BLACKHAWK INTO AVIONICS

BLACKHAWK AEROSPACE HAS expanded its portfolio of products and services to include avionics. A new business entity; Blackhawk Aerospace Technologies (BAT), has been formed to acquire all assets from Columbia Avionics & Aircraft Services. Columbia Avionics has been in business since 1995, working to develop new STCs using avionics packages for Citations and other business jets. Blackhawk plans to expand on Columbia’s success and add a new focus on creating STCs for the turboprop market, which their global network of certified dealers can provide to aircraft owners and operators. Additional capabilities include maintenance, airframe modifications, and avionics installations.

“Blackhawk Aerospace Technologies is a great addition to our family of companies,” said Jim Allmon, Blackhawk Aerospace President & CEO. “The avionics STC development capabilities of the company will not only provide our dealers with more offerings for their customers, but it will also help Blackhawk to certify engine-to-avionics integrations more quickly and efficiently. We couldn’t be more excited to welcome this new team to the family.” BAT President Mark Wilken brings 30 years of experience including the development of more than 50 STCs for installing the latest avionics on Beechcraft models including the King Air, Beechjet, Premier, and Hawker.

“I am very excited to be part of the Blackhawk Aerospace family,” said Wilken, President of BAT. “Blackhawk Aerospace’s long-standing reputation in the King Air series aircraft along with the extensive Citation avionics, STC, and maintenance capabilities at our Columbia facility is a perfect match. Blackhawk Aerospace Technologies will bring King Air and Citation owners and operators the personalized customer attention, quality, and technical experience they have been looking for.” j