{"id":14550,"date":"2020-01-07T14:46:26","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T14:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=14550"},"modified":"2020-01-07T14:46:31","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T14:46:31","slug":"tailwind-acquires-quality-aircraft-accessories-inc-with-facilities-in-tulsa-and-fort-lauderdale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/tailwind-acquires-quality-aircraft-accessories-inc-with-facilities-in-tulsa-and-fort-lauderdale\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Tailwind Acquires Quality Aircraft Accessories, Inc. With Facilities in Tulsa and Fort Lauderdale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tailwind Technologies recently acquired Quality Aircraft\nAccessories, Inc. (QAA), an aftermarket stocking distributor for many general\naviation accessory manufacturers, with a primary facility in Tulsa, Okla. and a\ngrowing location in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. In addition, QAA is an unlimited FAA\nPart 145 Class 1 and Class 2 Repair Station for piston engine and airframe\naccessories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"381\" height=\"132\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/QAA.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/QAA.png 381w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/QAA-300x104.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Tailwind Technologies, the parent company of Hartzell\nPropeller, Inc. and Hartzell Engine Technologies LLC, will keep QAA&#8217;s\nleadership team intact, including President Brett Benton, who will continue in\nthat role. QAA will maintain its established locations in Oklahoma and Florida\nalong with the company&#8217;s skilled workforce. QAA works with many accessory manufacturers\nincluding Champion, Dukes Aerospace\/Aero Fluid Products, Weldon Aerospace,\nHartzell Engine Technologies, Precision Airmotive, Marvel Schebler, Tempest,\nAmetek\/Drake Air, Lamar, Rapco, Inc, Aerospace Turbine Rotables and Kelly\nAerospace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;QAA will enhance Hartzell Engine Technologies (HET)\naftermarket presence by providing a strong distribution capability and the\ndirect ability to serve maintenance professionals and end users of HET&#8217;s\nproducts,&#8221; said Tailwind President James (Jim) W. Brown III.\n&#8220;Moreover, QAA&#8217;s focus on the aftermarket along with their exceptional\ne-commerce skills will be a platform for future industry growth.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;As a part of Tailwind Technologies, QAA will be able\nto take advantage of our new parent company&#8217;s expertise in improving operations\nthrough a focus on critical metrics,&#8221; said QAA President Benton. &#8220;In\naddition, we see opportunities for the future by strategically developing\ncontent offerings.&#8221;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tailwind Technologies recently acquired Quality Aircraft Accessories, Inc. (QAA), an aftermarket stocking distributor for many general aviation accessory manufacturers, with a primary facility in Tulsa, Okla. and a growing location in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. In addition, QAA is an unlimited FAA Part 145 Class 1 and Class 2 Repair Station for piston engine and airframe [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14550"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14552,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14550\/revisions\/14552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}