MRO provider Constant Aviation this week extended its lease at Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB) in Florida. Cleveland, Ohio-based Constant took over the facility after acquiring StarPort three years ago and has since added nearly 35,000 sq ft and invested more than $2 million in the site.

The new agreement extends its lease at SFB by eight years, through the end of this decade. “We have really benefitted from the traffic here at Orlando Sanford,” said Constant Aviation chief operating officer Kevin Dillon. “At any given time, we have close to 20 in-work aircraft packed in our hangars and on the ramp. That’s because Florida is one of the busiest states for private travel for both business and pleasure, and our Orlando Sanford location is perfectly situated in the middle of it all.”

Today, the company operates from five hangars comprising nearly 110,000 sq ft, which includes paint and interior modification facilities. It also has expanded the site’s airframe capabilities from Bombardier, Dassault, Hawker, and Beechjet lines to include Cessna Citation, Embraer, and Gulfstream jets. “The diversification of aircraft has opened up many opportunities for us in Florida and the Southeast, and it has introduced Constant Aviation to a broader group of owners and operators,” Dillon added.