Maintenance and Modifications
MRO Profile: Abilene Aero
Texas FBO Abilene Aero is doing better than it ever has in its 40-year history, according to president Joe Crawford.

Texas FBO Abilene Aero is doing better than it ever has in its 40-year history, according to president Joe Crawford. The biggest challenge for the company is not finding work but rather finding qualified technicians to provide maintenance on customer aircraft.

According to Crawford, in the mid-1970s several small investors (including his father) bought into Abilene Aero to generate capital for a hangar expansion program; his father let Crawford know when one of the investors wanted to sell his share of the business. When Crawford bought out that partner 20 years ago, he brought with him a good deal of management experience. “My family owned a chain of 91 tire stores and I spent a lot of time working for the company,” he said. In addition, he graduated from Baylor University with a BBA in marketing management.

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