Summit Aviation celebrates its move to Greensboro

Summit Aviation Inc., a Greenwich AeroGroup Co., held a ribbon cutting to celebrate its new location in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Summit Aviation Manufacturing was formed in 2014 when Greenwich AeroGroup retained the manufacturing side of then-owned Atlantic Aero upon its divestiture to Landmark Aviation.

Summit Aviation’s manufacturing division will gain an additional 19,000ft² of space compared to its former location in Kernersville, North Carolina, which it had been in since 2008. The 49,000ft² facility is also smack dab in the middle of a growing area of aviation and closer to many of its customers.

“We are extremely excited to be in this new locale,” said Summit’s Greensboro Director of Manufacturing Garrett Wishon. “The increased space provides us with the opportunity to expand our capabilities and add new machinery that allows us to serve our aviation and other types of industry customers in a capacity we haven’t been able to do prior to this move.”

Wishon added that among the new machinery is a 4ft x 12ft 5-axis mill that will allow Summit technicians to machine landing gear, leading edges, wing spars, etc. up to 12ft long.

The new location’s open floor plan also affords the company the ability to create an optimal flow for lean manufacturing.

Located in Middletown, Delaware, Summit Aviation offers aircraft maintenance, modifications, avionics, engines, mission equipment integration, paint, FBO, sales & leasing, field training, flight testing support and OTC part sales. Summit is a factory-authorized service center for Bell, Blackhawk, Cessna, Raisbeck Engineering, and Sikorsky and it is a DOD-approved contractor. Its manufacturing arm has been recognized for its quality, commitment to meeting delivery schedules, sustained high performance, and its focus on customer satisfaction.

Greenwich AeroGroup, Inc., owns and operates providers of general, commercial, government and military aviation services including maintenance, avionics, and interior refurbishments; fixed base operations; aircraft sales, charter, and management; manufacturing; component repair and overhaul and parts distribution. Current locations include Professional Aircraft Accessories, Titusville, Florida; Professional Aviation Associates, Atlanta, Georgia; Summit Aviation, with locations in Middletown, Delaware; Somerset, Kentucky; Greensboro, North Carolina; and Western Aircraft, in Boise, Idaho.