I treated T&T readers to the history of Stevens Aerospace & Defense Systems in September 2022. The company began a long time ago as the flight department for a growing East Coast textiles firm, The J.P. Stevens Company. That little flight department in Greenville, SC, grew to not only support its company’s aircraft but also others on the field as well. This year, Stevens celebrates 75 years in business with three locations in Greenville, Smyrna, TN, and Denver. The company leads the industry in AOG services, paint, interior, engine services, avionics, interiors, and pre-purchase inspections.
Last month, Stevens Aerospace and Defense Systems announced that they had completed and delivered the industry’s first and second post-STC King Air 350 Garmin
Autothrottle with Autoland (AT/AL) installations.
These aircraft safety modifications were completed at Stevens’ Smyrna, Tennessee (MQY) MRO location with back-to-back installations in September and October. As soon as the initial installation was complete, the Stevens Nashville team immediately started installation on a second King Air 350 AT/AL, with more installations scheduled. Both of these installations were installed on the King Air 350 with stock PT6A-60A engines and four-bladed props, with other engine and propeller configurations expected from Garmin soon.
“There has been an extremely high level of interest in this safety modification over the last several months, with many owners waiting in line for the STC completion”, said Gary Brown, Technical Sales for Stevens’ MQY MRO. “We’ve been a leader of the highly popular Garmin G1000NXi flightdeck conversions for King Air for many years, for civilian, military, and government-operated aircraft.
Stevens claims that this modification now makes the plane even safer, more efficient, and gives everyone in the air and on the ground more peace of mind. Completions for this and other Gamin modifications for King Air, Citation, and many other airframes take place at their Smyrna (Nashville), TN, and Greenville, SC, MRO locations.
For more information on Stevens Aerospace, visit www.StevensAerospace.com or contact Phil Stearns, Director of Sales and Marketing at PStearns@Stevens
Aerospace.com.
