Named by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. as an approved special processor for work on aviation components at our aerospace manufacturing center.

Approved for Nadcap certification for Heat Treating and reapproved for Non Destructive Testing at our aerospace manufacturing center (Nadcap is the National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program, a global cooperative standards-setting process for aerospace engineering, defense and related industries).

Delivered the first T-44 completed as part of a new Aircraft Condition Inspection program.

Installed new JobBoss shop floor production management software at St. Mary. The system is considered the leading production management tool for contract manufacturers and replaced previous shop floor software to better manage a higher volume of workflow.

Began work on VIP helicopter interior upgrade for the government of Egypt.

Signed a partnering arrangement with the world’s largest independent Learjet parts distributor, Airmark International, to install replacement windshields in Learjet aircraft.

Delivered 50th P-3 Center Wing Assembly for U.S. Navy fleet.

Delivered 100th Learjet C-21A major phase inspection for U.S. Air Force.

Again increased the size of our aerospace manufacturing center,
this time by 50 percent.

Developed new aerospace assembly center, bringing company’s total service, manufacturing and assembly facilities to more than 400,000 square feet.

Won new Boeing subcontract to manufacture rudders for the KC-135.

Inducted first “green” Sikorsky S-92 helicopters for exterior paint.

After several earlier minor expansions, doubled the size of our aerospace manufacturing center, adding sophisticated Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) water jet cutters and multi-axis mills, complemented by a chemical processing line.

Awarded Nadcap (National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program) certification for Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) and for composites.

Awarded FAA Gold Certificate of Excellence for technician training.

Awarded new contract for installation of upgraded Flight Management Systems and Sabreliner-designed VIP interior for U.S. Army VH-60 Black Hawk helicopters used to transport government officials and others in the nation’s capital.

Inspected more than 40 Learjet C-21A aircraft for the U.S. Air Force.

Developed and introduced a new inspection program for Sabreliner Models 40 and 60, adding 2,000 hours of service life.

Sold the Midcoast Lambert-St. Louis FBO to Signature Flight Support.

Sold most of Premier Turbines engine division to Dallas Airmotive after 11 years of growth, including becoming a leading overhaul center for TFE731s which power many of today’s popular business jets; retained accessory overhaul and repair center.

Awarded a subcontract by Boeing to overhaul critical flight control components of the Air Force's KC-135 aircraft, which is used primarily for aerial refueling.

Opened new facility in Ste. Genevieve, Mo. to perform work on components of the KC-135, a variant of the venerable Boeing 707 platform, subsequently adding similar flight control work for the Navy's fleet of E-6B (707 platform) aircraft, along with a program to remanufacture those and other components under a Management of Items Subject to Repair program with the Air Force as subcontractor to Boeing.

Received group certification for Sabre Model 65 Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) modification.

Delivered a repaired Gulfstream C-20 aircraft to the United States Marine Corps, with subsidiary Midcoast returning it to service after extensive damage by a tornado and saving the government — and ultimately, taxpayers — nearly $30 million in replacement costs.

Began depot-level services for U.S. Air Force fleet of Learjet C-21As, performing Phase 16 inspections, the equivalent of 12-year inspections on commercial Learjets, under a subcontract with what was then L3 Vertex.

Developed composite side panel interior modification for all Sabreliner models to increase cabin space, streamline maintenance access and reduce weight.

Introduced Sabre 2000, an innovative inspection and maintenance program that consolidates structural inspections, provides corrosion warranty and increases the service life of all models.

Reacquired the first Sabreliner ever built, S/N 282-001; updated its systems, installed a completely new interior; repainted and designated as “Sabre One.” It continues to serve as our corporate aircraft, underscoring the resilience of the fleet and the abilities of the Perryville technicians who transformed it and maintain it.

Acquired San Diego-based Turbotech Repairs Inc., a leading component overhauler for Pratt & Whitney PT6 and PW100 engines and AlliedSignal Auxiliary Power Units, and became an authorized maintenance center for the Rolls Royce A250 helicopter engine; combined all engine services into one division named Premier Turbines and began building it into an engine support powerhouse.

Awarded contract to support 24 Gulfstream C-20 aircraft used to transport senior government officials – including cabinet members, congressional leaders and high-ranking military officials – and began performing the work at our Midcoast Aviation operation in Cahokia, IL across the Mississippi River from St. Louis.

Purchased airframe and avionics operations in Phoenix, Ariz., Miami, Fla. and Amarillo, Texas from DynCorp Aviation Services, adding more than 1,000 employees; subsequently closed or sold each unit.

Acquired Midcoast Aviation from Trans World Airlines, adding two locations in Greater St. Louis and one in Little Rock, Ark. and expanding to more than 1,000 total employees and more than 1 million square feet under roof.

Moved company headquarters to Clayton, Mo., a regional business center just west of the City of St. Louis.

Tested our mettle when both the Mississippi and Missouri rivers flood, inundating our Perryville and St. Louis aircraft service facilities and headquarters, forcing us to relocate to temporary sites.

United to recover important equipment and components that could not be moved in advance of the flood, with employees volunteering their own boats to help.

Acquired Teledyne's Neosho, Mo., and Independence, Ks. operations – more than 320,000 square feet devoted to aircraft engine overhaul and repair – which served as the foundation for becoming a premier provider of heavy maintenance for the TFE731 engine that powers many business aircraft.

Awarded a U.S. Navy contract for the Undergraduate Naval Flight Officer program (UNFO), later renamed UMFOTS) for which we acquired and modified 17 existing Sabreliner Model 40 aircraft to provide naval flight officers training in air-to-ground navigation and air-to-air intercept techniques.

Built and dedicated a new engine test cell and 30,000-square-foot hangar at our Perryville operation, and also won a J60 engine overhaul contract from the Air Force.

Experienced 20 percent employment growth and facilities expansion at Perryville, Mo., primarily as a result of increased support of corporate aircraft and the new UNFO contract.

Awarded contract from U.S. Air Force to develop a service life extension program for Sabreliner T-39 aircraft.

Awarded U.S. Army contract to rebuild T53 engines used to power the UH-1 Huey helicopter, representing the first such award to an organization other than an original equipment manufacturer and earning Sabreliner the Small Business Contractor of the Year award from the Army Aviation Association.

Completed the first company-developed Excalibur modification that extended the service life of Sabreliner 40 and 60 models to 15,000 hours.

Moved headquarters from Lambert-St. Louis airport to expanded operations at Spirit of St. Louis Airport, leasing three hangars and two office buildings there.

Awarded first U.S. government contract to modify T-33 trainer aircraft to an attack configuration for the Ecuadorian Air Force.

Founded Sabreliner Corporation when assets of Rockwell International’s Sabreliner Division were acquired by investors, including F. Holmes Lamoreux, who today serves as the company’s Chairman.

Established the new company’s first headquarters at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, while the major aircraft support operation – the same one that had delivered hundreds of Sabreliner military and business jets – remained in Perryville, Mo. about 90 miles south.