upgrade package.
On May 15, 2026 Canada announced a US$462.5m Lockheed Martin amendment extending CC-130J in-service support through June 2029; continued support work was expected at Cascade Abbotsford and StandardAero Winnipeg.
On May 15, 2026 Canada announced a US$462.5m Lockheed Martin amendment extending CC-130J in-service support through June 2029; continued support work was expected at Cascade Abbotsford and StandardAero Winnipeg.
Supports: Profile · current activity as of
On May 15, 2026 Canada announced a US$462.5m Lockheed Martin amendment extending CC-130J in-service support through June 2029; continued support work was expected at Cascade Abbotsford and StandardAero Winnipeg.
The separate estimated US$684.3m RCAF105 upgrade amendment is to Lockheed Martin. The release does not disclose a Cascade subcontract value or assign it the entire upgrade package.
On May 15, 2026 Canada announced a US$462.5m Lockheed Martin amendment extending CC-130J in-service support through June 2029; continued support work was expected at Cascade Abbotsford and StandardAero Winnipeg.
Supports: Aircraft-support subcontractor and OEM service-center relationship relationship
On May 15, 2026 Canada announced a US$462.5m Lockheed Martin amendment extending CC-130J in-service support through June 2029; continued support work was expected at Cascade Abbotsford and StandardAero Winnipeg.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · technicaldomainslugs
Cascade offers heavy maintenance, operational support and fly-in/AOG repairs for commercial aircraft; its page lists Boeing 737/757, Bombardier Q400/Dash 8/CRJ and Hercules families.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · defence applications
Cascade offers heavy maintenance, operational support and fly-in/AOG repairs for commercial aircraft; its page lists Boeing 737/757, Bombardier Q400/Dash 8/CRJ and Hercules families.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · technical tags
Cascade offers heavy maintenance, operational support and fly-in/AOG repairs for commercial aircraft; its page lists Boeing 737/757, Bombardier Q400/Dash 8/CRJ and Hercules families.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · capability type
Cascade offers heavy maintenance, operational support and fly-in/AOG repairs for commercial aircraft; its page lists Boeing 737/757, Bombardier Q400/Dash 8/CRJ and Hercules families.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · summary
Cascade offers heavy maintenance, operational support and fly-in/AOG repairs for commercial aircraft; its page lists Boeing 737/757, Bombardier Q400/Dash 8/CRJ and Hercules families.
Supports: Profile · description
Cascade describes on-site NDT, sheet-metal, composite, interiors, paint and hydraulic repair shops and manufacture of parts/kits to approved engineering data.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · technical tags
Cascade describes on-site NDT, sheet-metal, composite, interiors, paint and hydraulic repair shops and manufacture of parts/kits to approved engineering data.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · core features
Cascade describes on-site NDT, sheet-metal, composite, interiors, paint and hydraulic repair shops and manufacture of parts/kits to approved engineering data.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · summary
Cascade describes on-site NDT, sheet-metal, composite, interiors, paint and hydraulic repair shops and manufacture of parts/kits to approved engineering data.
Cascade offers customer and staff maintenance training, developing courseware and delivering Cascade/OEM courses; its page claims Transport Canada ATO status.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · summary
Cascade offers customer and staff maintenance training, developing courseware and delivering Cascade/OEM courses; its page claims Transport Canada ATO status.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · core features
Cascade offers customer and staff maintenance training, developing courseware and delivering Cascade/OEM courses; its page claims Transport Canada ATO status.
Transport Canada manufacturing approval 88-00 under CAR561 covers only aircraft/appliances in its limitation schedule, including CRJ200 freighter modification SA07-44; it is not unrestricted authority to manufacture aircraft.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · technicaldomainslugs
Transport Canada manufacturing approval 88-00 under CAR561 covers only aircraft/appliances in its limitation schedule, including CRJ200 freighter modification SA07-44; it is not unrestricted authority to manufacture aircraft.
CanadaBuys identifies Cascade as supplier for CC130 Primary Air Vehicle Optimized Weapon System Management under W8485-04QH10/001/SSC, running October 24, 2005 to March 31, 2027.
Supports: Profile · current activity
Amend035 is C$40m dated October 10, 2025, published November 14, 2025; total contract value including the original award and all amendments is C$1,245,163,550.
