FT. WORTH, TX — Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announces it will expand its operations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with the construction of a service center at Fort Worth Alliance Airport. The facility, which will complement Gulfstream’s presence at Dallas Love Field, is expected to open by the fall of 2021 and will create approximately 50 new jobs.
To help meet the needs of its growing customer fleet, Gulfstream will invest more than $35 million to build a nearly 160,000-square-foot maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility at Alliance. The building will include hangar space, back shops, and employee and customer offices. Groundbreaking is scheduled for the third quarter of 2020.
Approximately 150 to 200 of Gulfstream’s 230 customer support employees at Love Field are expected to relocate to Alliance, about 35 miles away, while about 30-80 employees will remain at Love Field to continue to provide onsite and transient operators with maintenance and service. Gulfstream’s midcabin aircraft completions business in Dallas, which includes about 350 employees and five hangars, will remain at Love Field.
“Alliance Airport is a great location,” said Derek Zimmerman, President of Gulfstream Customer Support. “It is an established airport for business aviation operators, has an outstanding infrastructure, and is appropriately sized for our operations. It is also the home of a growing aviation school, which will help us continue to develop both new and existing employees.
“We warmly welcome Gulfstream to the AllianceTexas aviation and aerospace community,” said Mike Berry, President of Hillwood, developer of AllianceTexas. “As one of the world’s most respected aerospace companies, Gulfstream becomes part of Fort Worth’s storied history of aviation and aerospace innovation. Their expansion here will allow them to leverage specialized area aviation training programs and provide them with access to a sizable, talented workforce in a unique environment that fosters further growth. We look forward to a long relationship and sharing in their continued success.”
Gulfstream to Expand in Fort Worth
