WestWind Celebrates Opening of Huntsville Aircraft Modification & Integration Center

WestWind Technologies, Inc. (WestWind) celebrated the grand opening of its Huntsville Aircraft Modification & Integration Center with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 29. The center, located in Jetplex Aviation Center, encompasses a 65,000 square foot hangar and offers enhanced services for aircraft services as well as extended runway capacity by virtue of its location at Huntsville International Airport.

With Redstone Arsenal as the center of aviation for the U.S. Army, WestWind designed this hangar to accommodate every type of helicopter in the Army’s inventory as well as a large number of fixed wing aircraft with sizes up to the Air Force C-130s. Comprehensive aviation capabilities include integration of new technologies into existing aircraft platforms with full engineering, electronics integration and structural modification capabilities. The center also offers full Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) capabilities for a broad spectrum of military and commercial aircraft. With the added benefit of extensive on-site manufacturing capabilities, WestWind can provide a one-stop, seamless operation from disassembly, integration, repair, reassembly, test flight and return to service.

Initial employment for the center will be approximately 60 personnel in 2009, and the number is expected to grow rapidly in 2010 and beyond. WestWind currently operates engineering and manufacturing facilities adjacent to Huntsville Airport for production of aircraft parts and modification kits as well as flight simulators for Army helicopters. With the addition of the new aircraft center, WestWind anticipates additional expansions of manufacturing operations will be needed as well.