The Edge Aviation Services (now renamed International Aerospace Coating ) is a Caribbean-based FAA-certified Maintenance, Repair and Improvement ("MRO") company Mesa, CA. Leading Edge has painted aircraft for airlines such as United, Continental, Delta, Northwest, Air Canada, Virgin America, US Airways, UPS and The Blue Angels, as well as for the 1997 Air Force One movie. The company is the largest independent painter of commercial aircraft and military with annual revenues of $ 150 million in the United States, with facilities in California, Mississippi, Texas, Florida, and South Carolina.
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Leading Edge was founded by Mike Manclark in 1989 as a plane detailing a business based at John Wayne International Airport in Orange County, California. The company grew during the 1990s, with Manclark becoming a private jet detail for celebrities like Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra. After a contract with McDonnell Douglas for heavy maintenance check KC110 maintenance, the company began work on large aircraft, first stripping paint for maintenance purposes, then contract the paint job. The company's first high-profile job is to design a new brand image of United Airlines, to be released in the Super Bowl. The company obtained contracts with major airlines such as Delta and Continental, as well as for specialty projects such as the Arizona Diamondback themed Boeing 757 for American West Airlines, historical restoration, and Mitt Romney 2012 campaign aircraft.
Another important milestone:
In 2008, the company repainted the era of World War II Douglas A-26 Invader, which is now on display at John Wayne Airport.
In 2009, the Blue Angels returned the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, which is now on display at the San Diego Air and Space Museum.
In 2010, contracted for repainting 631 aircraft at United and Continental Airlines merger, expanding the company's location Amarillo, Texas.
In 2012, received the AS9100 certification. In the same year, the company painted the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner, for Air India, and was contracted to paint all 787s built in Charleston, SC.
Vance Street Capital LLC makes private equity investments in Leading Edge in 2012.
Leading Edge began painting American Airlines fleets when the company changed the "AA" logo to the American flag in 2013.
In 2016, Leading Edge, Associated Painter, and Eirtech Aviation merged into 1 brand - International Aerospace Coatings, Inc. (IAC). www.iac.aero International Aerospace Coatings (IAC) is the world's leading specialist aircraft completion company. They currently work with international airlines, private operators, and airline leasing companies around the world that provide specialized aircraft painting, graphic and interior solutions that ensure regulatory compliance globally. In 2017 they operate 20 paint facilities in 12 locations, painting more than 1,000 aircraft per year globally. (iac.aero.com)
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Awards
Penghargaan Excellence of Entrepreneurship Award Orange County Business Journal 2012 (Mike Manclark)
Week Flight and Inspection & amp; Maintenance 2012 MRO Award of the Year for Innovative Service Suppliers
References
External links
- Official website
- Fox News: "At Work: Aircraft Painting"
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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