7 January 2020: Textron Aviation is strengthening its Asia Pacific (APAC) service offerings with the acquisition of Premiair Aviation Maintenance Pty Ltd, an Australian Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) service provider.
Premiair was formerly named an Authorized Service Facility (ASF) now joins the Textron Aviation company-owned global support network to service Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker products at service center locations strategically located throughout Australia.
"Textron Aviation has been steadily investing in service options for the Asia Pacific region to ensure customers flying all Textron Aviation aircraft receive the exceptional support they expect," said Kriya Shortt, senior vice president of Global Customer Support at Textron Aviation. "Throughout the past year, we substantially increased our regional footprint, capabilities and parts availability. The Premiair team demonstrated their commitment to quality, relationships and customer care as an ASF, and now we are excited to welcome them to Textron Aviation."
Premiair works in strategic locations across Australia, including Melbourne, Gold Coast (Coolangatta), and Western Australia (Jandakot). As the company's footprint spans major markets in Australia and will permit Textron Aviation's customers in the region close access to industry-leading aircraft maintenance and support, comprising of avionics services and upgrades, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, structural and component repair and overhaul and refurbishment.