SPONSORED PAGE.qxp_Finance 21/06/2022 15:22 Page 1
SPONSORED ANNOUNCEMENTS
TAE Acquires Arizona’s Southwest Airmotive TAE Aerospace has completed the purchase of Eloy, Arizona-based Southwest Airmotive Corporation (SWA) in a move that will expand its PT6 MRO capability in the United States. While the ownership of SWA will change with the purchase, SWA’s management, staff, tooling, test equipment, and inventory will remain to deliver the same high-quality PT6 MRO services it has always provided. SWA will also retain its company name and branding. By joining the TAE Aerospace group, SWA becomes part of a global company now offering both PT6 and TPE331 engine MRO solutions to customers from multiple locations in the world. SWA gains access to TAE Aerospace’s in-house PT6 LRU MRO capabilities, including both Honeywell and Woodward FCU and Prop Governor component approvals, and access to TAE’s global inventory of in-stock parts as well as its exchange engine and LRU pool (available to all its customers to help improve turn times). According to Andrew Sanderson, CEO, TAE Aerospace, the SWA team is committed to continue providing the same great level of service to customers that it has delivered throughout its long and proud history. “At TAE Aerospace we’re an aerospace maintenance, engineering and logistics company with offices and customers
around the world,” he said. “Our main focus is the MRO of turbine engines and controls for commercial, BGA and defense customers, which means the SWA operation is a great fit for the business in the US. “We now have six locations throughout the US, as well as four maintenance facilities in Australia and offices in Europe and Asia. Our rapid growth around the world in the past 10 years is a testament to the strong reputation we have built for providing outstanding services and value in every market in which we operate. SWA is now part of that global growth story, and we are delighted to have their team joining ours,” Sanderson concluded.
More information from www.taeaerospace.com
C&L Completes State-of-the-Art Interior Refurb Facility C&L Aviation Group has completed the construction of a state-of-the-art 12,000sq.ft. Aircraft Refurbishment Facility at its Bangor, Maine campus, next to the company’s aircraft paint hangar. The facility will be utilized to address the increased volume in both regional and corporate aircraft interior refurbishment projects the company has been receiving for the past several years. “We’ve made substantial investments in space, equipment, and manpower for the aircraft operators we serve,” said Chris Kilgour, CEO of C&L Aviation Group. “The new facility, along with increased in-house capabilities, provide us with robust options for customers looking for anything from a basic replacement of soft goods to complete interior upgrades and modifications.” The new facility is equipped with a Gerber leather cutting machine, laser engraving machine, paint booth, seatbelt manufacturing center, separate assembly and disassembly
www.AVBUYER.com
areas, and more. The new facility is one of five building projects C&L has completed since the start of the Covid pandemic. In 2020 the company purchased a local events center near Bangor airport and converted it into a component shop where it works on smaller aircraft components. The company also constructed a new 27,000sq.ft. aircraft parts warehouse, a 5,000sq.ft. extension to one of its hangars for storage, and a complete renovation of its corporate aircraft maintenance hangar, including new floors, walls, customer offices, and a state-of-the-art interior showcase and design center. More information from https://cla.aero/
AVBUYER MAGAZINE Vol 26 Issue 7 2022
37
