Avionics
International Supply, Inc. (AIS) is a combination
of three aerospace
companies, all of which share the same facility
in Denton Texas. AIS has been in operation
for over 22 years and carries a superlative
reputation in the industry. The AIS family
of companies focus on four different segments
of the avionics related business.
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Wholesale
distribution of avionics parts and supplies
to private and commercial repair facilities
worldwide. |
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Manufacture
& distribution of specialized avionics
test equipment, aircraft lighting accessories
and several one-of-a-kind aviation related
items. |
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Maintenance, repair, calibration and certification of avionics and avionics test equipment. (FAA Certified Class I, II, III & IV plus limited accessories, instrument, radio and accessories repair facility) plus utilize ANSI-Z540 requirements. |
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Acquisition,
repair, calibration, certification and
resale of previously owned avionics
and avionics test equipment. |
AIS
has the ability to provide new or used parts
and equipment and the capacity to repair,
calibrate and certify the aircraft owners
equipment which positions AIS as a full
service one stop supplier. The AIS family
of companies' strength is best demonstrated
by the products and companies they represent.
A few of the companies that have put their
trust in our organization are Honeywell, Eaton Aerospace, Aerosonic, BFGoodrich Aerospace, Comant,
Tel Instruments, Laversab, Capital Avionics, Thomas Betts, David
Clark, Lonestar Aviation, Sandia Aerospace,
Mid Continent Instruments, RAMI, KROY, AMP,
KGS Electronics and many others.
Andy Johnson is
the original founder and current majority
owner of the four companies. Mike Sutphin,
Vice President and General Manager, holds
the minority share of the companies and
is responsible for day to day operations
and business development.
The history of the
three companies started with the opening
of a distribution business in 1984 located
in Addison Texas. During the next few years
the distribution business was expanded to
include an instrument repair facility in
the FAA Class I, II, III and full Class
IV, including accessories categories. Further
expansion into a full service calibration
shop, the sales of used avionics, and the
manufacturing and development of test equipment
and lighting accessories expanded the company
to its current status.
During the past twenty
years in the industry, the core companies
have built a team of highly experienced
FAA certified technicians and an excellent
management team. The company holds an excellent
reputation in the industry and is considered
one of the top three suppliers nation wide
in the avionics market place. AIS fulfills
the customer's one-stop-shop need with both
inside and outside sales people and technicians
trained to be the customers' single point
of contact and support.
The AIS family of companies' currently
services customers across the spectrum
from Major Airlines to General Aviation
with a focus toward Corporate Aviation
& General Aviation. Major airline customers
include Northwest
Airlines, UPS, Continental Airlines, American
Eagle, Frontier, USAir and others. The
core business for AIS is with general
aviation repair facilities, Fixed Based
Operations (FBOs) and corporate customers
such as Frito Lay, Honeywell and Boise
Cascade Corporation. In addition, sales
to Government entities such as the Department
of the Navy, the U.S. Border Patrol and
Army National Guard demonstrate the variety
in our customer base. The company also
supports many key OEMs such as Raytheon
Aerospace, Gulfstream, Beechcraft, Cessna, Eclipse, Embraer
and Learjet.
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