Vance Street Capital has rebranded its general aviation brands to Victor Sierra Aviation Holdings (VS Aviation) and has also acquired Aviation Products Systems (APS), a manufacturer of wheels, brakes, hose kits, and other parts. Among APS's products are longer-wear, FAA-approved Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) replacement brakes for the Pilatus PC-12's original Cleveland brakes.
In October 2021, Vance Street bought McFarlane Aviation, a manufacturer of PMA parts for light single-engine and turboprop airplanes, including those from Beechcraft, Cessna, and Piper. Vance Street added six FAA-PMA brands in April 2023 with an investment in Tempest Aero Group. Based in Burlington, North Carolina, Tempest has developed its own PMAs for oil filters, vacuum pumps, and other products and acquired brands such as Alcor, Consolidated Fuel Systems, Marvel-Schebler, Precision Airmotive, and Stratus Tool Technologies.
Recent Vance Street acquisitions include Airforms, an engine baffle manufacturer; Great Planes Fuel Metering, which services Continental fuel injection systems; and PMA Products, a manufacturer of PMA bearings, bushings, and fuel nozzles for Beechcraft and Piper airplanes and Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 engines.
"The addition of APS creates another key pillar in our portfolio of brands by expanding our proprietary PMA offering into the wheel and brakes segment for general and business aviation aircraft, another avenue to help our customers keep flying,” said VS Aviation CEO Scott Still.