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aircraft interiors shop, component repair back shop
and warehouse space," explained Kilgour. "We've also
purchased new equipment for these departments so
that we are more efficient in handling a higher volume
of business in these areas."
Keeping up with Growth
Keeping up with C&L's growth in terms of manpower and capacity has been a major challenge, Kilgour
pointed out. C&L has grown from 20 employees in
2010 to more than 250 employees in 2019. "We are
constantly working to overcome these challenges,
although we have taken some significant steps to
plan for continued growth," he noted. "We recently
won a $2.5-million grant from the State of Maine to
expand our facilities, purchase additional tooling,
move to a new and larger component shop and do
our own STC product development." The company's
new in-house engineering division specializes in aircraft modifications including ADS-B, WAAS, cabin
management systems and cabin configuration alterations. "Our new employees, larger shops and increased
capabilities have allowed us to attract new customers
that we would not have been able to serve in the past,"
Kilgour added.
Because C&L offers services for both corporate and
regional aircraft, the company is in a unique position to cater to the increasing demand for regional
aircraft with elevated, business class interiors. With
this, comes the need for STC development for mods
to high, luxury interior seating, aircraft painting and
more. "In addition to offering this, and a complete line
of MRO services, we can also assist our customers with
sourcing and brokering of aircraft, parts inventory and
engine purchases, repair management, component
sales lease, exchange, consignment and Power by the
Hour programs," Kilgour explained. "We do not have
many competitors who can offer such an extensive
line of services and we do that for both regional and
corporate aircraft types.
Like everyone else in the industry, C&L is not
immune to the shortage in qualified A&P mechanics
C&L's onsite upholstery
and cabinetry shops
feature state-of-the-art
equipment that can
handle any project, from
a simple replacement
of soft goods to major
recompletion involving
a new cabin floor
plan, headliners
and sidewalls.
C&L's unique positioning of working with both corporate and regional aircraft allows them to reimagine regional
aircraft like these, elevating the interiors to a business-class feel like in this ERJ 145 (right) and ERJ 135 (left) aircraft.
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Editor's Viewpoint
Industry Inspection
Should Operators Still Outsource?
All Lit Up
Supplying the A&P Demand
All Booked Up
Aviation Education Demands Better
Positively Charged
ARSA Insight
Professionalism
Securing a Skilled Workforce Amid Labor-Related Headwinds
Advertiser's Index
Editor's Takeoff
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Aircraft_Maintenance_Technology_January-February_2020 - Editor's Viewpoint
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Aircraft_Maintenance_Technology_January-February_2020 - Industry Inspection
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Aircraft_Maintenance_Technology_January-February_2020 - Should Operators Still Outsource?
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Aircraft_Maintenance_Technology_January-February_2020 - All Lit Up
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Aircraft_Maintenance_Technology_January-February_2020 - Supplying the A&P Demand
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Aircraft_Maintenance_Technology_January-February_2020 - All Booked Up
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Aircraft_Maintenance_Technology_January-February_2020 - Aviation Education Demands Better
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Aircraft_Maintenance_Technology_January-February_2020 - Positively Charged
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Aircraft_Maintenance_Technology_January-February_2020 - ARSA Insight
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Aircraft_Maintenance_Technology_January-February_2020 - Professionalism
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Aircraft_Maintenance_Technology_January-February_2020 - Securing a Skilled Workforce Amid Labor-Related Headwinds
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