Stavatti Aerospace acquires Niagara Falls site

Stavatti Aerospace Ltd. completed the purchase of the former U.S. Army Reserve Center located near Niagara Falls, New York. Stavatti formally took over the site adjacent to the Niagara Falls International Airport on Oct. 31, 2020. The 19.8-acre site will serve as Stavatti’s prototype development, production, and aircraft low-rate initial production center.

Stavatti anticipates the employment of nearly 600 aerospace engineering, development, and manufacturing professionals at the site within the next 5 years. Anticipated key programs are next-generation Stavatti military, commercial, and general aviation aircraft that include the SM-27 Machete (turboprop), SM-28 Machete (turbofan), SM-31 Stiletto, SM-100 twin engine intermodal transport, and SM-150 personal air vehicle.

The new facility will serve as an interim headquarters for Stavatti Aerospace and headquarters for Stavatti Niagara. The former USARC facility was acquired in accordance with Stavatti’s site selection process for a Prototype Development Center as specified in the Stavatti Site Selection Request for Information issued in March 2019 to sites throughout North America. Upon an extensive 15-month review of responses from more than 30 U.S. States and 3 Canadian Provinces, Stavatti selected the former USARC facility in June 2020 and began the acquisition process.

The USARC facility was declared surplus Federal property in 2011 by the Department of Defense under the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process after which it was acquired by the Town of Niagara, New York and later the Niagara Falls Airport Center of Commerce LLC. The site consists of 10 buildings including a 47,000ft² aircraft hangar and more than 76,800ft² of offices and direct airport ramp, taxiway, and runway access.

Stavatti Aerospace Ltd. is a privately held American corporation with a CAGE Code of 8GT89.