Merged aircraft-maintenance firm looks to grow in Tucson, Marana
Interior mechanics Edgar Simpson, left, and Edward Padilla work to remove cabin decking in a 767 at Pinal Airpark. Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
Tucson’s Ascent Aviation Services recently helped make some history by preparing the first Boeing 777 jetliner for retirement after Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways donated the 24-year old plane to the Pima Air & Space Museum.
In January 2017, the aircraft maintenance company welcomed the last Boeing 747 jumbo jet flown by a U.S. carrier when Delta Air Line’s last 747 touched down for mothballing at Pinal Airpark.
It’s all in a day’s work for Ascent, which is steeped in aviation history of its own.
