SARMA, in France, a company in the SKF Group, has received the United States FAR 145 diploma for its customer support. The approval has been granted by the US Federal Aviation Administration under the certification process that has been agreed with the French “Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile” under the Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement – Maintenance Implementation Procedures. The approval means that Sarma now is authorized to repair and maintain US-registered aircraft as it does European-registered aircraft.