To complement its existing maintenance locations at Nashville, Piedmont Triad and Charlotte Douglas, Airline Maintenance Service (AMS) has expanded its network to include a facility at Columbia Missouri Regional Airport.
The new service centre will be operational seven days a week and will focus on line maintenance for the air carriers servicing the airport – including American Airlines, which offers direct flights to Chicago O’Hare and Dallas Fort Worth.
“Columbia Regional Airport is excited to see AMS start maintenance operations for commercial aircraft,” said Mike Parks, Columbia Regional Airport Manager.
He added that this new facility will “ensure our commercial flights have the on-site staffing and support that they may need 24 hours a day and will improve 0n-time performance for passengers in mid-Missouri.”
To meet demand, AMS technicians will be trained on the specific airframes and airlines that fly through the Columbia Regional Airport. Given that AMS has already partnered with the respective airlines for maintenance services at its other locations, this will make for a seamless transition for the airlines and results in faster response times for callouts as well as a more reliable and professional service.
Erick Larson, AMS Director of Business Development, said: “AMS has built a reputation for quality on time service for the airlines in Nashville Tennessee and in Greensboro and Charlotte North Carolina. We are excited about brining that increase level of service to our airline partners in this new location.”
