Bizav Parts Pioneer Armando Leighton Dies at 58
Leighton founded CRS Jet Spares in his mother's garage with a $2,000 investment.

Armando Leighton, Jr., who founded CRS Jet Spares 35 years ago from his mother’s garage in the Miami area, died suddenly on March 22. He was 58 years old. Leighton began his aviation career as a teenager when he was working with C-130 parts. By the time he was 21, he had taken positions with a repair station and then a fixed-base operator, where he was responsible for buying parts for Sabreliner and Learjet charter jets.

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