MRO provider Jet East is opening a full-service maintenance facility at Statesville Regional Airport (KSVH) in North Carolina using two existing facilities encompassing 115,000 sq ft. This site includes 75,000 sq ft of hangar space, 40,000 sq ft of office and back shop space, and a parcel of adjacent land for future expansion. The Gama Aviation company expects to begin operations at KSVH in the first quarter and create 250 new jobs.

Built in 2004, the main hangar is equipped with LED lighting, fall protection, and a fire-suppression system. The secondary hangar was constructed in 2007 and “provides the same infrastructure,” according to Jet East.

Once launched, the new site will offer maintenance, avionics, interiors, composites, and structures on primarily Cessna Citation, Gulfstream, Bombardier, and Embraer business jets. Jet East also expects to construct a new paint facility at the site. KSVH will be Jet East's eighth maintenance facility.

“The facility at KSVH offers an amazing opportunity for Jet East and allows us to expand our capacity, capabilities, and reach within a key region of the U.S.,” said Jet East president and CEO Stephen Maiden. “The facility is in impeccable condition. The energy for this new endeavor is high and this is truly a milestone moment for the Jet East team and the customers we serve and support.”