Experience Ranges From Turboprops To Gulfstreams

J.A. Air Center has tapped a 37-year aircraft maintenance and management veteran as the Director of Maintenance at its large, new, Aurora, Illinois facility.

Byron Heidorn brings more than three decades of OEM, MRO and corporate aircraft management experience to the company. After completing the Aviation Technology Program at Southern Illinois University, Heidorn began a progression of positions beginning with Beech Aircraft, on through several Midwestern service centers, spending the last 20 years in medium to large corporate aircraft operations and management.

His experience encompasses a wide range of aircraft from turboprops to the G IV, including commercial airline equipment.

Byron Heidorn

J. A. President, Brad Zeman said Heidorn will "bring an added dimension to our service and management capabilities," and says he's expanding the company's share of the jet maintenance and management market in the Midwest as the economy recovers.  Heidorn is a member the FAA's FAASTeam program and a past recipient of the FAA's Mechanic of the Year Award.

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