Sponder said the hangars at the Salina Airport are bigger than the ones the company uses in Sioux City, 'so we can take on bigger aircraft in Salina and expand the number of planes we work on.' Tim Rogers, executive director of the Salina Airport Authority, declined comment on 1 Vision Aviation until he presents a request for general obligation bond temporary notes before the Salina City Commission on Monday to begin improvements for those facilities. In a special meeting June 20, the Salina Airport Authority board approved financing for $2.6 million in repairs and improvements to Hangar 959 in support of 1 Vision Aviation's expansion project. within 12 hours to get grounded aircraft back in the air. 1 Vision Aviation also can support airlines with a team capable of deploying anywhere in the continental U.S. The company also performs line maintenance, service checks, heavy checks, modifications, interior and exterior aircraft painting, sheet metal work, refurbishment and fiberglass repair. We hope to have a quick employee build-up.' 'We like to take advantage of the local workforce to help boost the economy there.

'We like to bring people in, as well as staff locally,' said Justine Sponder, business manager for 1 Vision Aviation. The company plans to grow its job numbers as new airline business is contracted. The company's general aviation division has both maintenance and avionics capabilities that will be expanded into a new operation in Salina beginning in July. The company does maintenance, repair and overhauls on commercial and corporate airliners, as well as private planes, crop dusters and other general aviation products.

The largest hangar at the Salina Regional Airport, Hangar 959, has been leased to 1 Vision Aviation, a Sioux City, Iowa-based FAA-certified aircraft repair and maintenance station. A major airplane maintenance company is coming to Salina with immediate plans to employ 50 workers by this fall and up to 450 employees within three years.

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