Professional Aircraft Accessories Expands Operations Staff

April 11, 2016
It has hired aviation veteran Alain Berube as its Vice President of Technical Operations and Mark Smith to serve as the Operations Director for the company’s Miami facility..

TITUSVILLE, Fla., April 11, 2016 – Professional Aircraft Accessories, a Greenwich AeroGroup company announced today that it has hired aviation veteran Alain Berube as its Vice President of Technical Operations.

Mr. Berube will be based in Titusville and will be responsible for overseeing operations for repair and overhaul, engineering, manufacturing and testing at that location as well as the company’s Miami location.

He most recently served as Vice President/General Manager of Turboprops, Airlines and Fleets for StandardAero’s Winnipeg facility and prior to that he was with Volvo Aero Services as its Senior Vice President of Asset Management and Operations.

“As we continue to grow our operations in Titusville and Miami it is imperative that we have the expertise to take us to the next level,” said President of Professional Aircraft Accessories David Miller. “Alain’s background and experience is an excellent fit to help us accomplish our goals and objectives.”

Professional Aircraft Accessories has also hired Mark Smith to serve as the Operations Director for the company’s Miami facility. Mr. Smith most recently served as the FAA Production Manager for Jet Aviation Specialists in Miami, Fla., and prior to that as the Operations Plant Manager for L-3 Communications in Crestview, Fla., following several roles of increasing responsibility at General Electric after leaving the Unites States Air Force in 1992.

About Professional Aircraft Accessories

Professional Aircraft Accessories has two locations, one on Florida’s Space Coast near the Kennedy Space Center in Titusville, and the other in Miami, Florida. The company is a fully-approved FAA/EASA Part 145 Repair Station specializing in theinspection, repair and/or overhaul of instrumentation, aircraft accessories, landing gear, instruments, avionics and airframe componentsThe company is ISO 9001-2008, AS9110 certified and it also holds ANAC – RBAC 145 (Brazil) DGCA (Indonesia) certifications. For more information, visit www.gopaa.com.

About Greenwich AeroGroup

Greenwich AeroGroup Inc., owns and operates providers of general, commercial, government and military aviation services including: maintenance, avionics and interior refurbishments; fixed base operations; aircraft sales, charter and management; manufacturing; component repair and overhaul and parts distribution. Current locations include: Aero Precision Industries, located in Livermore, Calif.; DAC International, located in Austin, Texas; Professional Aircraft Accessories, located in Titusville, Fla., and Miami, Fla.; Professional Aviation Associates, located in Atlanta, Ga.; NASAM, located in South San Francisco, Calif.; Summit Aviation, located in Middletown, Del.; TruAtlantic Mfg., located in Kernersville, N.C.; and Western Aircraft, located in Boise, Idaho. Additionally, Greenwich AeroGroup owns an interest in Helivia Aero Taxi located in Rio de Janeiro. News and information are available at www.greenwichaerogroup.com.