Atlantic Aero Increases Hangar Capacity By 25,000 Sq. Ft.

Oct. 21, 2009
The renovated hangar officially opened for business on Friday, Oct. 16, 2009 and is immediately available for customer maintenance and modification projects.

Greensboro, North Carolina–Atlantic Aero, Greenwich AeroGroup (NBAA BOOTH 1039) – October 20, 2009 – Greenwich AeroGroup’s Atlantic Aero has increased its service center hangar capacity by 25,000 square feet. The freshly renovated clear span facility also includes an additional 6500 sq. ft. of space for offices and support shops.

“With the help of Greenwich AeroGroup, we were able to invest in the facility and it turned out beautiful” commented Jim Spinder, President of Atlantic Aero. “This is the largest hangar on our service center campus, capable of comfortably housing up to 4 Challenger/Falcon 2000 size aircraft for heavy maintenance or major retrofits,” he added.

The renovated hangar officially opened for business on Friday October 16th, 2009 and is immediately available for customer maintenance and modification projects. “Greenwich AeroGroup is committed to providing its businesses with the right assets to take care of our customers” commented Jim Ziegler, CEO of Greenwich AeroGroup. We have committed over $5,000,000 to facility improvements and equipment at Atlantic Aero, Western Aircraft and Summit Aviation and continue working with all of our businesses to insure we are well positioned and ready to meet current and future demands,” he added.

Greenwich AeroGroup located in Greenwich CT, owns and operates full service providers of general aviation services including: maintenance, avionics; interior refurbishment; fixed base operations; aircraft sales, charter and management; manufacturing and engineering; component repair and overhaul; and parts distribution. Current locations include: Atlantic Aero, Inc., located at Piedmont-Triad International Airport in Greensboro, NC; Western Aircraft, Inc., located at Gowen Field in Boise, ID; Summit Aviation, Inc., located at Summit Airport in Middletown, DE; DAC International located in Austin, TX; Matrix Aviation located in Wichita, KS; Professional Aviation Associates located in Atlanta, GA; and Professional Aircraft Associates located in Titusville, FL.

Atlantic Aero, Inc., a Greenwich AeroGroup Company, is an aerospace engineering service company, a parts fabrication company and a FAA Repair Station (EWGR752D). The company holds numerous Supplemental Type Certificates (STC’s), Parts Manufacturer Approvals (PMA’s), certificated as a ODA Organization Designation Authorization (ODA-511128-CE) as well as certified with the European Aviation Safety Agency EASA.145.4179.