Gulfstream Aerospace has opened a 73,000-sq-ft paint hangar at its Appleton, Wisconsin service center and large-cabin completions facility.
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Gulfstream Aerospace yesterday officially opened a 73,000-sq-ft paint hangar at its Appleton, Wisconsin service center and large-cabin completions facility. The expansion is part of a plan announced by Gulfstream in 2021 to allow it to perform the entire aircraft completions process in Appleton. The company said that this growth has significantly increased operations and created more than 200 jobs in the region.
“This latest expansion in Appleton is another example of our continued investment in people and facilities as we expand to meet the demands of the growing Gulfstream fleet,” said company president Mark Burns. “Our customers already benefit from the quality and craftsmanship of our aircraft completions work and the unrivaled support we offer in Appleton. The opening of this new paint hangar means that we can provide even more convenience and options to Gulfstream customers.”
The new $55 million paint facility has the capacity to complete the exterior coating process for up to 48 aircraft per year, according to Gulfstream. The company teamed with Wisconsin-based Global Finishing Solutions to develop a proprietary paint booth design to allow this high output.
Gulfstream Customer Support expanded operations at the Appleton Service Center in 2019 with a $40 million, 190,000-sq-ft facility that increased maintenance, repair, and overhaul capabilities and included a customer design showroom.
Other recent Gulfstream facility investments include an aircraft completions center at St. Louis Downtown Airport; repair and overhaul shops at Farnborough Service Center in the UK; and a service center at Fort Worth Alliance Airport. Service center expansions are also underway in Mesa, Arizona, and Savannah, Georgia.
Gulfstream Aerospace yesterday officially opened a 73,000-sq-ft paint hangar at its Appleton, Wisconsin service center and large-cabin completions facility. The expansion is part of a plan announced by Gulfstream in 2021 to allow it to perform the entire aircraft completions process in Appleton. The company said that this growth has significantly increased operations and created more than 200 jobs in the region.
“This latest expansion in Appleton is another example of our continued investment in people and facilities as we expand to meet the demands of the growing Gulfstream fleet,” said company president Mark Burns. “Our customers already benefit from the quality and craftsmanship of our aircraft completions work and the unrivaled support we offer in Appleton. The opening of this new paint hangar means that we can provide even more convenience and options to Gulfstream customers.”
The $15 million paint facility has the capacity to complete the exterior coating process for up to 48 aircraft per year, according to Gulfstream. The company teamed with Wisconsin-based Global Finishing Solutions to develop a proprietary paint booth design to allow this high output.
Gulfstream Customer Support expanded operations at the Appleton Service Center in 2019 with a $40 million, 190,000-sq-ft facility that increased maintenance, repair, and overhaul capabilities and included a customer design showroom.