Continental Motors GroupTM Southern AvionicsTM Grand Re-Opening in Fairhope

Southern Avionics 2Continental Motors Group™ Ltd, an AVIC International Holding Corporation company, announced today that its operating division Southern Avionics and Interiors™ has re-opened after relocating to the H. L. Sonny Callahan airport (KCQF) in Fairhope, Alabama.

Southern Avionics and Interiors™ was founded over thirty years ago and has built, over the years, a reputation for excellence in avionics installations and repairs, instrument panel fabrication and interior design and refurbishment. Southern Avionics and Interiors™ moved to Fairhope, AL, from its original location at the Mobile downtown Airport (KBFM) to better service its customers. Southern Avionics and Interiors ™ is joining Continental Motors Services™ (CMS) in a facility that includes three maintenance hangars and a 25,000 square foot newly refurbished MRO facility that is ideal for GA aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul operations.

“We’re focused on providing a superior service and product to our customers,” said Robert Boggan, Vice President Sales and Customer Service, Continental Motors Group™. “Southern Avionics and Interiors™ is now in a convenient location that allows our customers to have more than just their avionics and interiors serviced.  Customers can fly to KCQF to upgrade their ADS-B, update their interior, and have engine maintenance performed under one roof by our skilled team of highly trained technicians.”

All the capabilities and personnel from Southern Avionics and Interiors™ made the transition to Fairhope’s modern and spacious premises located on an active 6,600 ft runway with instrument approaches, allowing easy access to the airport for aircraft of all sizes. We will continue to offer the services that made the reputation of Southern Avionics™ such as legacy avionics bench repairs, Pitot/Static certifications, and also specialized services, such as RVSM certification, database and software upgrades, service bulletin compliance and proprietary STC installations (Cessna® Citation™ alarm panel installations). Southern Avionics™ offers the full range of new avionics installations, glass cockpit retrofits, and ADS-B installations. Southern Avionics™ also offers design services for new or refurbished instrument panels, CNC cutting, powder coating and silk screening of main or sub-panels for all aircraft, from the smallest LSA to the large business jets.

Southern Avionics and Interiors™ is recognized by all the major avionic manufacturers such as Garmin®, Avidyne®, Aspen Avionics®, Bendix-King®, L3 Avionics Systems®, as a distributor and installation center for their products. For more information about Southern Avionics and Interiors™ please visit our website, www.continentalmotors.aero, or call 251-433-9980 to speak with a specialist.

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.