TWC Aviation, Inc. is an international business aviation company with operations centers at San Jose International Airport, in San Jose, California, Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles, and Westchester County Airport, in White Plains, New York.
History
editTWC Aviation was founded in Las Vegas, Nevada, in February 1998, by Andrew M. Lessman, owner of vitamin manufacturer ProCaps Laboratories.[1][2][3] TWC Aviation began operations at McCarran International Airport, and in 2008 relocated its headquarters and FAA 14 CFR Part 145 repair station[4][5] to Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles,[6] one of the world’s busiest commercial aviation airports.
In 2010, TWC Aviation acquired ACM Aviation Services,[7] an aircraft management and charter company[8] founded in 1981 by Mike Markkula, the entrepreneur and investor who helped launch Apple Computer.[9] This acquisition effectively doubled the size of the company,[10] and added operations centers in San Jose, California, and White Plains, New York.
TWC Aviation ranked 3,668 on the 2011 “Inc. 5000” list of America’s fastest growing companies (Inc. Magazine, August 2011),[11] and was named the 35th Fastest Growing Private Company in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal (November 2011).[12] In 2011, TWC Aviation earned an NBAA Commercial Business Flying Safety Award from the National Business Aviation Association for 26,838 accident-free hours over 11 years.[13][14]
Services
editTWC Aviation provides aircraft management, jet charter, jet membership, aircraft sales, aircraft acquisitions, aircraft management, and consulting services to corporations and high net worth individuals. Managed aircraft are based in the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and Singapore, and operate under the company’s FAA FAR Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate.[15] The company is registered to the International Standard for Business Aviation Operations (IS-BAO) by the nonprofit International Business Aviation Council,[16] and registered to the ACSF Industry Audit Standard (IAS) by the nonprofit Air Charter Safety Foundation.[17]
Notes
edit- ^ “ProCaps Vitamin Company Generates TWC Aviation,” by Grant McLaren, Professional Pilot Magazine, March 2011 [1]
- ^ “NEVADAN AT WORK: Andrew Lessman -- Owner and founder of Your Vitamins, TWC Construction and TWC Aviation,” Las Vegas Review-Journal, Sunday, August 01, 2004 [2]
- ^ “FROM CHARTER TO OWNERSHIP TO MANAGING OTHER PEOPLE'S AIRCRAFT,” BusinessWeek.com [3]
- ^ FAA Part 145 Repair Station [4]
- ^ “Greg Paxson - Director of Maintenance, TWC Aviation,” Director of Maintenance Magazine, October 1, 2011 [5]
- ^ “TWC Relocates to Van Nuys,” by Jennifer Harrington, Aviation International News, November 2008 [6]
- ^ “TWC Concludes ACM Aviation Acquisition,” by Matt Thurber, Aviation International News, November 18, 2010 [7]
- ^ “ACM Aviation ready for takeoff at Mineta,” by Emma Rich, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal Sunday, January 6, 2008. [8]
- ^ “A quick look at Apple's CEOs over the years,” Boston Globe, boston.com, October 5, 2011 [9]
- ^ “ProCaps Vitamin Company Generates TWC Aviation,” by Grant McLaren, Professional Pilot Magazine, March 2011 [10]
- ^ Ranked 3,668 on the 2011 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest growing companies, Inc. Magazine, Inc.com, August 2011 [11]
- ^ 35th on the Los Angeles Business Journal 2011 list of the 100 fastest growing private companies in Los Angeles. [12]
- ^ “2011 NBAA Flying Safety Awards,” page 7 [13]
- ^ “Greg Paxson - Director of Maintenance, TWC Aviation,” Director of Maintenance Magazine, October 1, 2011 [14]
- ^ TWC Industry Listing, Air Charter Guide [15]
- ^ IS-BAO Registered Operator (International Business Aviation Council) [16]
- ^ ACSF IAS Registered Operator [17]