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Pacific Coast Avionics Adds New Hangar
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: The new structure will add capacity to the FAA-approved repair station, which has seen growing demand for ADS-B installations.
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Oregon-based Pacific Coast Avionics, long a fixture at Portland-area Aurora State Airport, has completed a new hangar expansion project, in time to meet growing demand.

“We not only celebrated our 25th anniversary in 2016, but we also had one of the best years in our entire history with growth in all areas of our business, but especially with ADS-B installations,” said Dewey Conroy, vice president and COO of the FAA-approved repair station. “This new 5,000-square-foot addition now gives us nearly 20,000 square feet of hangar space to provide avionics installations and services for any aircraft up to midsize business jets.”

In addition to the increase in its facilities, the company is looking to ramp up its staffing, as well, with the hiring of four new technicians to help meet the increased demand for installations.

“While we’ve been seeing pretty steady growth over the past couple of years, I’d say by the looks of our increasing reservations list, owners are finally starting to take the ADS-B compliance mandate seriously,” Conroy noted. “By far, that has been the fastest growing part of our business over the past 18 months.”