Maintenance and Modifications
Wichita Avionics Firm Sees Growth in Bizjet Work
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Avionics technician Scott Merchant works on a Beechjet 400A/Hawker 400 at Bevan-Rabell in Wichita, which effective January 1 is changing its name to Bevan Aviation to reflect its growing work on light twinjets. (Photo: Jerry Sienbenmark/AIN)
Avionics technician Scott Merchant works on a Beechjet 400A/Hawker 400 at Bevan-Rabell in Wichita, which effective January 1 is changing its name to Bevan Aviation to reflect its growing work on light twinjets. (Photo: Jerry Sienbenmark/AIN)

Bevan-Rabell, a 64-year-old aircraft maintenance and avionics repair and installation shop in Wichita, Kansas, will officially change its name to Bevan Aviation on January 1, reflecting its growing turbine airplane work. “For years everybody just said, ‘Call Bevan,’” Bevan owner Kent McIntyre said. “We’ve changed direction. We’re working on more jets and turbines than we used to, and we thought [changing the name to] Bevan Aviation reflected it.”