AirCorps Acquires Largest Mustang Parts Inventory Around from Pioneer Aero Services

As AirCorps Aviation has honed its skills in restoring vintage warbirds, it has grown to the point it now looks to manage parts in-house, buying up the biggest repository of P-51 Mustang parts in the world from Pioneer Aero Services of Chino, California. Armed with their new, expansive inventory, AirCorps will be a prime stop for the lucky few still in possession of a vintage P-51.

“On behalf of everyone at AirCorps Aviation, we are very proud to be sought out by the Ward family to buy their storied assets and inventory” stated Erik Hokuf, General Manager of AirCorps Aviation. “Aligning our AirCorps team, FAA Parts Manufacturing Approval, fabrication and engineering services, and Repair Station with Pioneer’s inventory will allow us to better meet the needs of P-51 owners, operators and shops. We are prepared and eager to ensure the P-51 Mustang is well supported, maintained and safely operated into the future.”

AirCorp's work has stretched from vanilla restoration to a wide breadth of first-class manufacturing, all the way to "Build to Print fabrication, and Repair Station work. AirCorps has grown to a team of over 50 and has made significant improvements in our range of fabrication capabilities, design, and engineering. Hokuf said the company will "make the transition as seamless as possible, and will be taking over the fulfillment of orders from Pioneer immediately” with the placement of personnel at Pioneer's warehouse. Pioneer customers will be able to reach the office through its phone number just as before.

“We are restorers at heart, and an entrepreneurial mindset has always been a part of our company’s DNA. That creativity brought to life offerings like AirCorps Library, and it allowed us to build our own P-51 parts business beyond our restorations” said Eric Trueblood, VP of Sales and Marketing. “As restorers and maintainers of Mustangs we realized the only way to build our parts sales was to use our capabilities to focus on proactively stocking airworthy or overhauled parts to meet the immediate needs of Mustang operators. That approach has been successful and yielded consistent growth. What Bret, Ginny, and Greg have built to support the industry is remarkable and we are honored to carry the torch. We are excited to manage this inventory–not with the sole intent of depleting it–but instead to find ways to build, replenish, maintain it, and most importantly predict and respond to what the Mustang market needs.”

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