Southern Sky Aviation

Southern Sky Aviation is a charter, aircraft management, maintenance, sales and FBO company based in Birmingham, Alabama. Its repair station is at 4255 E Lake Blvd on Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (KBHM), and the corporate office is at 1000 Urban Center Drive, Suite 660, Vestavia Hills. William L. Gunnells is Chairman and CEO and founded the company; Donald A. Howell is President and CFO. The maintenance business, Southern Sky Aviation Maintenance LLC, holds FAA Part 145 repair station certificate 6KYR204D, and the charter business holds Part 135 air carrier certificate 365A2510.

Cirrus services

The company's maintenance page lists a Cirrus maintenance center with factory supported maintenance and warranty support, CAPS inspections and repacks, troubleshooting and long-term ownership support. O'Neal Pierce is Piston Service Team Manager. Cirrus Aircraft's locator lists the following:

• Maintenance for Cirrus SR20, SR22 and SR22T aircraft
• Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) overhaul
• Garmin and Avidyne avionics service
• Ice protection system maintenance
• Composite and paint repair
• Air conditioning service
• Cirrus parts
• Aircraft pickup and delivery

Other maintenance

The repair station also runs Cessna Citation and Beechcraft King Air maintenance centers. General services are scheduled inspections, troubleshooting, maintenance planning, pre-purchase inspections, structural repairs (corrosion and sheet metal repair, damage assessment) and avionics troubleshooting, repair coordination and upgrades. An interiors shop handles refurbishment; its manager Jeremiah Watts came from Watts Interiors, which has worked at KBHM since 1976. The website does not mention composite repair, which appears only in the Cirrus locator.

Charter, FBO and sales

The company flies private charter under its own Part 135 certificate and manages aircraft for owners. It operates two FBOs outside Alabama: Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (KECP) in Panama City, opened under General Manager Scott Capehart, and Trent Lott International Airport (KPQL) in Pascagoula, Mississippi, where the company says it is the only FBO. Aircraft sales and advisory services are offered through the Birmingham office. Several leaders have long histories at the airport: Darryl Brewer, President of the FBO division, has worked at KBHM since 1978.

Contact

Email: info@southernskyaviation.com
Description from the company's website and the Cirrus Aircraft service center locator (October 2026). Pricing is by quote. Is this your company? Claim this page to add photos and keep your services up to date.