Aviation Repair Technologies (ART)
Aviation Repair Technologies (ART) is an aircraft maintenance company based in Blytheville, Arkansas (one hour north of Memphis, TN). It performs aircraft heavy maintenance, aircraft line maintenance, aircraft storage, aircraft disassembly, and aircraft engine disassembly. The company was founded in 1998 and currently has 12 line maintenance locations in addition to its headquarters in Arkansas. The company has approximately 200 employees.
Services
Aviation Repair Technologies offers a variety of aircraft maintenance services, including heavy aircraft maintenance, line maintenance, aircraft disassembly, short-term aircraft storage, and aircraft engine disassembly (via its subsidiary Turbine Support International ).
Heavy aircraft maintenance
Aviation Repair Technologies provides heavy maintenance, including C-checks, cargo conversions, aircraft modifications, and engineering services, for narrowbody commercial aircraft as well as turboprops and regional jets. The company specializes in repairs to the following aircraft types:
- ATR 42, ATR 72
- Dash 8, Q400
- Canadair CRJ-200/700/900
- Embraer 120, ERJ 135, ERJ 145, ERJ 175, ERJ 190
- MD80, 737
ART currently serves as the exclusive heavy maintenance provider to Executive Airlines (part of American Eagle Airlines), which operates the largest fleet of ATR 72 aircraft in the world.
Line maintenance
ART has a network of 13 airport locations where it provides line maintenance services to its customers. Its services include the following:
- Overnight checks
- A-Checks
- On call repairs and troubleshooting
- GSE maintenance and repair
- Aircraft cleaning
The company's locations include the following:
- ATL: Atlanta, GA
- BYH: Blytheville, AR
- CLT: Charlotte, NC
- CVG: Cincinnati, OH
- GRB: Green Bay, WI
- GRB: Greensboro, NC
- GSP: Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- IND: Indianapolis, IN
- BNA: Nashville, TN
- PBI: Palm Beach, FL
- IWA: Phoenix Mesa Gateway, AZ
- RDU: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- TLH: Tallahassee, FL
Aircraft engine disassembly
ART's subsidiary, Turbine Support International (TSI), offers aircraft engine disassembly (also referred to as tear down or part out) of the following engine types:
- CFM56 (CFM56-2, CFM56-3, CFM56-5)
- CF6-80 (CF6-80C2)
- CF6-50 (CF6-50C2, CF6-50E2)
TSI is a joint venture between Aviation Repair Technologies and Air France/KLM.
Aircraft storage and disassembly
Aviation Repair Technologies also offers short-term aircraft storage and aircraft disassembly.
Jet engine test cell
Also located at the airport is an aircraft jet engine test cell that was constructed in 1991 by the US Air Force and is capable of testing engines that produce up to 56,000 lbs of thrust, including CFM56, CF34, and other popular engine types. Aviation Repair Technologies holds an exclusive lease on the test cell through 2019.
Government incentive program
The company's choice to locate its operations in Blytheville, Arkansas was aided by its receipt of a government incentive award, whereby local and state government agencies provided $3.7 million in assistance in exchange for the company's promise to create between 310 and 440 new jobs by 2011.