ACI Jet (Booth 2219) is now an authorized Honeywell dealership and service center at the company’s San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) location. The addition of personnel and a supporting facility are expected in the wake of the authorization as ACI Jet has set a target of $2 million in annual sales of Honeywell equipment by 2020. The company is also anticipating resulting gains from equipment sales and employment distribution taxes along with fuel sales and taxes from supplemental charter flights as aircraft undergo maintenance services.

With the need to remain competitive in the avionics market amid a looming ADS-B mandate deadline, ACI Jet recognized the value of the Honeywell authorization and its relationship to the continued growth of the maintenance arm of the business. “We wanted to make sure we established ourselves as one of the leading avionics facilities in the Western U.S.,” said Dave Jensen, vice president of aircraft maintenance at ACI Jet. “The Honeywell dealership helps solidify us as a legitimate avionics repair and install facility. From a capabilities standpoint, and specifically regarding the cost savings and efficiencies afforded through our new Honeywell dealership and service authorization, our once small and growing aircraft maintenance company has catapulted into a position of offering more services from our prime location than anywhere else in the state of California.”

ACI Jet will supplement the new authorization with a planned $19 million expansion project including an avionics maintenance and repair facility at SBP. “The growth we’ve experienced on the aircraft maintenance side of our business over the last year and a half, as well as with our aircraft management and executive terminal and FBO business units, has been staggering,” said Jensen.

Growth across all facets of ACI Jet has resulted in a dedicated effort to hire and retain personnel. “Presently, we stand in need of 21 talented aviation professionals to fulfill our staffing requirements across the organization,” said William Borgsmiller, president and CEO of ACI Jet. “We’re on the road day in and day out meeting with candidates, attending trade events, and participating in employment and youth events to get the word out. With the growth of ACI Jet and our expanding business with Honeywell, there will be significant opportunities for both seasoned and young professionals.”