What started seven years ago as a modest line maintenance operation has grown to become a consistent source of revenue and cost savings for Clay Lacy Aviation and a wellspring of value for its clients. Now concentrated on the east and west coasts of the U.S., the company’s MRO operation employs more than 120 technicians and support staff at Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles and another 60 at Waterbury Oxford Airport in Connecticut. Meanwhile, several mobile response teams support AOG needs, most notably at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, where the company’s charter fleet operates some 800 flights a year.
Today, Clay Lacy maintains not only its own fleet but a transient population of aircraft that accounts for 40 percent of its business at Van Nuys, for example. “About six years ago we started realizing the potential,” recalled Clay Lacy senior vice president of business operations Ed Mirzakanian. “So, we started investing heavily in training our employees and tooling, aircraft, specialty tooling, heavier equipment, and so forth and got to the point where we realized that we needed dedicated hangar space for maintenance. That's when we started getting into heavier scheduled events."
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