by Gregory J. Reigel
(L/R) Jon Ness, Aaron Sylvester, Lynn Boyd, Tom Lindsey, Marcie Conroy, and Mark Taverna of MSP Aero, LLC.
On August 18, 2011, MSP Aero – located at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) and Anoka County-Blaine Airport in the Twin Cities, hosted a lunch celebrating its second anniversary at MSP. Customers, vendors, friends and even competitors enjoyed barbeque fare on a beautiful, sunny day.
MSP Aero was formed in 2009 when the closing of General Dynamics at MSP presented an opportunity for three of the laid off employees to form their own company. With no other repair shop at MSP, MSP Aero was created to fill the void left by General Dynamics in aircraft maintenance.
MSP Aero holds an FAA repair station certificate authorizing it to perform airframe, instrument, accessories, and radio maintenance. The company specializes in business jet and helicopter avionics, and handles aircraft inspections, FAR compliance, unscheduled maintenance, and new product installations. MSP Aero is also developing two supplemental type certificates: one for wi-fi internet functionality in a Gulfstream G-200, and the other for a flight data monitoring system aimed at EMS and offshore helicopter operators.
MSP Aero’s office is located in Signature Hangar 1 and the company has access to a 22,000 square foot hangar for its maintenance work. For more information about MSP Aero, check out their website at www.mspaero.com.