Supports: Profile · operating context
Amend035 is C$40m dated October 10, 2025, published November 14, 2025; total contract value including the original award and all amendments is C$1,245,163,550.
Supports: Profile · operating context
CanadaBuys identifies Cascade as supplier for CC130 Primary Air Vehicle Optimized Weapon System Management under W8485-04QH10/001/SSC, running October 24, 2005 to March 31, 2027.
Supports: Profile · defence posture
CanadaBuys identifies Cascade as supplier for CC130 Primary Air Vehicle Optimized Weapon System Management under W8485-04QH10/001/SSC, running October 24, 2005 to March 31, 2027.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · technical tags
CanadaBuys identifies Cascade as supplier for CC130 Primary Air Vehicle Optimized Weapon System Management under W8485-04QH10/001/SSC, running October 24, 2005 to March 31, 2027.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · defence applications
CanadaBuys identifies Cascade as supplier for CC130 Primary Air Vehicle Optimized Weapon System Management under W8485-04QH10/001/SSC, running October 24, 2005 to March 31, 2027.
IMP announced a tuition-free four-year paid apprenticeship program for Enfield and Cascade Abbotsford, planned to start February 2024; the announcement is not a current enrollment or graduation count.
IMP announced a tuition-free four-year paid apprenticeship program for Enfield and Cascade Abbotsford, planned to start February 2024; the announcement is not a current enrollment or graduation count.
IMP announced a tuition-free four-year paid apprenticeship program for Enfield and Cascade Abbotsford, planned to start February 2024; the announcement is not a current enrollment or graduation count.
IMP announced a tuition-free four-year paid apprenticeship program for Enfield and Cascade Abbotsford, planned to start February 2024; the announcement is not a current enrollment or graduation count.
Cascade ECHO combines Collins Flight2 avionics, C-130 structural refurbishment and optional auxiliary-power modifications. The advertised up-to-twenty-year life extension is a vendor maximum and depends on aircraft condition, approved work scope and customer acceptance.
Supports: Profile · operating context
ECHO integrates Rockwell Collins Flight2 displays, flight management and digital engine instruments with existing aircraft systems.
Supports: Profile · executive relevance summary
Source location: executiveRelevanceSummary
Cascade advertises ECHO life extension of up to 20 years; the page does not establish that gain for each airframe.
Supports: Profile · operating context
ECHO offers a Short-Pod APU upgrade for ground operation without main engines or ground support and airborne backup pneumatic/electrical supply.
Supports: Profile · operating context
ECHO offers structural refurbishment and centre-wing-box sustainment, including inspection packages and replacement of structures such as rainbow fittings.
Cascade ECHO combines Collins Flight2 avionics, C-130 structural refurbishment and optional auxiliary-power modifications. The advertised up-to-twenty-year life extension is a vendor maximum and depends on aircraft condition, approved work scope and customer acceptance.
Supports: Profile · operating context
Cascade ECHO combines Collins Flight2 avionics, C-130 structural refurbishment and optional auxiliary-power modifications. The advertised up-to-twenty-year life extension is a vendor maximum and depends on aircraft condition, approved work scope and customer acceptance.
Supports: Profile · operating context
Cascade advertises ECHO life extension of up to 20 years; the page does not establish that gain for each airframe.
Cascade ECHO combines Collins Flight2 avionics, C-130 structural refurbishment and optional auxiliary-power modifications. The advertised up-to-twenty-year life extension is a vendor maximum and depends on aircraft condition, approved work scope and customer acceptance.
