Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 7

101 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 7 R I VERS IDE COUNTY A I RPORTS and hangar rentals. “Jacqueline Cochran Airport has the California Highway Patrol flying out of it, as well as the Sheriff’s Department,” says Powszok. “But one of the more unique features of this airport is the horse shows. Desert Horse Park has multiple two or three week long competitions where people will fly their horses into one of the larger airports with quarantine facilities, like Los Angeles, but they will be using our airport.” This year, the events are expanding to 18 weeks for the competitions. Jacqueline Cochran Regional has several big Fixed Base Operators that attract larger jets and corporate clients. According to Powszok, “They come in from, say, their home in the Palm Springs area and they like to fly into our airport because it’s so much easier. We see a lot of celebrities and wealthy people that want to fly in a bit under the radar. Just outside the airport, AEVEX Aerospace, headquartered in Solana Beach, California, supports the U.S. national security mission and partner nation needs around the world by providing full-spectrum aviation, remote sensing, and analysis solutions. The company’s capabilities include custom design and engineering; rapid prototyping; sensor integration and sustainment; aircraft modification and certification; flight test instrumentation and support; mission operations service; advanced intelligence data processing, exploitation, and dissemination solutions; and tailored hardware and software mission-system tools. AEVEX uses agile and customized approaches to rapidly define, develop, and deliver specialized solutions for airborne special mission needs for the U.S. Government, partner nations, and commercial businesses. AEVEX has major offices in California, Massachusetts, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia. AEVEX’s IKHANA line of products and services is headquartered at the French Valley Airport (F70). Our Murrieta location is a US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certified repair station with Transport Canada and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) validations. Our facilities are optimized for aircraft modifications, Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) development, and systems integration. Our professional workforce of 60+ personnel include an in-house Designated Engineering Representative (DER), a Designated Airworthiness Representative (DAR), Designated Manufacturing Inspection Representative (DMIR) personnel, and team of fabricators, airframe technicians, engineers, and support staff. ...... For more information, please visit our website www.aevex.com