ALOFT AeroArchitects

ALOFT AeroArchitects is an aerospace engineering and manufacturing company in Georgetown, Delaware. Entrepreneur Harvey Patrick founded it in 1976 as PATS Aircraft Systems, and it took the ALOFT name in 2015 to reflect work beyond its auxiliary fuel systems. The company says it has completed 30 VVIP and head of state interior projects, and that it has long relationships with OEMs and operators.

Products and services

• VVIP interior completions
• Aircraft modifications, maintenance and engineering
• Engineering and certification, including work as an FAA Organization Designation Authorization holder
• PATS Auxiliary Fuel Systems, first certified on the Boeing 737-200 in 1982
• Hollingsead International avionics installation products, such as hold downs, extractors, trays, equipment racks and electrical interface systems
• Special mission integration for government customers
• Support around the clock, advisory services and AOG parts and technical help

Programs and milestones

• First VVIP interior completion delivered in 2002
• 150th auxiliary fuel system installed on a Boeing Business Jet in 2012
• A stand-alone STC for installing the ACA air ionization system, launched in 2020
• An STC for the Gogo Galileo FDX antenna on Boeing Business Jet 737-series aircraft, announced in November 2025
• A multi-aircraft cabin retrofit STC for the Boeing 737 series
• Several BBJ MAX 8 VVIP interior completion programs awarded

Facilities

• A single campus in Georgetown, Delaware, with four hangars that hold up to seven mid-range narrow-body aircraft
• More than 42,000 square feet of back shop space
• More than 35,000 square feet of manufacturing space
• More than 90,000 square feet of ramp space
• Training, engineering and ODA facilities
• A new engineering office in Indianapolis, opened in March 2026
• An Innovation Lab that is planned to include an FAA-approved burn laboratory

Company facts

• Marked 50 years in 2026
• ALOFT Academy trains aircraft technicians in house
• Hollingsead International moved to the Delaware facility in 2009
• The campus is on the East Coast, near Washington, Philadelphia and New York

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