Atlantic Aero finds a strong market in manufacturing

Identifying strengths and spinning them off into new profit centers is one of the key elements of corporate growth, and that is precisely what Jim Spinder

Atlantic Aero of Greensboro, N.C., bought its first CNC milling machine when HondaJet asked the company to build parts for its proof-of-concept aircraft, which it began doing in 2001. Now Atlantic Aero has seven CNC machines and makes parts for several business aircraft manufacturers.

By David A. Lombardo • Contributor

June 23, 2010

Identifying strengths and spinning them off into new profit centers is one of the key elements of corporate growth, and that is precisely what Jim Spinder has done at Atlantic Aero, where he is president and COO.

Atlantic Aero was formed in 1971 when Greensboro, N.C. investors recognized that Piedmont Triad International Airport needed a fixed-base operator. In early 1980 the company responded to what management perceived as a need to offer advanced-technology solutions for aircraft that continued to be designed and built with 1950s technology. An engineering team was assembled to focus on the design and development of advanced supplemental type certificates (STC) and parts manufacturing approvals (PMA).

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