Maintenance and Modifications
Flight Environments Survives Act of Nature
While completion and refurbishment centers in Florida were cleaning up in the wake of a succession of late-summer and fall hurricanes, cabin thermal/acoust

While completion and refurbishment centers in Florida were cleaning up in the wake of a succession of late-summer and fall hurricanes, cabin thermal/acoustic barrier specialist Flight Environments in California was still struggling to survive the effects of the San Simeon earthquake of December last year.

According to president and CEO Eamon Halpin, the 6.5-magnitude quake virtually destroyed the company’s facilities at Paso Robles and resulted in a decision by authorities to declare the buildings unsafe for use. “It was almost the end of us,” said Halpin, who estimated the damage losses to Flight Environments at more than $2 million.