ARINC to close jet center facility, lay off 20
ARINC, an international aerospace company based in Annapolis, Maryland, is closing its maintenance facility at the Colorado Springs Jet Center at 5725 E. Fountain Blvd. and will lay off 20 employees by August. The 14,400-square-foot center services and repairs commercial and private aircraft.
In this economy, it is not cost-effective to keep the facility open, said Deb Ridlen, ARINC’s human resources representative.
The firm’s commercial contracts for installation of navigation equipment on aircraft flying at 29,000 feet or higher are nearing completion. Also, demand for maintenance and repair on private aircraft has declined, she said.
The decision to close the hangar was announced in April. Business is slowly being phased out. In August, the facility will close.
The closure does not affect the firm’s engineering division at 1925 Aerotech Drive, which works with the Department of Defense.
“It’s going strong,” said Ridlen.
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