What LASAR does

LASAR is an FAA-certified aircraft maintenance, parts manufacturing, and modification company specializing exclusively in Mooney single-engine piston aircraft. Founded in 1975 by Paul Loewen (originally as Lake Aero Styling & Repair), the company has accumulated more than four decades of Mooney-specific expertise from its Prineville, Oregon campus, including over 8,000 nose gear truss rebuilds — a known Mooney fatigue item that anchors a recurring service and parts revenue stream.

The company's core technical capabilities span FAA Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) maintenance and inspection, Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) parts production, Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) development (with a portfolio of 20+ STCs), structural modifications, and avionics upgrades. Under CEO Brett Stokes, who assumed leadership in 2022, LASAR has expanded its service scope to include paint and millwork, launched MSC Portal V1 to serve the Authorized Mooney Service Center network, and secured a strategic October 2025 partnership with Mooney International to steward parts production and support for both newly manufactured and legacy aircraft.

LASAR's business model combines direct-to-owner parts sales and service work on customer aircraft, B2B parts supply to Authorized Mooney Service Centers (MSCs), STC kit development and sales, avionics installations financed through a partnership with Oakmont Finance, and paint/millwork service revenue. The customer base is diversified across individual Mooney owners, the Authorized MSC network, and Mooney International as an OEM partner, with revenue spread across parts, labor, STC kits, avionics, and structural modification lines.

Name

LASAR

Legal name

LASAR Inc.

Website

https://lasar.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Founded in 1975, LASAR is an FAA-certified Mooney aircraft specialist offering maintenance, PMA parts manufacturing, and 20+ STC modifications from Prineville, Oregon. The company serves individual Mooney owners, the Authorized Mooney Service Center network, and Mooney International as an OEM aftermarket partner.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aircraft Maintenance Services

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336419), Aircraft Manufacturing (336411)

SIC

Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, Nec (3728), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Aircraft & Parts (3720)

akta.pro primary industry

Component MRO (LRU/Rotables, Hydraulics, Pneumatics) (IMABALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Avionics & Electronics Repair (Bench Repair) (IMABALAE), Avionics Software, Certification & Safety-Critical Systems (DO-178/DO-254) (IMABAFAK), Landing Gear MRO (IMABALAF)

Keywords

• Aircraft maintenance services
• Mooney parts distribution
• Avionics installation
• Aircraft modification kits
• FAA certified repair

Headquarters

HQ city

Prineville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Parts Sales: Sale of new, overhauled, rebuilt, and AS-IS aircraft parts including Mooney OEM parts, PMA parts, and core exchanges for components like steering horns, nose gear trusses, and shock discs.
2. Maintenance and Repair Services: FAA-certified repair services including annual inspections, maintenance, modifications, rebuilt flight controls, rebuilt landing gear and actuators, and insurance repairs. Service hours Monday-Friday 8AM-4:30PM, Parts Monday-Friday 6AM-3:30PM.
3. STC Modification Kits: Sale of Supplemental Type Certificate kits for Mooney speed modifications and structural improvements. Kits include Flap Gap Seals ($425), Smooth Belly kits ($7,250), and various other aerodynamic improvement packages with speed increase claims.
4. Avionics Installation: Sales and installation of avionics equipment including transponders, GPS/NAV/COM systems, audio panels, autopilots, engine monitors, and flight instruments from manufacturers like Garmin, BendixKing, and others.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LASAR (Lake Aero Styling & Repair) operates as an FAA Certified Repair Station and one of the world's largest Mooney Service Centers, providing aircraft maintenance, repair, parts distribution, STC-approved performance modifications, and avionics installation. The company manufactures PMA replacement parts (such as nose gear trusses and steering horns), distributes a comprehensive Mooney parts catalog worldwide, and has assumed stewardship of Mooney International's parts inventory and technical support.

