TWC Aviation, Inc. was an international business aviation company with operations centers at

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, in San Jose, California,

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in Los Angeles, and

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, in White Plains, New York. It was a

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History

TWC Aviation was founded in Las Vegas, Nevada, in February 1998, by Andrew M. Lessman, owner of vitamin manufacturer ProCaps Laboratories. TWC Aviation began operations with a

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business jet based at

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. Adding aircraft management and aircraft sales services, TWC Aviation relocated in 2001 to

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, California. The move positioned the company in the lucrative

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market, serving clients throughout

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. In 2002, TWC Aviation acquired Corporate Aircraft Technical Services, an FAA Part 145 Repair Station. This enabled the company to offer FAA-certified aircraft maintenance and repair services. By 2008, TWC Aviation was serving charter and management clients nationwide, and had outgrown the Burbank facility. The company moved to a new custom-built operations center and hangar complex at Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles, one of the world's busiest commercial aviation airports.

Acquisition

In 2010, TWC Aviation acquired ACM Aviation Services, an aircraft management and charter company founded in 1981 by

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, the entrepreneur and investor who helped launch

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. This acquisition effectively doubled the size of the company, and added operations centers in San Jose, California, and White Plains, New York. In April 2015 TWC was purchased by Landmark Aviation and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Landmark. TWC Aviation has recently expanded into the increasingly affluent Asian market, particularly the

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Region, comprising Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and mainland China. In March 2012, the company announced a strategic alliance with Hong Kong-based Sino Jet Management Limited. Under the terms of the agreement, TWC Aviation is the exclusive operator for Sino Jet's charter services throughout the Asia-Pacific region, and Sino Jet is TWC Aviation's exclusive marketing agent in Asia. TWC Aviation ranked 3,668 on the 2011 “Inc. 5000” list of America's fastest growing companies (

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, August 2011), and was named the 35th Fastest Growing Private Company in Los Angeles by the

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(November 2011). In 2011, TWC Aviation earned an NBAA Commercial Business Flying Safety Award from the

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for 26,838 accident-free hours over 11 years.“Greg Paxson - Director of Maintenance, TWC Aviation,” ''Director of Maintenance Magazine'', October 1, 201

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References

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