Flexjet has continued to expand its maintenance capabilities with the purchase of Canadian MRO provider Flying Colours. The move follows Flexjet’s acquisition earlier this year of affiliated company Constant Aviation and gives it additional fleet repair facilities in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Flexjet’s maintenance network now includes 12 primary facilities and 30 AOG teams.
Based in Peterborough, Ontario, and with a facility at Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Missouri, Flying Colours offers a full range of MRO services as well as newly enhanced aircraft completions and refurbishment capabilities. At Peterborough, the company recently opened a 61,000-sq-ft completions hangar, one of the largest in the industry, allowing it to handle multiple projects simultaneously, while its new 40,000-sq-ft paint hangar can accommodate aircraft up to the size of airliners.
The 250 Flying Colours employees will join Flexjet, including president and CEO John Gillespie, who will oversee completions strategy within the company’s global network.
“Unlike other companies in our space that rely on third-party providers for their MRO needs, Flexjet now fully controls its maintenance and product support needs, and this aligns with our strategic vision of differentiating ourselves from the competition at every level and in every way,” said Flexjet chairman Kenn Ricci. “We’re thrilled to welcome the talented Flying Colours team to Flexjet with their 40-plus-year history of excellence as a global leader in aircraft completions.”