Starting with 4 employees in 2000, Flightstar could end up adding as many as 300 to its current workforce of 915 by 2015.
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QuoteFlightstar Aircraft Services LLC — the heavy maintenance and repair company for transport-category aircraft — has transformed itself from a mom-and-pop shop when it opened in 2000 to a rapidly growing industry giant.
The company will soon be expanding to a third large hangar. When it opens its doors for operations come Jan 1, it will be able to serve four to six more aircraft than its current capacity, a 40 percent increase.
Full article: http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2014/09/08/flightstar-adding-new-hangars-jobs-and-customers.html
Not bad for some guys from Miami who just wanted to rehab a few planes for customers. It really is a great story.