by admin on Jul 28, 2010, under Uncategorized
Leading Edge Aviation Services (LEAS), the largest aircraft painting company in the world, announced today that it is joining the Miramar Air Show this October as one of the event’s longest-standing VIP supporters. Having secured chalets at the show since the early 80′s, LEAS has emerged as a regular fixture at the “World’s Best Military Air Show” and one of its longest-standing supporters in history.
“We work hard all year round to serve and support both commercial and military aircraft, so this is a real treat for us,” said Mike Manclark, CEO, LEAS. “This is the one time a year where we and our customers can sit back and actually enjoy aviation and marvel at some of the most technologically-advanced aircraft on the planet. The explosions, flybys and the demonstration of our military’s awesome power is nothing short of breath-taking. We’re proud to support our military at this world-class event, and look forward to continuing our mission to deliver the highest value to the aviation industry.”
Held from October 1-3, 2010 at MCAS Miramar in San Diego, CA, this year’s Miramar Air Show is themed “A Salute to Marine Aviation”, and features several exciting acts, including the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, fighter aircraft demos, tanks, assault demonstrations and the Red Bull helicopter just to name a few. With the best location available, Leading Edge will entertain guests from around the world, providing its customers with a private flight line chalet, as well as catered food and beverage service.
For more information, please visit www.leadingedgecorp.com/2010Miramar
by admin on Jun 21, 2010, under Leading Edge Aviation News, Uncategorized
Aircraft painter leads the pack with aviation’s newest elite standard
Santa Ana, CA – Leading Edge Aviation Services is about to become the first aircraft painting company in the country to receive AS-9110 certification – significantly raising the bar for performance, quality, and customer satisfaction. The company’s corporate organization along with its Victorville, CA facility are expecting certification within the next few weeks, and its Mississippi and Texas facilities are now ramping up to follow suit.
“This certification extends the quality gap between Leading Edge and its competitors,” said Mike Manclark, CEO, Leading Edge. “We’ve been doing this for 20 years, and it’s always been quality, performance, and customer satisfaction that’s driven our growth. When customers come to Leading Edge, they expect the best. AS-9110 is just one more guarantee that what they’ll end up with meets the highest level of performance and reliability.”
Becoming AS 9110 certified is further assurance that Leading Edge meets the regulatory requirements of FAA and other civil aviation authorities when it comes to maintenance performed on any aerospace product. It’s an industry stamp of approval that signifies the company is dedicated to maintaining the highest quality of service and continual focus on improving customer satisfaction.
“Our Victorville facility works closely with Boeing on overflow and military work, and it’s in high demand from airline work as well,” added Manclark, “so we felt it was important to implement the standard there first.”
He also adds that in today’s climate, you can’t become a leader by sitting back on what you’ve done. “There’s no such thing as good enough,” said Manclark. “You have to continually aim higher if you want to grow your business. We want people to know that even though we’re the largest aircraft painting company in the world, the quality is always improving at Leading Edge.”
by admin on Jun 11, 2010, under Leading Edge Aviation News
Summer. For most Americans, it’s a time to relax with family, head to the beach, and grill up our favorite treats on the barbeque. But for our country’s passenger airlines, it’s a time when business, like the weather, really starts to heat up.
“Our hangars are pretty full most of the year, but we tend to have greater flexibility in the summer, since that’s when airlines are the busiest,” said Dave Patterson, Executive Vice President, Leading Edge Aviation Services. “That means three things for customers. Faster turnaround. More flexible scheduling. And quite frankly, better pricing.
Summer is really the only time of year when customers can get their aircraft painted on extremely short notice, with lightning-fast turnaround, and at an unbeatable price.
“From a customer service perspective, there’s no better time to get an aircraft painted than in the summer,” adds Patterson. “Whether you’re an MRO that wants a mobile team to come to you, or an airline that needs a 747 repainted and out the door in a week, this is the time of year when just about anything is possible.”
Patterson adds that this increased flexibility has lead to creation of the company’s “Summer Advantage Program” that features seasonal price reductions for a wide range of fleet painting services.
“The whole thing is really our way of saying thanks for squeezing us into these busy months with preferential pricing and scheduling,” says Patterson.
If you’d like to hear more about the program and how we can help you make the most of your maintenance needs this summer, please contact Leading Edge at any time. We’re here to help.
Regards,
Dave Patterson
Executive Vice President
by admin on Mar 31, 2010, under leading edge aviation services
Leading Edge Aviation Services is a reliable provider of high quality strip, paint, wash and other services that can provide the mod-center with efficiencies in cost management and optimize their core competence as an aircraft maintenance provider. We can augment the mod centers with services that otherwise create inefficiencies due to the excess fixed and variable costs and hangar use associated with running a full time paint department juxtaposed to maintenance and repair services.
by admin on Jan 12, 2010, under leading edge aviation services
Aircraft Painting
No company in the world can match the capacity, performance, and lighting-fast turnaround time Leading Edge Aviation Services. With the most advanced facilities and a highly-trained workforce, Leading Edge has become the global partner of choice for complete fleet and “one off” painting for all facets of commercial and military aviation, including cargo, regional, international, leasing, major and national air carriers. With a focus on customer satisfaction, Leading Edge is raising the bar with unsurpassed quality, scheduling, flexibility, safety, maintenance, and inspection.
On-Site Support for Aircraft Modification Centers
Leading Edge Aviation Services creates strategic new profit centers for aircraft modification (“mod”) centers across the country by providing on-site strip, paint, wash, fuel systems and other services at the highest quality and at a competitive price. By partnering with Leading Edge, mod centers can provide the ultimate in one-stop shopping for today’s most demanding airlines, packaging our industry-leading paint services along with their own product mix for guaranteed profit margins and minimized aircraft downtime. As part of our extensive mod center support, we also over quality fuel systems servicing for all branches of the US military.
