Avionics News December 2020 - 66

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Broward College

Ace Aeronautics

BROWARD COLLEGE announced that
Johan Alvarez has joined the Broward
College Aviation Institute as the district
director for the avionics program. He
will be responsible for coordinating all
aspects of the avionics program, including
curriculum, tooling and equipment, facility
usage, student recruitment and retention,
student engagement activities, marketing,
employer relationships, and corporate
sponsorships.
Since February 2018, Alvarez has been
the manager of contract line maintenance
for Spirit Airlines and
has been with the
company since 2015.
He also is an avionics technician in the
United States Air
Force where he has
proudly served since
Johan Alvarez
February 2010. He
has extensive experience in maintaining avionics systems on
the F-16 Fighting Falcon and the C-130
Hercules.
Alvarez also spent time at AAR Aircraft
Services and F&E Aircraft Maintenance
where he worked on Boeing 737 and 747
aircraft, McDonnel Douglas MD-90 aircraft,
and Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft.
Alvarez has an associate degree in avionics technology from the Community College
of the Air Force, a bachelor's degree in
aviation/aerospace and a master's degree
in aviation science, both from Everglades
University. He is an FAA-licensed airframe
and powerplant mechanic.
For more information, visit broward.edu. q

ACE AERONAUTICS announced the grand opening of its aircraft
paint booth and media blast facility located in Guntersville, Alabama.
According to the company, this facility will add to the company's extensive list of capabilities, providing military, commercial and general aviation customers an additional component offering or turnkey service.
" The new media blast and paint center will accommodate CH/MH-47,
UH/MH-60, and AH-64 or smaller from a U.S. Army helicopter perspective, " said Darrell Kindley, Ace Aero president and chief executive officer. " Our booth is designed to accommodate two of those aircraft for
paint simultaneously, while the media removal area is configured for
one aircraft at a time. Additionally, this paint facility will handle King Air
BE-350 and below from a general aviation perspective. "
The facility expansion is only part of the growth Ace Aero will experience over 2020. Recently, the company completed approximately
58,000 square feet of campus expansion including a new hangar and
general office space.
" In response to the high demand for aircraft storage and MRO space,
Ace has invested a significant amount over recent years to meet this
need for military and commercial customers, " said Tracy Stapleton, vice
president of business development. " The opening of our state-of-theart paint booth is just one example of our investment to bring excellent
facilities and services to our customers. "
For more information, visit aceaero.com. q

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