Continental Motors Group Ltd. has expanded its Alabama-based maintenance and service operations into avionics and aircraft interiors. Continental, a subsidiary of AVIC International Holding Corp. of Beijing, China, announced on Monday it has completed acquisition of Southern Avionics and Communications of Mobile.Southern Avionics is now a division of Continental Motors Services of Fairhope, Alabama, and will continue to operate under its original name for the time being. “We are very happy that Southern Avionics is officially a part of the Continental team,” said Rhett Ross, vice president of AVIC International and director, Continental Motors Group.
Southern Avionics is a regional leader in avionics sales, installation and service and also performs upholstery repairs and upgrades. It employs 14 full-time people, CMG said. The acquisition expands Continental Motor Services’ workforce of 26 full-time employees at Fairhope Regional Airport. Since 1981, Southern Avionics has serviced aircraft ranging from small personal aircraft to corporate jets.”Now that the acquisition is complete, we look forward to expanding our MRO offerings and to explore opportunities to expand our service presence at the rapidly growing Mobile Downtown Airport located at Brookley Field,” Ross said.
