Business View Magazine - Sept 2023

231 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 9 far as our (computerized) security goes, we have an excellent business partner with MVP Networking Consultants,located in Buffalo.” She credits MVP Ben Lamont and his team for their protection of the company’s computer-related matters, such as servers, telephones, data, and email accounts. Schaeffer also cites the company’s competitive wages and excellent benefits. “We’ve estimated that our benefits package is better than 98 percent of the aviation companies in the country,” she adds. Further, Schaeffer cites the company’s green initiatives, such as recycling and LED lights. As a forward-thinking company, Aero believes in the importance of such efforts. Overcoming supply chain problems Imparato notes how Aero’s supply chain has been affected over the past three years. “It’s been improved, but we are not fully all the way yet,” he says, citing the Honeywell International conglomerate, the French-based Thales company, and other such entities. Imparato notes that Aero is very choosy when it comes to selecting suppliers. It maintains the highest criteria for these important decisions. Being a regulated company and one that must abide by the rules of the Federal Aviation Administration, a very strict quality policy is in place, and all suppliers are put through this, as Imparato emphasizes. Conducting business with the right type of AERO INSTRUMENTS AND AVIONICS , INC .