Gulfstream
Company and public officials gathered this week to formally open Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.’s $55 million maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility at Fort Worth’s Alliance Airport.
Among those participating in the ceremonial ribbon cutting were Ross Perot Jr., chairman of Hillwood, developer of the Alliance corridor, U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Lewisville), and Gulfstream executives Mark Burns and Derek Zimmerman.
The 162,000-square-foot customer support service center includes hangar space, back shops, support areas and employee and customer offices and can accommodate up to nine Gulfstream G650ER aircraft in the hangar space as well as six aircraft on the ramp.
“The Fort Worth Alliance opening marks another milestone in Gulfstream’s overarching strategy to enhance convenience and increase support offerings for our customers,” says Zimmerman, president of Gulfstream Customer Support. “This new facility will serve our significant customer base in Texas and those traveling in the region from throughout the U.S. as well as the volume of Gulfstream traffic we see in the area coming from Mexico, Central and South America, and around the world.”
Fort Worth Chamber
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. invested more than $55 million in a 162,000-square-foot maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility at Alliance. Ross Perot Jr., left, and Mark Burns, president of Gulfstream, do the honors at the grand opening in October.
The Fort Worth Alliance facility complements Gulfstream’s existing presence at Dallas Love Field and will have approximately 200 employees on-site. The company moved about 150 support jobs from Dallas Love Field. Fifty additional jobs were created at the Alliance facility, company officials say.
To help develop and train the local workforce, Gulfstream is partnering with Tarrant County College’s airframe and powerplant (A&P) program to hire new technicians along with several other local educational institutions to build the talent pipeline in the community.
Gulfstream’s Alliance facility was designed to operate with enhanced environmental efficiency. Gulfstream Fort Worth Alliance operates on 100% renewable electricity, uses LED lighting and features energy-efficient HVAC, among other features.
In addition to Fort Worth Alliance, Gulfstream Customer Support recently expanded facilities in Farnborough, England; Savannah, its home base; Appleton, Wisconsin; Van Nuys, California; and Palm Beach, Florida. In November 2021, Gulfstream also announced an all-new expansion in Mesa, Arizona, to support customers operating from and through the U.S. West Coast.