As an offshoot of Empire Airlines, Empire Aerospace rightly claims Empire’s maintenance history as our history.

We’ve been maintaining planes since our inception as Clearwater Flying Service in 1977. Forest Service contracts led to heavy checks on Twin Otters and Beech 99s. Maintenance work expanded again in 1988 when Empire landed a FedEx contract to fly and maintain Caravan 208s. 

Since 1990 Empire has been performing heavy checks on FAR 121 aircraft beginning with Fairchild F27s, then Fokker F27s, Shorts 360s and most recently (2003) ATRs giving Empire more than 15 years continuous experience maintaining large turboprop aircraft. Flying BAe 146 jets meant doing extensive maintenance including engine changes on the planes.

With our We Can Do Thatâ attitude Empire has developed numerous STCs to improve functionality and solve problems. We thrive on solving problems and meeting challenges for our customers.

In 2001 Empire received its repair station certificate. The repair station has now expanded to become Empire Aerospace, a division of Empire Airlines.

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