Cascade ECHO combines Collins Flight2 avionics, C-130 structural refurbishment and optional auxiliary-power modifications. The advertised up-to-twenty-year life extension is a vendor maximum and depends on aircraft condition, approved work scope and customer acceptance.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · core features
Cascade ECHO combines Collins Flight2 avionics, C-130 structural refurbishment and optional auxiliary-power modifications. The advertised up-to-twenty-year life extension is a vendor maximum and depends on aircraft condition, approved work scope and customer acceptance.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · defence applications
Cascade ECHO combines Collins Flight2 avionics, C-130 structural refurbishment and optional auxiliary-power modifications. The advertised up-to-twenty-year life extension is a vendor maximum and depends on aircraft condition, approved work scope and customer acceptance.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · technology readiness level
Cascade ECHO combines Collins Flight2 avionics, C-130 structural refurbishment and optional auxiliary-power modifications. The advertised up-to-twenty-year life extension is a vendor maximum and depends on aircraft condition, approved work scope and customer acceptance.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · summary
ECHO offers a Short-Pod APU upgrade for ground operation without main engines or ground support and airborne backup pneumatic/electrical supply.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · core features
ECHO offers structural refurbishment and centre-wing-box sustainment, including inspection packages and replacement of structures such as rainbow fittings.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · core features
Cascade ECHO combines Collins Flight2 avionics, C-130 structural refurbishment and optional auxiliary-power modifications. The advertised up-to-twenty-year life extension is a vendor maximum and depends on aircraft condition, approved work scope and customer acceptance.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · commercial availability
Cascade ECHO combines Collins Flight2 avionics, C-130 structural refurbishment and optional auxiliary-power modifications. The advertised up-to-twenty-year life extension is a vendor maximum and depends on aircraft condition, approved work scope and customer acceptance.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · technical tags
Cascade ECHO combines Collins Flight2 avionics, C-130 structural refurbishment and optional auxiliary-power modifications. The advertised up-to-twenty-year life extension is a vendor maximum and depends on aircraft condition, approved work scope and customer acceptance.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · technicaldomainslugs
Cascade ECHO combines Collins Flight2 avionics, C-130 structural refurbishment and optional auxiliary-power modifications. The advertised up-to-twenty-year life extension is a vendor maximum and depends on aircraft condition, approved work scope and customer acceptance.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · technicaldomainslugs
Cascade ECHO combines Collins Flight2 avionics, C-130 structural refurbishment and optional auxiliary-power modifications. The advertised up-to-twenty-year life extension is a vendor maximum and depends on aircraft condition, approved work scope and customer acceptance.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · core features
ECHO offers a Short-Pod APU upgrade for ground operation without main engines or ground support and airborne backup pneumatic/electrical supply.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · technical tags
Cascade ECHO combines Collins Flight2 avionics, C-130 structural refurbishment and optional auxiliary-power modifications. The advertised up-to-twenty-year life extension is a vendor maximum and depends on aircraft condition, approved work scope and customer acceptance.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · summary
Cascade ECHO combines Collins Flight2 avionics, C-130 structural refurbishment and optional auxiliary-power modifications. The advertised up-to-twenty-year life extension is a vendor maximum and depends on aircraft condition, approved work scope and customer acceptance.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · summary
ECHO integrates Rockwell Collins Flight2 displays, flight management and digital engine instruments with existing aircraft systems.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · technicaldomainslugs
Cascade ECHO combines Collins Flight2 avionics, C-130 structural refurbishment and optional auxiliary-power modifications. The advertised up-to-twenty-year life extension is a vendor maximum and depends on aircraft condition, approved work scope and customer acceptance.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · technical tags
Cascade ECHO combines Collins Flight2 avionics, C-130 structural refurbishment and optional auxiliary-power modifications. The advertised up-to-twenty-year life extension is a vendor maximum and depends on aircraft condition, approved work scope and customer acceptance.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · summary
ECHO offers structural refurbishment and centre-wing-box sustainment, including inspection packages and replacement of structures such as rainbow fittings.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · core features
ECHO integrates Rockwell Collins Flight2 displays, flight management and digital engine instruments with existing aircraft systems.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · maturity
Cascade ECHO combines Collins Flight2 avionics, C-130 structural refurbishment and optional auxiliary-power modifications. The advertised up-to-twenty-year life extension is a vendor maximum and depends on aircraft condition, approved work scope and customer acceptance.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · name
Cascade ECHO combines Collins Flight2 avionics, C-130 structural refurbishment and optional auxiliary-power modifications. The advertised up-to-twenty-year life extension is a vendor maximum and depends on aircraft condition, approved work scope and customer acceptance.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · maturity
Cascade advertises ECHO life extension of up to 20 years; the page does not establish that gain for each airframe.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · summary
Cascade advertises ECHO life extension of up to 20 years; the page does not establish that gain for each airframe.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · core features
Cascade ECHO combines Collins Flight2 avionics, C-130 structural refurbishment and optional auxiliary-power modifications. The advertised up-to-twenty-year life extension is a vendor maximum and depends on aircraft condition, approved work scope and customer acceptance.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · capability type
Cascade ECHO combines Collins Flight2 avionics, C-130 structural refurbishment and optional auxiliary-power modifications. The advertised up-to-twenty-year life extension is a vendor maximum and depends on aircraft condition, approved work scope and customer acceptance.
