Long-Standing Avionics Service Center Closes Up Shop

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Key Takeaways:

  • Forge Flightworks, formerly Carpenter Avionics and the largest avionics service center in the MidSouth, officially closed its doors in December 2024 after more than 43 years of service.
  • The company specialized in sales, installation, maintenance, and repair of avionics, aircraft interiors, engines, and airframe systems for various aircraft types, having recently received MRO approval to expand engine maintenance services.
  • In its farewell message, Forge Flightworks thanked its customers for their loyalty and hinted at the unconfirmed possibility of a successor organization with new ownership.
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After more than four decades of serving the aviation community, Forge Flightworks announced it has closed its doors as of December 2024.

The company, formerly known as Carpenter Avionics, was the largest avionics service center in the MidSouth. According to its website, as an FAA authorized repair station, Forge Flightworks specializes in the sale, installation, maintenance and repair of avionics, aircraft interiors, engines and airframe systems for business jets, turboprops, piston engine aircraft and helicopters of all ages.

Earlier this year, the company proudly announced it had received its MRO approval—enabling it to begin offering engine maintenance, repair, and upgrade services and allow its general aviation customers to have annual inspections, 100-hour checks, oil changes and other services completed at its flagship location.

The company thanked its customers for their loyalty, writing, “It has been an honor and a privilege to serve aircraft owners across the country and indeed around the world from our location in Middle Tennessee since 1981. We are deeply grateful for the opportunity to work with our customers and our partners for more than 43 years.”

In its farewell message, Forge Flightworks hinted that a successor organization with new ownership may take over, although it is yet to be confirmed.

Amelia Walsh

Amelia Walsh is a private pilot who enjoys flying her family’s Columbia 350. She is based in Colorado and loves all things outdoors including skiing, hiking, and camping.
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