MOSES LAKE Aviation Technical Services wasrecently honored as Aerospace Company of the Year at the eighth annual GovernorsAerospace Summit in Everett.

The Everett-based company was honored for outstanding achievementand extraordinary leadership within the Aerospace Industry. They have a branch in Moses Lake.

Its great to be recognizedamong our peers within our states aerospace community, Aviation Technical Services President and CEO Matt Yerbic said. We are proud tosupport technical jobs within Washington and drive the growth ofaerospace in this state and beyond.

Aerospace Futures Alliance Executive Director Linda Lanham said Aviation Technical Services has become a partner in providing top-notch service tonational and regional air carriers and developing talented aerospaceprofessionals.

Since opening in 1970, Aviation Technical Services has been providing maintenance, repair and overhaul services for commercialand military transport jet aircraft. The largest and most tenured provider of maintenance, repair and overhaulservices on the west coast, Aviation Technical Services is owned and operated in the state of Washington.

The company is Federal Aviation Administration rated for virtually any transport aircraft services in the world, company representatives said.

Today, Aviation Technical Services is home to more than 1,000employees who support a global customer base across five major business platforms: airframeservices, components services, engineering and manufacturing support, aircraft on ground services, and BoeingBusiness Jet completions and maintenance support.

Founded in 2006, the Aerospace Futures Alliance brings together state aerospace companies of all sizes to support aerospace inWashington and fosters better connections throughout the industry.

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Aviation Technical Services honored as Aerospace Company of the Year