Aerospace aftermarket supplier AIM MRO announced Wednesday that it has acquired a South Florida counterpart.
The purchase of Advanced Air West Palm Beach Inc. — or AA Bushings — represents AIM MRO’s fourth add-on deal to date. The Jupiter, Florida, company provides replacement bushings, sleeves and fasteners for landing gear in both aerospace and defense aftermarket applications. Its landing gear overhaul bushings and related parts, AIM MRO officials added, are used across “nearly every platform flying today.”
AA Bushings General Manager Marty Hatcher who will remain with the business following the acquisition. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
“AA Bushings is a trailblazer in the landing gear consumables market with an innovative approach that combines the latest manufacturing technology with robust in-house production capabilities,” AIM MRO CEO Scott Wandtke said in a statement. “Through this acquisition, AIM MRO is continuing to execute on our strategic vision of creating a leading aerospace and defense consumables platform with sophisticated, high-value consumable products for on-wing assets and other critical aircraft systems.”
