Textron Aviation’s Tampa Service Center celebrates 45th anniversary

Textron Aviation’s Tampa service center celebrated its 45th year of operations on Wednesday.
The center opened in 1981 and expanded its services over the years, offering scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, avionics modifications and upgrades, interior refurbishment and repaint services. It supports Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker owners and operators in maintaining their aircraft and their value.
“Marking 45 years in Tampa reflects the experience and dedication of the people who support customers every day,” said general manager Greg Payne. “Their deep knowledge of our aircraft and long-term relationships with customers continue to set this team apart and reinforce the value of having service close to where customers operate.”
It currently operates from approximately 92,200 sq. ft. at the Tampa International Airport (TPA) The center can typically support 40 to 45 aircraft at a time, depending on models and size. It also offers support through aircraft-on-ground (AOG) response via Go Teams based at the service center and mobile service teams.
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Textron also recently opened a new service facility at the Essendon Fields Airport in Melbourne, Australia. It part of Textron Aviation’s plan to strengthen regional support in Australia, as well as recent facility expansions and upgrades in Perth. The facility is designed to provide factory-direct support to the over 1,400 Textron aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region.