AVMATS

AVMATS is an American family-owned company near St. Louis, Missouri that supports business jets. A. C. Butch Giessman formed Centurion Investments in 1978, and the company began as a source of surplus aircraft parts under the name Aviation Material and Technical Support. It supports Beechjet, Citation, Challenger, Falcon, Gulfstream, Hawker, Learjet and Sabreliner aircraft.

Services

• Maintenance, including routine and heavy airframe work
• Interior refurbishment
• Modifications and inspections
• Avionics repair and installation
• Major airframe repair and paint
• Instrument, accessory and component repair and overhaul
• Engine and APU overhaul
• Aircraft sales

Divisions

• AVMATS Parts Support provides spare parts and support for corporate aircraft, with 24 hour service
• AVMATS Jet Support is an airframe maintenance and modification repair station, with more than 30 years of experience, specializing in older business jets
• AVMATS Component Support, formerly Corpair Supply Company, repairs and overhauls pneumatic, hydraulic, fuel, electrical, wheel and brake components
• AVMATS Engine Support, formerly Aviation Turbines International, specializes in Pratt and Whitney JT15D engines and Sundstrand APUs, with a mobile team for work on location

History

• The company was an early maker of alternative parts sources for corporate aircraft support
• Accessory and component overhaul began with the creation of Corpair Supply Company
• It added FAA certification for Rohr thrust reverser overhaul
• Aviation Turbines International was formed in 1991 and 1992, with FAA certification for JT15D overhaul and conditional repair of Sundstrand T-62T-39 and T-62T-40C APUs
• Four hangars were built at Spirit of St. Louis Airport in the late 1980s for Falcon, Hawker, Sabreliner, Beechcraft and Cessna work

Company facts

• More than ten acres at four locations
• 120,000 square feet of hangar and attached shops
• More than 100,000 square feet of warehouse space
• 20,000 square feet for component and accessory overhaul
• 42,000 square feet for engine and APU shops
• The company says it avoids showcase cosmetics, so that it can spend on the total aircraft concept

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