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Carpenter Avionics acquires Smyrna Air Center’s avionics business

By General Aviation News Staff · June 9, 2015 ·

SMYRNA, Tennessee – Carpenter Avionics has acquired the avionics business unit of Smyrna Air Center, an FAA approved maintenance and repair organization and one of two FBOs located at the same airport where Carpenter is based. The companies will partner as Carpenter Avionics becomes the avionics service provider for Smyrna Air Center.

Carpenter acquired all of Smyrna Air Center’s avionics-related assets in this business purchase.

 John DenDekker, General Manager, and Mark Lee, President of Carpenter Avionics. Brenda Fields, Chief Operating Officer, and Blake Switalksi, Vice President of Operations at Smyrna Air Center.
John DenDekker, General Manager, and Mark Lee, President of Carpenter Avionics. Brenda Fields, Chief Operating Officer, and Blake Switalksi, Vice President of Operations at Smyrna Air Center.

It has leased space within Smyrna Air Center’s facility so it can provide services for aircraft operators from its facilities on both the east side and now west side of the airport as an added convenience to customers, company officials said. The companies also will partner in other areas.

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