Maintenance and Modifications
Longstanding General Aviation Service Firms To Combine
Indiana-based Muncie Aviation has acquired aircraft sales and maintenance provider Des Moines Flying Service.
In business for more than 80 years, Iowa's Des Moines Flying Service has been acquired by an even older business aviation company. (Photo: DMFS)
In business for more than 80 years, Iowa's Des Moines Flying Service has been acquired by an even older business aviation company. (Photo: DMFS)

Indiana-based Muncie Aviation Co. (MAC) has acquired aircraft sales and maintenance provider Des Moines Flying Service (DMFS), in a merger of two of the oldest companies in private aviation. DMFS, which is located at Iowa’s Des Moines International Airport, was founded in 1939, and in addition to serving as a HondaJet dealer, has been a Piper Aircraft distributor for the past 75 years. The company’s maintenance center specializes in Piper, King Air, and Cessna Citation aircraft, handling everything from avionics to engine removals.