July 2018

280 281 aviation aircraft that are here, they do get covered one way or another, but there’s always a demand for more.We built one private hangar, recently on a land-lease; we’re building one more, right now, and I get requests for those all the time. Some build and some don’t, but in the long run, we see that as an opportunity to grow.” Growth and expansion is always on the agenda at RIAC, as is normal and necessary maintenance. “We have more potential projects than the FAA can ever fund,” Stark avers. “Two years ago, we completed a project on our large runway, which was a full reconstruction. That was a $22 million project, which was co-funded by the FAA, the state, and the city. Last year, we had one taxiway, where the original geometry that was done by the Air Force was not the best or safest for a civilian-run airport. So, that needed to be redone. We spent almost a million dollars in FAA, state, and city funding to redo that. For FY ’19, we’ll be doing a runway project on the other runway for maintenance.We’ll be milling off the top two inches and filling that back in with new asphalt to get it back up to grade. That will be about a million dollar project, as well. “Part of the inheritance of this base from the Air Force is that they left us the 1950’s –‘60’s electrical grid. Some of that has been upgraded on the periphery of the base; most of it has not, particularly in the interior of the base. So, we’re at a point now where the electric company can’t get parts for this old substation and so, in the next year and a half, we’ll be doing a complete redo. Between us, the city, and Xcel Electric, we’ll be do- THE ROSWELL INTERNATIONAL AIR CENTER Dean Baldwin Painting has been providing enduring aircraft paint processes, unsurpassed quality, and on-time deliveries to the aviation industry for over 50 years. The Dean Baldwin team of aircraft painting professionals is trained in the most current industry-approved practices and uses environmentally friendly processes and techniques to preserve a clean and healthy environment for future generations. With a corporate structure of pro- cess-based internal audits, correc- tive actions, preventive actions, and system improvements, coupled with the power of customer feedback, Dean Baldwin Painting exceeds our customers’ expectations for quality and safety staying a cut above the competition. The company operates three location Peru, Indiana; Roswell, New Mexico and Goodyear, Arizona comprising 375,000’ ft2 divided into 11 spacious fully equipped aircraft strip and paint bays. Capabilities include aircraft as large as the B747-8 and A340 aircraft. The best in aircraft painting for more than 50 years. HEADQUARTERS/CORPORATE OFFICE 2395 Bulverde Road, Suite 105 Bulverde, TX 78163 Ph: 830-438-5340 www.deanbaldwinpainting.com Dean Baldwin Painting LP. is an aircraft painting company committed to providing unsurpassed quality and dependable return-to-service times. The techs at Dean Baldwin Painting service hundreds of aircraft each year for major airlines, regional airlines, military and corporate clients, always striv- ing to provide the best value while exceeding customer expectations. With a corporate structure of process-based internal audits, corrective actions, preventive actions, and system improvements, coupled with the power of customer feedback, Dean Baldwin Painting exceeds our customers’ expectations for quality and safety staying a cut above the competition. The company operates three locations Peru, Indiana; Roswell, New Mexico and Goodyear, Arizona comprising 375,000’ ft2 divided into 11 spacious fully equipped aircraft strip and paint bays. Capabilities include aircraft as large as the B747-8 and A340 aircraft. The Roswell facility opened for aircraft painting in 1999. The facility oc- cupies 165,000 ft2 divided into 6 EPA compliant aircraft painting bays and paints 150 to 175 aircraft each year for a client list that includes Air Canada, American Airlines, Cargo Air Management, Spirit Airlines, SkyWest Airlines, US Government and many others. OUR AIRCRAFT PAINTING SERVICES: COMMERCIAL CORPORATE MILITARY Enduring paint services, fast return-to-service times. There’s no substitute for an exquisite painting service! When experience counts. For more information or assistance reserving your paint schedule, please see our web site, deanbaldwinpainting.com or call 830 438-5340.