Summit Aviation Celebrates New Manufacturing Location

Summit Aviation, a Greenwich AeroGroup company, celebrates its expanding aviation-parts manufacturing operations with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Summit’s Somerset operations started in 2007 as a labor-only supplier to Schweizer Aircraft. Today its manufacturing facility provides full-service support to build aerostructure product assemblies for a variety of military and commercial helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.

Quadrupling its business over the last four years and growing its manufacturing workforce six-fold since its inception, Summit now has 40,000 square feet of work space in its newly constructed space compared to its previous work area of 26,000 square feet.

“Our growth is a testament to the hard work of our employees, the strong partnerships we have formed over the years, and the new ones we are creating,” says vice president and general manager of Summit Aviation, Ralph Kunz. “Additionally, our collaboration with local investors and the Pulaski County government is proving beneficial for not only our business but also our employees and this community.”

“Summit’s expansion is a great way to celebrate ten years of productivity and job creation in Somerset,” says U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 5th congressional district, Hal Rogers. “I am grateful that this impressive company chose to utilize our world-class workforce to manufacture aviation products that are used by our U.S. military and others. I applaud Summit’s continued success and commitment to our region."

Over the last 10 years the company has grown its customer base to include companies such as Northrop Grumman, Bombardier Learjet, Lockheed Martin and others.