Gulfstream To Open Mesa Service Center in Arizona
Gulfstream's new service center in Mesa will cost more than $70 million to build.
Gulfstream's new service center is expected to open at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in 2023. (Image: Gulfstream Aerospace)

Gulfstream Aerospace plans to build a 225,000-sq-ft service center at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, the Savannah, Georgia airframerā€™s first facility in Arizona. Gulfstream officials ā€œhave looked long and hard to find the right place to buildā€ such a facility, Gulfstream president Mark Burns said during an announcement on Tuesday.


A more than $70 million investment, the new service center will create more than 200 jobs and expand Gulfstreamā€™s MRO capabilities in the western U.S. It follows recent company-owned service center expansions in Savannah; Van Nuys, California; Fort Worth, Texas; Palm Beach, Florida; Appleton, Wisconsin; and Farnborough, England. The Mesa facility is expected to open in 2023.


Gulfstream will pursue LEED Silver certification of the Mesa facility, which will have a fuel farm with a dedicated sustainable aviation fuel supply, low-flow plumbing fixtures, LED lighting, and an energy-efficient HVAC system. Sensor-controlled lights, a white roof to reflect heat, native plants, and low-water-demand landscaping will be additional sustainable features of the Mesa center.


The company also is working with the airport authority to use green power from the airportā€™s electrical utility, in addition to installing solar panels. ā€œIn the past decade, as our fleet has grown, we have invested to create a network of modern facilities to provide our customers with outstanding service and support when and where they need it,ā€ said Burns.