avstar

What avstar does

AVSTAR Aircraft of Washington, Inc. is a privately held aircraft maintenance, repair, and alteration (MRO) shop founded in 1995 by Michael Thompson and based in a single hangar (Hangar A1) at Pierce County Airport (Thun Field, KPLU) in Puyallup, Washington. The company concentrates exclusively on Beechcraft Executive Series aircraft — Bonanza, Baron, Debonair, and Travel Air models — and serves individual aircraft owners and operators in the Pacific Northwest region. Service offerings range from routine non-91.409(a)(1) inspections, oil changes, and rigging adjustments to complex structural repairs (e.g., gear-up landing restorations, spar carry-through crack repairs per Beech Kit 58-4008, floor corrosion remediation), engine upgrades (President II IO-550 conversions, ElectroAir electronic ignition installations), avionics work, painting, and full aircraft restorations of derelict airframes.

The business is fundamentally a manual, hands-on mechanical service operation. Its core technology is accumulated domain expertise in Beechcraft-specific airframe repair, structural sheet-metal work, and engine modification, supplemented by in-house fabrication, corrosion control, and FAA regulatory compliance capability. The company publishes detailed project write-ups on its website that serve as both technical documentation and a soft marketing channel. AVSTAR has no software products, no apps, no APIs, no AI/ML components, and no digital data assets — its tooling is conventional aircraft maintenance equipment housed in a dedicated hangar.

AVSTAR generates revenue through custom project-based pricing tied to the scope of work, parts, and labor hours; no standard rates or pricing tiers are publicly disclosed. The go-to-market model is direct-to-consumer, with customers contacting the shop via phone, email, or in-person visits and physically bringing aircraft to the Puyallup hangar. After-hours and weekend emergency support is available via a dedicated cell line. The company has no external funding, no institutional investors, no subsidiaries, and no evidence of hiring or expansion — consistent with a founder-led, quality-over-growth operating philosophy.

Name

avstar

Legal name

AVSTAR Aircraft of Washington, Inc.

Website

https://avstarair.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Short description

AVSTAR Aircraft of Washington, Inc. is a privately held aircraft maintenance shop in Puyallup, WA, specializing in maintenance, repair, and alteration of Beechcraft Executive Series aircraft (Bonanza, Baron, Debonair, Travel Air) for individual owners in the Pacific Northwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

General Aviation Aircraft Maintenance & Repair

NAICS

Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (33641), Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336413)

SIC

Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, Nec (3728), Aircraft & Parts (3720)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Aviation Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) (THABAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial Airframe MRO (Heavy Checks & Structural) (IMABALAA), Avionics & Electronics Repair (Bench Repair) (IMABALAE), Avionics Integration, Wiring Harnesses & Installation Kits (IMABAFAL), Component MRO (Avionics, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Electrical) (TLAKAJAC)

Keywords

• Aircraft maintenance services
• Beechcraft specialty repair
• General aviation MRO
• Aircraft restoration services
• Engine upgrades conversions

Headquarters

HQ city

Puyallup

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Services: Revenue generated from providing maintenance, repairs, and alterations to aircraft. Services include non-regulatory inspections, oil changes, rigging adjustments, insurance repairs, engine upgrades, window replacements, and custom modifications. Primarily project-based with pricing determined by scope of work.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

AVSTAR is an aircraft maintenance, repair, and alteration (MRO) shop located at Thun Field (KPLU) in Puyallup, Washington. The company specializes in Beechcraft Executive Series aircraft (Bonanza, Baron, Debonair, and Travel Air), offering routine inspections, structural repairs, engine upgrades and conversions, avionics installation, corrosion control, painting, insurance repairs, and full aircraft restoration projects. Services are delivered from a single hangar facility and priced on a project/quoted basis.

