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Twist Aero

American-made PCA, GPU and Boom Air ground support equipment

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About Twist Aero

Twist Aero is a US manufacturer of aviation ground support equipment and metal fabricator based in Ohio. It designs, manufactures, finishes, installs and supports GSE for airports and airlines, with more than 2,500 units in operation at 126 airports across North America. All products are designed, built, assembled and tested in the company's ten Ohio factories using domestic material suppliers, under ISO 9001 quality practices. Twist Aero has more than 20 years in the GSE business and describes itself as a financially stable, debt-free, privately held company.

Products

  • Pre-conditioned air (PCA) units in glycol and DX configurations, including 45-ton and 90-ton DX units
  • Ground power units (GPU)
  • Boom Air hose management system for PCA hose handling at the gate
  • Pantographs and hose reels
  • Air handling units (AHU) for terminal and gate applications

PCA, GPU, Boom Air, pantographs and hose reels are approved under Buy American, Build American and VALE funding programmes, and the company lists UL certification among its credentials.

Installation and service

Twist Aero provides turnkey installation with its own experienced team, with thousands of installations completed, and emphasises customer service backed by resources to maintain equipment after delivery. A large engineering staff works on continuous product improvement and custom design options, and in-house metal fabrication and finishing let the company customise equipment and respond quickly to customer needs with competitive pricing from reduced outsourcing.

Projects

Reference installations on the site include United Airlines at Charlotte Douglas, George Bush Intercontinental and Newark Liberty, the latter with 18 PCAs (four 45-ton and fourteen 90-ton DX units); Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport; and Spirit Airlines at Baltimore-Washington International with two 60-ton and two 120-ton AHUs and six Boom Air systems.

Shows

Twist Aero appears in the exhibitor lists of the AAAE and ACC Airport Planning, Design and Construction Symposium 2027, the AAAE Annual Conference and Exposition 2027 and the Airports Going Green Conference 2026.

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Location

Ohio, United States

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Shows where Twist Aero exhibits or has exhibited

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  • Airports Going Green Conference

    Airports Going Green Conference

    8 to 10 November 2026 · Chicago, United States

    Exhibitor

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  • AAAE and ACC Airport Planning, Design and Construction Symposium

    AAAE and ACC Airport Planning, Design and Construction Symposium

    Exhibited in 2026. Next edition 16 to 18 March 2027 · New Orleans, United States

    Exhibitor2026 list; 2027 not published yet

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  • AAAE Annual Conference and Exposition

    AAAE Annual Conference and Exposition

    16 to 18 May 2027 · Phoenix, United States

    Stand 923

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