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Elliott’s accessory and landing gear overhaul shop, aftermarket avionics initiatives and led sales for the compa- ny’s G1000 King Air retrofit program.
In May of 2013, Wynn Elliott named Sahr president of Elliott Aviation, focus- ing on strengthening Elliott Aviation’s brand, enhancing the customer experi- ence, increasing efficiencies, solidify- ing industry partnerships and develop- ing new business opportunities.
In 2017, Elliott aviation expanded its engineering and product develop- ment team, which was the beginning of an effort and vision of capitalizing on an identified gap in LED lighting products in the industry. Today, this has become an additional division of Elliott Aviation with a nationwide es- tablished dealer network doing busi- ness as Prizm Aircraft Products.
2020 was another exciting year. Elliott Aviation was purchased by Summit Park, a private equity com- pany out of Charlotte, NC. Wynn Elliott retained a minority share of the com- pany throughout the process. Greg Sahr then took over for Wynn Elliott as CEO of the company.
In January 2021, Elliott grew even more by adding a fourth MRO facility, acquiring Atlanta’s The Maintenance Group. The Maintenance Group has been successfully operating at the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK) in Atlanta, GA, for over 25 years. The ac- quisition of TMG adds Gulfstream, Fal- con and Challenger airframe service capabilities to Elliott Aviation’s portfo- lio of qualifications. The Maintenance Group is equipped to handle major air- frame inspections, structural repairs and modifications, wing corrosion repair, DAR import/export airwor- thiness approvals, STC installation & certification projects, and pre-pur- chase inspections. It also adds more than 40,000 additional square feet to Elliott Aviation’s nationwide footprint.
“Elliott Aviation has been on a mis- sion to expand our MRO footprint to a southeast-based maintenance loca- tion and increase our capabilities to new airframes for nearly a year,” said Greg Sahr at the time. “We are happy to welcome a highly-talented group of experienced maintenance technicians
in a geography that will help us expand our overall maintenance capabilities. We’ve built our 85-year-old brand on providing unmatched quality, uncom- promising integrity, and unbeatable service, and we’re looking forward to providing this same level of great service to both our customers and employees in Atlanta.” In December 2021, Elliott Aviation of Atlanta was officially launched.
The transition from a little grass strip in eastern Iowa to one of the world’s most prestigious MRO, avion- ics, and aircraft sales organizations has taken almost 90 years. As we can see, the ideals held dear to Herb and Arlene are still alive and well in Greg Sahr and the rest of his team at Elliott.
Lance Phillips is an aviation profes- sional, writer, pilot and photographer. He is executive director for the Pinnacle Air Network and owns Phillips Aero Services, an aviation marketing services provider. You can contact Lance at lance@phillipsaeroservices.com.
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