Signature Aviation
British aviation services company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Signature Aviation is a multinational aviation services company headquartered in Orlando, Florida.[3] The company was founded as W. Wilson Cobbett Ltd in 1879 and subsequently specialised in the manufacture of industrial supplies, particularly in the automotive and aviation sectors. During the Second World War, the company produced materials for British military aircraft, such as the Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, and Hawker Typhoon. During the 1980s and 1990s, the firm decided to increasingly orientate itself towards the aviation industry via a string of acquisitions and divestitures. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange until it was acquired by Cascade Investment, Blackstone Group, and private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners in May 2021.
Formerly | BBA Aviation |
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Industry | Aviation |
Founded | W. Wilson Cobbett Ltd 1879; 145 years ago (1879) Scandinavia Belting 1911; 113 years ago (1911) British Belting & Asbestos 1925; 99 years ago (1925) BBA Group 1967; 57 years ago (1967) BBA Aviation 2007; 17 years ago (2007) Signature Aviation 2019; 5 years ago (2019) |
Headquarters | Orlando, Florida |
Key people | Tony Lefebvre (CEO) |
Services | Private Aviation Terminals |
Revenue | US$1,413.9 million (2020)[1] |
US$192.8 million (2020)[1] | |
US$(19.0) million (2020)[1] | |
Number of employees | 8,000 (2021)[2] |
Website | www.signatureaviation.com |