Product overview

LASAR (Lake Aero Styling & Repair) is an FAA-certified aircraft maintenance, parts distribution, and modification company specializing in Mooney aircraft. The company operates as a one-stop shop offering avionics sales and installation services (including transponders, audio panels, autopilots, engine monitors, flight instruments, and GPS/NAV/COM systems from manufacturers like Garmin, BendixKing, Trig, and others), a comprehensive Mooney parts department with worldwide shipping, STC-approved speed modification kits (flap gap seals, cowl fairings, smooth belly kits, and aerodynamic improvements), rebuilt aircraft components (nose gear trusses, steering horns), specialized maintenance tools, and complete maintenance services including paint and engineering. LASAR has assumed stewardship of Mooney's parts inventory and technical support under agreement with Mooney International, positioning itself as a key distributor and service coordinator for the Mooney fleet.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aircraft Maintenance Services
• Avionics Sales and Installation
• Mooney Parts Department
• Mooney Speed Modifications (STC Kits)
• Rebuilt Products
• Engineering Services
• Paint and Millwork
• Mooney-specific Maintenance Tools

Quantifiable outcome

• Speed increase of 2.5-6 MPH with LASAR STC modification kits
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Mooney InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 October 2025LASAR assumed stewardship of Mooney's parts inventory and technical support under a formal agreement with Mooney International. LASAR distributes parts, supports customers, and supplements availability with additional and PMA parts. Mooney builds certified parts and stewards the Type Certificate. LASAR Aviation is the entity keeping Mooney funded, operational, and in the fight - one team, one mission: keep Mooneys flying.
• Authorized Mooney Service Centers (MSCs)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLASAR provides parts distribution to the network of Authorized Mooney Service Centers. All Mooney parts requests for MSCs are directed to LASAR. Portal V1 provides real-time inventory visibility, predictable discounts, and AOG priority ordering for the MSC network.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• StandardAero: StandardAero is a major global MRO provider with engine and avionics services for business and general aviation, comparable to LASAR's FAA Certified Repair Station and avionics installation work but operating at much broader scale.
• Duncan Aviation: Duncan Aviation is one of the largest business aviation MRO providers in North America, offering a broad portfolio of maintenance, avionics, and parts services that overlap with LASAR's capabilities but at significantly larger scale and across all major aircraft brands.
• Continental Aerospace Technologies: Continental is a major piston aircraft engine OEM with service center and parts programs analogous to LASAR's Lycoming service authorization and PMA parts manufacturing for piston aircraft systems.

Direct peers

• Tornado Alley Turbo: Tornado Alley Turbo performs STC-based engine and airframe modifications (notably turboprop conversions on Beechcraft Bonanzas), making it a directly comparable specialty MRO + STC development shop in the general aviation aftermarket.
• Preferred Airparts: Preferred Airparts is a parts manufacturer and distributor for Cessna, Piper, and Beechcraft, with a model analogous to LASAR's combination of PMA parts production plus parts distribution for a specific aircraft brand.
• Aircraft Spruce & Specialty: Aircraft Spruce is one of the largest GA parts and pilot supply distributors in the U.S., comparable to LASAR's e-commerce parts catalog and worldwide shipping operations, though at much broader scale across multiple brands.
• Top Notch Aircraft: Top Notch Aircraft is an Authorized Mooney Service Center providing maintenance, repairs, and parts for Mooney aircraft, making it a directly comparable Mooney-focused service center competing for the same customer base.
• Sierra Industries: Sierra Industries is a long-established Mooney STC and modification specialist offering speed mods, winglets, and turbine conversions on Mooney aircraft, directly comparable to LASAR's Mooney STC kit business and PMA parts line.

Others

• Garmin: Garmin is the dominant avionics OEM for general aviation and a current LASAR partner/installer; it is not a direct competitor but defines the equipment ecosystem LASAR integrates into its installation services.

Emerging players

• uAvionix: uAvionix is an emerging avionics company whose ADS-B and transponder products LASAR installs; it is a peer in the sense of overlapping GA avionics airspace but primarily operates as an OEM rather than a service competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/LasarInc
• Xx.com/lasarinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lasar

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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