| Industry | Aircraft maintenance |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Blytheville, Arkansas |
| Key people | Ben Quevedo, CEO Rick Uber, VP & General Manager Kevin Hill, VP & GM of Turbine Support International (subsidiary) |
| Products | Aircraft heavy maintenance Flight structure repair Aircraft line maintenance Aircraft storage Aircraft disassembly Aircraft jet engine disassembly |
| Employees | 200 (2009) |
| Website | [1] |
Aviation Repair Technologies (ART) is an aircraft maintenance company based in Blytheville, Arkansas (one hour north of Memphis, TN). It performs aircraft heavy maintenance, aircraft component repair, aircraft line maintenance, aircraft storage, aircraft disassembly, and aircraft engine disassembly. The company was founded in 1998 and currently has 5 line maintenance locations in addition to its headquarters in Arkansas. The company has approximately 200 employees.
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Aviation Repair Technologies offers a variety of aircraft maintenance services, including heavy aircraft maintenance, component repair, line maintenance, aircraft disassembly, short-term aircraft storage, and aircraft engine disassembly (via its subsidiary Turbine Support International[1] ).
Aviation Repair Technologies provides heavy maintenance, including C-checks, cargo conversions, aircraft modifications, and engineering services, for narrowbody commercial aircraft as well as turboprops and regional jets. The company specializes in repairs to the following aircraft types:
ART currently serves as the exclusive heavy maintenance provider to Executive Airlines (part of American Eagle Airlines), which operates the largest fleet of ATR 72 aircraft in the world.
ART has a network of 6 airport locations where it provides line maintenance services to its customers. Its services include the following[2]:
The company's locations include the following[3]:
ART's subsidiary, Turbine Support International (TSI), offers aircraft engine disassembly (also referred to as tear down or part out) of the following engine types[4]:
TSI is a joint venture between Aviation Repair Technologies and Air France/KLM.
Aviation Repair Technologies also offers short-term aircraft storage and aircraft disassembly[5].
Also located at the airport is an aircraft jet engine test cell that was constructed in 1991 by the US Air Force and is capable of testing engines that produce up to 56,000 lbs of thrust, including CFM56, CF34, and other popular engine types. Aviation Repair Technologies holds an exclusive lease on the test cell through 2019.
The company's choice to locate its operations in Blytheville, Arkansas was aided by its receipt of a government incentive award, whereby local and state government agencies provided $3.7 million in assistance in exchange for the company's promise to create between 310 and 440 new jobs by 2011.[6]