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Spirit Aeronautics Expands Hawker Maintenance
By: David A. Lombardo
Caption: The company already holds approvals to provide avionics, interior mods and refurbishment on the model.
Word Count: 119
Spirit Aeronautics has expanded its service authorizations to include maintenance for the Hawker 800, 800XP and 850XP. The company already provides avionics, Iinterior modification and refurbishment on the Hawker. "Our customers asked us to expand our maintenance capabilities, so they could have all of their maintenance and upgrades done at the same time,” said Spirit Aeronautics president and COO Tony Bailey.

Columbus, Ohio-based Spirit Aeronautics holds service authorizations for Boeing; Bombardier Learjet, Challenger and Global; Cessna Citation; Dassault Falcon; Embraer; Gulfstream; Hawker; King Air; Airbus; and Pilatus aircraft, among others. It also holds service authorization on the Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-5D, PW545A/B/C and PT-6; Williams FJ44; and Honeywell TFE731 engines.