Straube's Aircraft Service to Obtain Repair Station Certification

Kingman, AZ, February 28, 2013 - Straube's Aircraft Services recently announced they will soon obtain a 145 Repair Station Certification at the AgustaWestland paint facility located in Philadelphia, PA.

Straube's Aircraft Services has been operating the paint shop at AgustaWestland’s Philadelphia OEM facility for the past six years, and working towards their 145 Repair Station Certificate since 2011.

“The 145 Repair Station Certification encompasses a five-part process,” says Kevin G. Darabant, Chief Inspector, Straube’s Aircraft Services. “We are currently finishing up phase three of that process and expect to be certified by the summer of 2013."

Straube's Aircraft Services, offering aircraft painting from coast to coast, is also pursuing ISO certification, and expects all of their paint shop locations to be ISO AS 9100 C certified in the next 18 months, starting with the Utah and Arizona locations, following with Hawaii and Pennsylvania.

Visit Straube’s Aircraft Services at HAI’s Heli-Expo, booth N3317, March 4-7 in Las Vegas, NV.

Straube’s Aircraft Services is a family owned and operated aircraft paint service company. In addition to their locations in Kingman, AZ, Kapolei, HI, Ogden, UT, and Philadelphia, PA, Straube’s offers mobile painting crews at any location. Since March 2007 Straube's Aircraft Services has also been working with AgustaWestland as their in-house paint contractor at their Philadelphia, PA location.  In addition, all three of Straube’s locations offer complete aircraft refinishing, interior refurbishing, interior and exterior wash and detailing. To learn more or to schedule service call 928.757.2727 (AZ), or 808.682.2903 or visit www.airstraube.com.