Crew piloting Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules

American Valley Aviation

About Us

Operations Center in Quincy, CA

AVA founded in 1989 is located in Quincy, CA which is the American Valley of the beautiful Sierra Nevada mountains. Our customers list includes all the branches of the US Armed Forces, US government agencies, major defense contractors and OEMs as well as a broad spectrum of FMS customers.

Our re-manufacturing to zero-time process conforms to industry standards and our warranty, one year minimum, meets and/or exceeds that of the OEM. AVA offers complete and/or tailored Integrated Logistic Support packages for all products.

Our support equipment portfolio includes:

  • Ground Power Units
  • Hydraulic Test Stands
  • Munitions Handling Trailers
  • Engine Stands
  • Radome Dollies
  • Brake Bleed Kits
  • Aircraft Tow Bars
  • Air Conditioning Units
  • Aircraft Jacks
  • Munitions Loaders
  • Aircraft Maintenance Slings
  • Propeller Dollies
  • Propeller Slings
  • Aircraft Maintenance Stands
  • Special Tooling

Resolving reliability, supportability, maintainability problem(s) is our specialty, particularly those related to obsolescence. AVA is the Lockheed Martin Design Engineering Cognizant Center for Lockheed designed P-3/S-3 GSE. This licenses AVA to repair and manufacture the full-spectrum of Lockheed designed P-3/S-3 GSE. Additionally, AVA is a Lockheed Martin Approved Supplier for the full-spectrum of Lockheed designed C-130 B-H ground support equipment.

Our facilities (cage code 0YBF0) provide:

  • Full-Range of Ground Support Equipment (GSE)
  • Engineering Support
  • Spare Parts for Various Weapon Systems
  • Remanufacture Products to Zero-Time Condition
  • Manufacture Full-Range of GSE to Specification
  • Manufacture Full-Range of GSE to Specification
  • Obsolescence Solutions
  • Component Parts Supplier
  • Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Qualified LM Aero Source for Structural Repair, Machining & Metal Fabrication