STS Aviation Group Press Release | January 6, 2020
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STS Aviation Group, a global aviation solutions company, has acquired Airbase Services Inc./Les Services Airbase, Inc., an aircraft interiors maintenance, repair and management specialist based out of Montreal, Que.
STS Aviation Group will immediately assume control of Airbase personnel and operations upon completion of the acquisition. STS Aviation Photo
With this acquisition, STS formally enters the Canadian MRO market as Airbase has four Transport Canada approved facilities at Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Toronto Pearson International Airport, Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport and Vancouver International Airport. The sale is being publicized as turnkey, and STS will immediately assume control of Airbase personnel and operations.
“We are thrilled to welcome Airbase into the STS family. The team brings decades of experience and expertise to the table, led by a proven leader in Lena Watters, and the company will certainly complement the aircraft interior work STS Aviation Services has going on right now in Shannon, Ireland,” said Mark Smith, president of STS Aviation Group.
Watters, who was the acting president of Airbase prior to the acquisition, will stay on as president alongside much of the company’s existing workforce.
When asked how the sale of Airbase to STS would affect the company’s future, Watters said, “The acquisition of Airbase by STS unlocks the potential for our team to globally grow its customer base while also being able to build a stronger presence in Canada. We are very excited about the future, and we are thrilled to be a part of STS Aviation Group’s global family of companies.”
