Canada-based MRO provider Flying Colours has opened its newly expanded facility at Missouri’s Spirit of St. Louis Airport. Last year the company purchased a vacant industrial building adjacent to the airport and spent $2 million to renovate it and expand its footprint there to nearly 100,000 sq ft. It claims the upgrade will improve production at the location by 600 percent with the additional workshop space and a new floorplan created with lean manufacturing principles that follow the natural work flow. While the capabilities echo those found at at the company’s flagship facility in Peterborough, Ontario, the St. Louis location also incorporates an edge-fill machine for working with composite material, and adds three new high-tech paint booths, including one specifically for complex fasteners and cabinet interiors. There's also space for upholstery, engineering, and avionics work as well as production control offices, conference rooms, and client meeting areas.
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