Tubreaux Aviation

Tubreaux Aviation is a family owned FBO, maintenance shop and flight school at Shreveport Downtown Airport (KDTN), 1550 Airport Drive, Shreveport, Louisiana. Its facilities are on the north east side of the field, in the main terminal, with almost 25,000 square feet of hangar space. Kelly Garvin is General Manager and Chip Bonner is Director of Maintenance.

Cirrus services

The website describes Tubreaux as an authorized Cirrus Service Center with a factory trained technician and an approved Cirrus parachute technician. It does warranty inspection and repair and runs a CAPS repack facility. The maintenance page lists annual and 100 hour inspections, phase and routine inspections, and oil and engine data analysis, in an 8,000 square foot hangar with an attached office. Maintenance hours are 8 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday. 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
• Oxygen and air conditioning service
• Cirrus parts
• Aircraft pickup and delivery

The locator also lists Tubreaux as a Cirrus Training Center.

Cirrus training and ownership

The Cirrus Center page covers transition training with Cirrus Standardized Instructor Pilots on staff, a full motion Redbird simulator fitted with a CAPS handle, recurrent training required by insurers, and instruction on Avidyne and Perspective avionics. The company also helps buyers purchase a Cirrus, offers fractional ownership and collects new aircraft from the factory. Tyler Simms is Chief Flight Instructor; the company says it trains over 40 new pilots a year and students can train in their own aircraft.

Other maintenance and FBO

Technicians have experience on pistons, turbines and helicopters, and the site says they are factory trained on the Cessna Citation. Aircraft management is a separate service line.

The FBO is open 7 am to 7 pm every day, with 24 hour call outs for a fee. It sells full service and self serve Jet A+ and 100LL; self serve pumps run around the clock. Prices shown on the site in October 2026 were Jet A+ US$8.07 full service and US$7.07 self serve, and 100LL US$8.24 full service and US$7.49 self serve. Services include a GPU, towing, oxygen, overnight hangar rental and oil sales. Amenities listed are a lounge with TVs, a pilot computer and printer, a conference room, a crew car, rental cars and catering on request, and an on site restaurant. Tubreaux is a CAA Preferred FBO and shows the Avfuel logo.

Contact

Email: fbo@tubreauxaviation.com
Hours: Monday to Sunday 7:00 am to 7:00 pm (FBO)
Description from the company's website and the Cirrus Aircraft service center locator (October 2026). Maintenance pricing is by quote; fuel prices as shown on the company's website in October 2026. Is this your company? Claim this page to add photos and keep your services up to date.