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City of Salina Grants Funds for CAV Aerospace Expansion
Salina, Kan (Feb. 26, 2008) - The City of Salina has approved a request from CAV Aerospace, Inc. for a $49,200 Salina Economic Development Incentives Council grant from the city's special sales tax fund for economic development.
CAV Aerospace, Inc. is the North American Ice Protection subsidiary of CAV Aerospace, Ltd. of the United Kingdom. It manufactures airplane ice protection systems for numerous aircraft models.
The grant funds will be used to fund the purchase of equipment for logistics, aircraft modification and systems installation. The City of Salina's economic development grant will assist CAV's future growth, including outfitting an additional 13,500-square-foot warehouse and logistics building to meet customer expectations and requirements.
"We are very delighted that the Salina Economic Development Incentives Council and the City of Salina approved these incentives," said CAV Aerospace, Inc. President Kevin Hawley. "This grant will allow us to support the future needs of our customers and major aircraft manufacturers in the United States, including those nearby in Wichita."
Since locating at the Salina Aviation Service Center in 2000, CAV Aerospace has grown from its initial 6,000-square-foot hangar to a remodeled 40,000-square-foot facility. CAV Aerospace has accelerated its product development and aircraft certification approvals to require additional hangar space and an expanded warehouse operation. This latest expansion will result in 12 additional jobs.
"The Salina Airport Authority is again delighted with CAV's most recent expansion opportunity. It is another opportunity to demonstrate to the aerospace industry that the Salina Aviation Service Center is poised to help make our aviation partners even more successful," said Airport Executive Director Tim Rogers, A.A.E.
CAV Ice Protection Systems provides the proven TKS anti-icing and de-icing protection system to aircraft in flight. It works by exuding a measured amount of glycol-based de-icing fluid through microscopic holes in wing leading edges fashioned of titanium, along with a dispersion mechanism for propellers.
CAV Aerospace, Inc. delivers TKS ice protection systems directly to aircraft manufacturers and provides retrofit installations to after-market aircraft customers. CAV's Ice Protection Systems customer base includes the following aircraft manufacturers and the more than 4,000 aircraft owners that fly their products:
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Cessna Aircraft Company
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Cirrus Design Corporation
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Commander Premier Aircraft
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Diamond Aircraft
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Hawker Beechcraft Corporation
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Mooney Aircraft
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Piper Aircraft
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Quest Aircraft
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Socata EADS
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 The Salina Municipal Airport is home base for a wide variety of businesses and operations. These include Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., America Jet at SLN, CAV Aerospace, Inc., Kansas Wing Headquarters - Civil Air Patrol, Flower Aviation, Kansas Army National Guard Aviation Support Facility, Kansas State University at Salina, Kansas Highway Patrol Aviation, Professional Flight Training, LC, Hawker Beechcraft Corporation and the corporate flight departments for Blue Beacon International, Geoprobe Systems, Pepsi Cola-Salina, Plains Environmental, Premier Pneumatics, Inc. and Bradley Trucking co. The Airport's two world-class FBOs annually deliver over 4 million gallons of fuel to over 7,000 business jets and 5,000 government and military aircraft. This has earned the Airport the recognition as "America's Fuel Stop." The air traffic control tower is busy during the year with aircraft operations exceeding 80,000. |
 The Salina Aviation Service Center Industry leaders world-wide know that the SLN Aviation Service Center has a winning combination of elements that makes it the best location for aviation business. These elements include the Kansas State University at Salina, pending Foreign Trade Zone designation, state and local incentives, workforce recruiting and training assistance, turnkey building design and construction services, 100% project financing and over 100 acres of available sites. These attributes, plus the fact that the Airport Authority can finance up to $40 million in construction for new aerospace and aviation businesses make SLN a prime location for growth and productivity. Projects in the works include a 69,000-square-foot hangar and plans for a hotel/restaurant/museum that will add a new dimension of versatility to the SLN Aviation Service Center. |
 The Salina Airport Industrial Center offers a diverse industrial base, which makes it an attractive location for a variety of businesses. Some of the world-class operations located at the Salina Airport Industrial Center include ElDorado National, Inc., Geoprobe Systems, Kansas Army National Guard, Love Box Company, Power Ad Company, Ovation Cabinetry, Inc., Federal Express, Vortex Valves, Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Scientific Engineering and Cameron Compression Systems. | |
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