First Dedicated Wide-Body Painting Facility Opened in Amarillo By Leading Edge Aviation Services.AMARILLO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 1997--Leading Edge Aviation Services, the nation's largest independent commercial aircraft painting company, Monday announced that it has expanded its operations with the addition of a new FAA certified, wide-body aircraft painting facility at its Amarillo site. The new facility brings the total number of the company's dedicated paint hangars at Amarillo to five. This new facility offers an 80,000 square feet wide body hangar, along with four additional 45,000 square feet narrow body hangars. The new wide body hangar is currently the only independently-owned, paint-dedicated facility in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. capable of accommodating aircraft as large as a Boeing 747-400. The facility has been optimized for highest quality, quick-turn operations. Its state-of-the-art make-up air and ventilation system ventilation system Public health An air system designed to maintain negative pressure and exhaust air properly, to minimize the spread of TB and other respiratory pathogens in a health care facility ensure even temperature throughout the painting process, and also eliminates the possibility of contamination due to dust or other impurities. As with all five Leading Edge paint-dedicated hangers hangers used for hanging x-ray films to dry. There is a clip type, with a clip at each corner, and a channel type in which the film sits in channels in the sides of the frame. in Amarillo, the new wide-body hanger includes full fire suppressions system that exceeds military specification. The facilities unique capabilities, combined with its convenient central United States The Central United States is sometimes conceived as between the Eastern United States and Western United States as part of a three-region model, roughly coincident with the Midwestern United States plus the western and central portions of the Southern United States; the term is location, make this facility the industry's most expansive paint-dedicated operation serving the world's commercial and military customers. In addition to five operating paint hangars, Leading Edge's facilities include office space offering a wide range of customer amenities, climate-controlled lock-up storage space for customers supplying their own paint and chemicals, and complete aircraft maintenance support capabilities for all systems and avionics. In addition, there is over 800,000 square feet of short and long term storage for "customer airlines" use. With headquarters in Santa Ana Santa Ana, city, El Salvador Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. , Leading Edge services the world's leading airlines, regional carriers, leasing companies, service organizations, plus the United States and foreign military services. In addition to its Amarillo operation, Leading Edge has facilities in five states. It has been involved in more high profile "new livery LIVERY, Engl. law. 1. The delivery of possession of lands to those tenants who hold of the king in capite, or knight's service. 2. Livery was also the name of a writ which lay for the heir of age, to obtain the possession of seisin of his lands at the king's hands. F. N. B. 155. 3. " painting projects than any other company in its field. Some of the airlines using Leading Edge's services are Continental, United, Northwest, Quantas, America West, UPS, and Comair (Delta Connection). The company was recently chosen by US Airways airways Anatomy The 'pipes'–trachea, bronchi, bronchioles–through which air passes to and from the alveoli. See Small airways. to handle a complete 200 plus aircraft fleet re-imaging program. Leading Edge is also well known for its special aircraft painting capabilities. It recently painted the Boeing 747 used in the movie Air Force One, an American West 757 in the colors of the new Arizona Diamondbacks This article is about the baseball team. For other uses, see Diamondback. The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a Major League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They play in the West Division of the National League. baseball team, and Northwest Airlines' 50th Anniversary "World Aircraft", a Boeing 747-400. Leading Edge Aviation Services is dedicated to meeting the needs of its customers for aggressive painting schedules, the highest quality, and continued support. The new facilities at Amarillo underline underline an animal's ventral profile; the shape of the belly when viewed from the side, e.g. pendulous, pot-belly, tucked up, gaunt. the company's commitment to offer the benefits of its substantial investment in advanced painting technology to more companies worldwide. For more information, contact: Michael Manclark 714/556-0576. CONTACT: Leading Edge Aviation Michael Manclark, 714/556-0576 |
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