Product overview

AVSTAR Aircraft of Washington, Inc. is an aircraft maintenance shop offering a single unified service: maintenance, repair, and alteration of Beechcraft Executive Series aircraft. The core Aircraft Maintenance Services encompass general upkeep while specialized modules address specific needs: Specialized Beechcraft Repairs handle model-specific issues like gear-up damage and spar repairs; Engine Upgrades and Conversions provide performance enhancements including engine swaps and electronic ignition systems; Aircraft Restoration Projects deliver comprehensive rebuilds for derelict or heavily damaged aircraft including structural work, rewiring, and paint.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aircraft Maintenance Services General aviation maintenance, repair, and alteration services for Beechcraft Executive Series aircraft (Bonanza, Baron, Debonair, Travel Air). Includes non-regulatory (non-91.409(a)(1)) inspections, oil changes, rigging adjustments, insurance repairs, engine upgrades, window replacements, and sheet metal work. Targeted at individual owners/operators of Beechcraft aircraft.
• Specialized Beechcraft Structural Repairs Model-specific structural repair services including gear-up landing repairs for pressurized Baron aircraft, spar carry-through crack repairs per Beech Kit 58-4008, floor corrosion repairs uncovered during wing bolt inspections, and other structural fixes tailored to Beechcraft airframes.
• Engine Upgrades and Conversions Performance-oriented engine work including President II conversion with IO-550 engines, IO-470 and IO-550 engine installations, and ElectroAir electronic ignition system installation for twin-engine aircraft. Targeted at Beechcraft owners seeking improved performance and economy.
• Aircraft Restoration Projects Comprehensive restoration services for derelict or heavily damaged aircraft, including fuselage repair, wing reconstruction, control surface rebuilding, landing gear overhaul, full rewiring, corrosion control, and assembly work. Targeted at owners returning non-airworthy or vintage Beechcraft aircraft to flight.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Banyan Air Service: Fort Lauderdale-based MRO and avionics provider serving Beechcraft, Cessna, and Piper piston twins with airframe, engine, and interior services. Comparable full-stack MRO model to AVSTAR with a strong piston-twin franchise.
• Stevens Aviation: Multi-location MRO and aircraft management company with Beechcraft and other GA platforms across the Southeast. Provides overlapping airframe, avionics, and paint services to the same general aviation owner segment.
• Yingling Aviation: Full-service aviation services company providing MRO, FBO, and avionics for a range of piston and light turbine aircraft including Beechcraft types. Comparable service breadth to AVSTAR but at a Wichita-based, multi-decade institutional scale.
• Elliott Aviation: Multi-location MRO and aircraft sales provider covering Beechcraft King Air and other piston/turboprop platforms with airframe, avionics, and engine services. Competes for the same Beechcraft owner customers as AVSTAR but operates across the Midwest and beyond.
• StandardAero: Large independent MRO provider with engine and airframe services for business and general aviation. Overlaps AVSTAR on Beechcraft engine and airframe work but with a much broader aviation portfolio across continents.
• Duncan Aviation: Large, multi-location business aviation MRO provider serving Beechcraft, Cessna, and other platforms with airframe, engine, avionics, and paint services. Overlaps AVSTAR in Beechcraft service capability but at a much broader national scale.

Emerging players

• BAS, Inc. Small Eatonville, Washington aerospace parts manufacturer producing PMA'd replacement shoulder harness/lap belt assemblies for Beechcraft aircraft and other aviation safety equipment. Already a documented AVSTAR partner; represents the type of niche supplier/peer in the Beechcraft aftermarket ecosystem.

Others

• Aircraft Spruce & Specialty: Major distributor of aircraft parts, PMA components, and accessories used by Beechcraft owners and shops like AVSTAR for maintenance, restoration, and engine upgrade projects. Adjacent supplier rather than service competitor.
• Jeppesen (Boeing) Aviation MRO service partners: Technical publications and aviation data provider whose maintenance documentation and charts are foundational tools used by Beechcraft-specialty MRO shops including AVSTAR. Included as an ecosystem enabler rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Premier Air Center: Independence, Kansas-based FAA Part 145 repair station specializing in Beechcraft piston twins (Baron, Bonanza) and singles. Closest head-to-head competitor to AVSTAR with very similar airframe focus and piston twin service depth.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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