IMP statutory report for year ended Mar 31, 2025, signed Nov 7, 2025, identifies Cascade Aerospace Inc. as a subsidiary of I.M.P. Group Ltd., controlled by I.M.P. Group International Inc.
Supports: Profile · ownership
IMP statutory report for year ended Mar 31, 2025, signed Nov 7, 2025, identifies Cascade Aerospace Inc. as a subsidiary of I.M.P. Group Ltd., controlled by I.M.P. Group International Inc.
Supports: Profile · description
IMP statutory report for year ended Mar 31, 2025, signed Nov 7, 2025, identifies Cascade Aerospace Inc. as a subsidiary of I.M.P. Group Ltd., controlled by I.M.P. Group International Inc.
Supports: Operating unit relationship
IMP statutory report for year ended Mar 31, 2025, signed Nov 7, 2025, identifies Cascade Aerospace Inc. as a subsidiary of I.M.P. Group Ltd., controlled by I.M.P. Group International Inc.
Amtivo certificate 271817 covers the single Abbotsford site for AS9100D/ISO9001:2015 design, manufacturing, maintenance, repair and overhaul of civil/military aircraft and aeronautical products; cycle Jan 12, 2026 to Jan 11, 2029, subject to annual assessment and performance.
Amtivo certificate 271817 covers Cascade at 1337 Townline Road, Abbotsford for AS9100D/ISO 9001:2015 design, manufacturing, maintenance, repair and overhaul of civil and military aircraft and aeronautical products. It expires 11 January 2029 subject to continuing requirements; this management-system scope is not individual aircraft approval.
Supports: Profile · canadian footprint
Amtivo certificate 271817 covers the single Abbotsford site for AS9100D/ISO9001:2015 design, manufacturing, maintenance, repair and overhaul of civil/military aircraft and aeronautical products; cycle Jan 12, 2026 to Jan 11, 2029, subject to annual assessment and performance.
Supports: Profile · operating context
Amtivo certificate 271817 covers Cascade at 1337 Townline Road, Abbotsford for AS9100D/ISO 9001:2015 design, manufacturing, maintenance, repair and overhaul of civil and military aircraft and aeronautical products. It expires 11 January 2029 subject to continuing requirements; this management-system scope is not individual aircraft approval.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · summary
Amtivo certificate 271817 covers the single Abbotsford site for AS9100D/ISO9001:2015 design, manufacturing, maintenance, repair and overhaul of civil/military aircraft and aeronautical products; cycle Jan 12, 2026 to Jan 11, 2029, subject to annual assessment and performance.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · core features
Amtivo certificate 271817 covers the single Abbotsford site for AS9100D/ISO9001:2015 design, manufacturing, maintenance, repair and overhaul of civil/military aircraft and aeronautical products; cycle Jan 12, 2026 to Jan 11, 2029, subject to annual assessment and performance.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · summary
Amtivo certificate 271817 covers Cascade at 1337 Townline Road, Abbotsford for AS9100D/ISO 9001:2015 design, manufacturing, maintenance, repair and overhaul of civil and military aircraft and aeronautical products. It expires 11 January 2029 subject to continuing requirements; this management-system scope is not individual aircraft approval.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · core features
Amtivo certificate 271817 covers Cascade at 1337 Townline Road, Abbotsford for AS9100D/ISO 9001:2015 design, manufacturing, maintenance, repair and overhaul of civil and military aircraft and aeronautical products. It expires 11 January 2029 subject to continuing requirements; this management-system scope is not individual aircraft approval.
Unifor reported July 27, 2025 ratification ending the Cascade strike, with a new three-year agreement expiring March 30, 2028; it does not establish current company-wide staffing or throughput.
Unifor reported July 27, 2025 ratification ending the Cascade strike, with a new three-year agreement expiring March 30, 2028; it does not establish current company-wide staffing or throughput.
Unifor reported July 27, 2025 ratification ending the Cascade strike, with a new three-year agreement expiring March 30, 2028; it does not establish current company-wide staffing or throughput.
