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Banyan Air Service Expands Mx Operation
By: David A. Lombardo
Caption: The company has added a second shift each day.
Word Count: 162
Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Executive Airport-based Banyan Air Service expanded its maintenance operations by adding a second shift, seven days a week. The new hours of operations are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until midnight and on Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. Banyan Air Service currently has 44 maintenance technicians and support staff and is recruiting for additional positions. 

The company offers a range of maintenance services, including airframe and avionics, for many brands of turbine-powered aircraft such as Pilatus, King Air, Citation, Learjet, Hawker, Challenger and Falcon. In addition, Banyan Air Service is factory authorized as a service center for Beechcraft, Piaggio, Quest, and HondaJet. Along with its FAA repair station and EASA repair station certificates, Banyan Air Service holds certificates in several Island nations and Latin American countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia and Venezuela. In addition, Banyan has a mobile maintenance unit to support customers throughout Central and South Florida.