Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport, Texas recently opened a 22,000-square-foot hangar leased by CSI Aviation for 10 years for the relocation of its regional maintenance facility. CSI also has bases in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and West Palm Beach, Florida. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded the airport a $10.6 million grant for multiple construction projects, along with the hangar.
CSI has been operating a temporary hangar at the airport since 2019 and is expected to employ over 40 people, including pilots, medical crews, mechanics, and administration staff at the new hangar.
CSI CEO Allen Weh said: “We are very, very glad to be in Killeen, Texas. We’re obviously here to celebrate our new facility. This is the very first hangar on what I hope to be more facilities. We think we bring big value to the neighborhood and are glad to be here.”
The new hangar includes six multi-directional doors that can be configured differently, four crew rooms and a locker room to accommodate an on-call aviation team, corporate office space, and maintenance repair office space. Also, the hanger can accommodate up to five aircraft for repair, has a state-of-the-art LED lighting and fire suppression system and radiated heating and high-value fans epoxy flooring.
The lease agreement with CSI Aviation is expected to generate more than $161,000 in annual revenue for the city, according to government officials.