Unifor reported July 27, 2025 ratification ending the Cascade strike, with a new three-year agreement expiring March 30, 2028; it does not establish current company-wide staffing or throughput.
The official capability material supports the named Aerospace sustainment and modification offering and the bounded operational description prepared for reviewer consideration.
Supports: Profile · editorial profile version
Cascade Aerospace has sufficient mapped public evidence for private reviewer consideration of the shared editorial profile template.
True North Map derives this first-conversation question from the documented Cascade Aerospace capability, current evidence and the decision gap that remains.
The official public contact pathway for Cascade Aerospace is https://www.cascadeaerospace.com/.
Supports: Profile · operating context
The official capability material supports the named Aerospace sustainment and modification offering and the bounded operational description prepared for reviewer consideration.
Supports: Profile · description
The official company material describes Cascade Aerospace as a Canadian technology business with the public offering summarized in this candidate.
Cascade Aerospace's public evidence establishes its current role and offering, but it does not answer every access, configuration, eligibility, maturity or buyer question needed for a first business-development conversation.
Supports: Profile · operating context
Cascade is an operating unit of IMP Aerospace & Defence providing aircraft engineering, modification and sustainment. Its homepage lists Lockheed Martin C-130 service and C-130J heavy-maintenance authorizations plus transport and quality approvals, whose certificates need separate scope and validity checks.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · summary
The official capability material supports the named Aerospace sustainment and modification offering and the bounded operational description prepared for reviewer consideration.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification → Sovereign defence capability areas
The official capability material supports the named Aerospace sustainment and modification offering and the bounded operational description prepared for reviewer consideration.
CCC describes a 2021 US Air Force contract valued up to US$45m for installation of government-provided BU7.0/8.1 kits at Cascade Abbotsford, with expected completion October 2025; the profile does not confirm final acceptance.
Supports: Profile · defence posture
CCC reports delivery of two upgraded Mexican Air Force C-130K aircraft before the follow-on 2018 L-100 avionics program; the first work included depot maintenance, avionics, short-pod APU and training.
Supports: Profile · commercial status
CCC reports delivery of two upgraded Mexican Air Force C-130K aircraft before the follow-on 2018 L-100 avionics program; the first work included depot maintenance, avionics, short-pod APU and training.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · maturity
CCC reports delivery of two upgraded Mexican Air Force C-130K aircraft before the follow-on 2018 L-100 avionics program; the first work included depot maintenance, avionics, short-pod APU and training.
CCC reports delivery of two upgraded Mexican Air Force C-130K aircraft before the follow-on 2018 L-100 avionics program; the first work included depot maintenance, avionics, short-pod APU and training.
CCC describes a 2021 US Air Force contract valued up to US$45m for installation of government-provided BU7.0/8.1 kits at Cascade Abbotsford, with expected completion October 2025; the profile does not confirm final acceptance.
CCC reports delivery of two upgraded Mexican Air Force C-130K aircraft before the follow-on 2018 L-100 avionics program; the first work included depot maintenance, avionics, short-pod APU and training.
CCC reports delivery of two upgraded Mexican Air Force C-130K aircraft before the follow-on 2018 L-100 avionics program; the first work included depot maintenance, avionics, short-pod APU and training.
CCC reports delivery of two upgraded Mexican Air Force C-130K aircraft before the follow-on 2018 L-100 avionics program; the first work included depot maintenance, avionics, short-pod APU and training.
Amtivo certificate 271819 covers the same single Abbotsford site and scope for AS9110C/ISO9001:2015; cycle Jan 24, 2026 to Jan 23, 2029, subject to annual assessment and performance.
Supports: Profile · canadian footprint
Amtivo certificate 271819 covers the same single Abbotsford site and scope for AS9110C/ISO9001:2015; cycle Jan 24, 2026 to Jan 23, 2029, subject to annual assessment and performance.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · summary
Amtivo certificate 271819 covers the same single Abbotsford site and scope for AS9110C/ISO9001:2015; cycle Jan 24, 2026 to Jan 23, 2029, subject to annual assessment and performance.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · core features
Amtivo certificate 271819 covers the same single Abbotsford site and scope for AS9110C/ISO9001:2015; cycle Jan 24, 2026 to Jan 23, 2029, subject to annual assessment and performance.
Cascade offers Q400 and CRJ100/200 Class E package-freighter kits with structural/cabin systems, technical publications and airworthiness certification support.
