Ascent Aviation Services

Ascent Aviation Services is an aircraft maintenance and storage company with two facilities in Arizona, in Marana and Tucson. The company says it is one of the largest aircraft maintenance operations in the world. It provides base heavy maintenance, storage and aircraft disassembly for owners, operators and lessors of widebody, narrowbody and regional aircraft.

The Marana site is a center of excellence for widebody aircraft and can service nearly all aircraft types. The Tucson site focuses on regional jets and narrowbody aircraft. Together the two sites have five hangars and cover more than 1,250 acres. The website says Arizona has an average of 350 days of sunshine a year, which suits year-round maintenance and storage.

Heavy maintenance is the core service. The company says it has completed more than 600 heavy maintenance visits for Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier and Embraer aircraft. It can complete A through D checks. Backshop services handle maintenance, repairs and overhauls in-house. Aircraft disassembly covers end-of-life work, including the teardown of complete aircraft.

Storage suits aircraft that will be parted out, transferred or returned to service. Ascent is the only MRO in North America with the STC to perform the B777-300ER passenger to freighter cargo conversion, in partnership with Israel Aerospace Industries. It is also approved to perform maintenance, preventive maintenance and alterations on landing gear assemblies and components.

The company's history goes back to 1942, when the site was Marana Army Airfield. Evergreen opened a maintenance center there in 1982. In 2016, Marana Aerospace Solutions and Ascent Aviation Services agreed to unite and expand into Tucson. The business rebranded as Ascent Aviation Services in 2018. It reached full storage capacity in 2021.

Ascent serves fleet operators and managers, lessors, and airline and cargo operators. The company holds Part 145 MRO approval and works in strict compliance with FAA regulations.

Services

• Heavy maintenance
• Backshop services
• Aircraft disassembly
• Aircraft storage
• Cargo conversions
• Landing gear maintenance
• A through D checks