Hondo Aerospace

Hondo Aerospace, LLC stores aircraft and harvests parts, components and engines from them at South Texas Regional Airport in Hondo, Texas. The company calls its site the City of Planes. Its website links to the Vaayu Group.

The company says its facility has over 1,000,000 square feet of concrete ramp space and additional hangar space for servicing aircraft. The dry climate in Hondo is described as ideal for short term storage. The company says it has room to park up to 115 or more narrow body or wide body aircraft in different combinations.

Storage and parking are offered through OEM approved parking and storage programs. The company says preservation is carried out with great care to reduce the effects of outside exposure. Its goal is to preserve the integrity of each aircraft so it can return to service quickly.

Component removal and management means parts are inspected, certified under the company's Part 145 approval, removed, cleaned, protected, stored and shipped. Components can be sold at three residual value levels. These run from full recertification and documentation to serviceable as removed parts with certificate repair station tags.

Aircraft disassembly and recycling is done in a safe and sustainable way. Components are catalogued by part and serial number and then stored or shipped. The remaining hull is sectioned for recycling, and hazardous material is captured and contained for green recycling.

The company is an FAA and EASA approved Part 145 repair station for return to service maintenance, bridging and light maintenance. Its approvals also cover Bermuda and Cayman. The company says its technicians work on a wide range of aircraft types, and it provides support from start to finish with an emphasis on quality and safety.

The company works on Airbus A300 to A350 series, Boeing 717 to 787 series, McDonnell Douglas DC-8, DC-9, DC-10, MD-80, MD-90 and MD-11 models, Bombardier CRJ and Challenger jets, Embraer 135 to 195 models, Fokker 100, Gulfstream, Cessna and Piper types. It also buys aircraft for parts harvest and sales.

Services

• Component removal and management
• Aircraft disassembly and recycling
• Aircraft storage and parking
• Return to service maintenance
• Bridging and light maintenance
• Aircraft purchase for parts harvest and sales
• OEM approved parking and storage programs
• Green recycling of hazardous material