Supports: Profile · description
Cascade offers Q400 and CRJ100/200 Class E package-freighter kits with structural/cabin systems, technical publications and airworthiness certification support.
Supports: Profile · dual use posture
Cascade offers Q400 and CRJ100/200 Class E package-freighter kits with structural/cabin systems, technical publications and airworthiness certification support.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · summary
Cascade offers Q400 and CRJ100/200 Class E package-freighter kits with structural/cabin systems, technical publications and airworthiness certification support.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · defence applications
Cascade offers Q400 and CRJ100/200 Class E package-freighter kits with structural/cabin systems, technical publications and airworthiness certification support.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · technical tags
Cascade offers Q400 and CRJ100/200 Class E package-freighter kits with structural/cabin systems, technical publications and airworthiness certification support.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · core features
Cascade offers Q400 and CRJ100/200 Class E package-freighter kits with structural/cabin systems, technical publications and airworthiness certification support.
DND reported Oct 18, 2016 that RCAF received its seventeenth and final Block 7 CC-130J on Oct 13; Cascade modified the remaining sixteen aircraft after the Lockheed Martin prototype, under subcontract.
Supports: Profile · executive relevance summary
Source location: executiveRelevanceSummary
DND reported Oct 18, 2016 that RCAF received its seventeenth and final Block 7 CC-130J on Oct 13; Cascade modified the remaining sixteen aircraft after the Lockheed Martin prototype, under subcontract.
Supports: Profile · defence posture
DND reported Oct 18, 2016 that RCAF received its seventeenth and final Block 7 CC-130J on Oct 13; Cascade modified the remaining sixteen aircraft after the Lockheed Martin prototype, under subcontract.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · defence applications
DND reported Oct 18, 2016 that RCAF received its seventeenth and final Block 7 CC-130J on Oct 13; Cascade modified the remaining sixteen aircraft after the Lockheed Martin prototype, under subcontract.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · maturity
DND reported Oct 18, 2016 that RCAF received its seventeenth and final Block 7 CC-130J on Oct 13; Cascade modified the remaining sixteen aircraft after the Lockheed Martin prototype, under subcontract.
Supports: Aircraft-support subcontractor and OEM service-center relationship relationship
DND reported Oct 18, 2016 that RCAF received its seventeenth and final Block 7 CC-130J on Oct 13; Cascade modified the remaining sixteen aircraft after the Lockheed Martin prototype, under subcontract.
Cascade offers aircraft conversion design, manufacture, installation, test and certification for cargo and special missions including reconnaissance, maritime patrol, search and rescue and firefighting.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · defence applications
Cascade offers aircraft conversion design, manufacture, installation, test and certification for cargo and special missions including reconnaissance, maritime patrol, search and rescue and firefighting.
The C$1,205,163,550 mature baseline total appears in DND Q1 2025–26 disclosure and is superseded by the later Q3 C$1,245,163,550 total; neither is a new 2026 order.
DND discloses CAD 40 million amendment value for Cascade contract W8485-04QH10, originally dated October 2005 and currently ending March 2027. CAD 1.205 billion is the cumulative contract value, not a newly awarded 2026 order.
DND discloses CAD 40 million amendment value for Cascade contract W8485-04QH10, originally dated October 2005 and currently ending March 2027. CAD 1.205 billion is the cumulative contract value, not a newly awarded 2026 order.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification · summary
DND discloses CAD 40 million amendment value for Cascade contract W8485-04QH10, originally dated October 2005 and currently ending March 2027. CAD 1.205 billion is the cumulative contract value, not a newly awarded 2026 order.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification → Sovereign defence capability areas
Reviewer synthesis of the public end state: Canada can build, sustain or control priority aerospace, ammunition, digital, in-service support, sensor, space, specialized manufacturing, training and uncrewed capabilities through domestic strength, trusted partnerships and sovereign access.
Supports: Aerospace sustainment and modification → Sovereign defence capability areas
Canada needs secure strategic autonomy and reliable access to capabilities that are critical to defending its sovereignty and meeting allied commitments, while reducing exposure to foreign supply-chain and intellectual-property dependencies.
CCC buyer case study says Cascade modernized a Mexican Air Force L-100 with Flight2 digital avionics and operational/technical training; no completion date is stated.
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