Mon, Feb 13, 2012
Gardner Aviation Services (GAS) Will Be Headquarters For New
Venture
Atlanta-based Precision Aviation Group (PAG) has launched a
Rotorcraft Services Division at its subsidiary Gardner Aviation
Services (GAS). This Division will provide Helicopter-specific
Avionics Upgrades/Installs, Airframe Maintenance, and MRO services
at GAS' 35,000 square foot facilities located at the Atlanta
Regional Airport (KFFC), in Peachtree City, GA.
"GAS has been performing Avionics upgrades/installs, retrofits,
and airframe maintenance on Helicopters for over 18 years," said
David Mast, PAG President and CEO. "However, similar to our other
business units, we wanted to differentiate the Rotary Wing from the
Fixed Wing business. Helicopter customers' requirements are
typically different from those of their Fixed Wing counterparts.
When GAS was acquired in March of 2011, Management knew that it
wanted to expand the number of Helicopters that GAS serviced. A
void in our geographic market, as well as having a complementary
MRO services business in the Rotary Wing space - Precision
Heliparts (PHP) - makes this a natural fit."
"To run the Division, we have hired two Helicopter Industry
Veterans – Mark Tyler (formerly of Omniflight) as our
Director of Maintenance, and – Richard (Andy) Rucker
(formerly of Air Methods) as our QC Manager," said Karl Gardner,
President of GAS. "This gives us a solid Rotorcraft Team that has
already produced outstanding results in a few short months. We have
made substantial investments in Helicopter specific tooling and
Factory Training for our Technicians on the aircraft they will be
servicing. We are excited about the way this business has already
grown, and look forward to the future."
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