C&L Aviation Group Primed for Expansion

C&L Aviation is planning a $3 million expansion at its facility in Bangor, Maine. The project, supported in part by a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) recently awarded to the city of Bangor, will refurbish a newly leased hangar, add two buildings, increase capabilities and create 100 additional jobs over the next two years.

In 2014, C&L completed a $5 million expansion that tripled the company’s space and included a 17,000-sq-ft paint hangar. That expansion was also partially funded by a grant from the EDA, and it allowed C&L to move into new markets such as interior refurbishments for executive jets.

This next phase of growth will add to C&L’s corporate interiors capabilities, a growing market for the company, with a newly refurbished interior hangar. The additional hangar space and new storage buildings will allow C&L to service more aircraft at once.

“Our company is always growing,” said C&L CEO Chris Kilgour. “This funding and the upcoming expansion will help fuel more growth, and we are grateful to the city of Bangor and our state’s congressional leadership for their continued support.”