Six Banks Back AvAir With $170 Million in Revolving Credit Facilities

AvAir announced on November 3, 2026, that it had closed $170 million in new revolving credit facilities, providing bank financing for aircraft-component inventory, acquisitions and broader expansion of its aviation aftermarket platform.

The six participating institutions are HSBC Bank USA, N.A.; Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank; First Citizens Bank; Western Alliance Bank; Flagstar Bank, N.A. (FLG ); and Sunflower Bank, N.A. The facilities can fund general corporate purposes and working-capital requirements, as well as inventory investments, strategic acquisitions and other growth initiatives.

Chief financial officer Bob Knox said the partnership gives AvAir flexibility to move quickly on strategic opportunities. The permitted uses show what that flexibility means operationally: the revolving capacity can support the components the company carries for customers while also funding capability investments and acquisitions.

Financing Follows Expansion Into Certified Repairs

The new financing follows AvAir’s acquisition of Full Stop Technics, announced July 15, 2026. Full Stop is a Milwaukee-based wheel-and-brake repair provider with FAA and EASA certification. The deal added certified maintenance, repair and overhaul capabilities to AvAir’s platform and created a captive service provider for its growing wheel-and-brake exchange program. Full Stop continues to operate under its existing brand from Milwaukee.

That acquisition came after AvAir bought more than 1,600 wheels and brakes from Lufthansa Technik. AvAir president Brandon Wesson explained the operating rationale in the July announcement: “Bringing this capability in house allows us to pair AvAir’s extensive inventory position with certified wheel and brake repair support, creating a faster, more integrated solution and a significant benefit for our customers.” The connection is direct: AvAir has added service capacity around a component category in which it had already built an inventory position.

The company’s physical distribution network has expanded as well. By the July acquisition announcement, AvAir had opened its third facility in Dallas, Texas, adjacent to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, extending its North American distribution network.

New Facilities Extend Existing Bank Relationships

HSBC Bank USA, First Citizens Bank and Western Alliance Bank also participated in AvAir’s three-year syndicated senior credit facility announced March 26, 2024. HSBC served as administrative agent and lead arranger for that facility. AvAir described it as offering increased availability, more favorable pricing and improved terms over the previous arrangement; syndicate interest also allowed the company to increase its size at closing. The earlier release did not disclose a dollar amount, so it does not establish a numerical increase between that facility and the new financing.

Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, AvAir provides inventory solutions for airlines, original equipment manufacturers and maintenance, repair and overhaul providers. Its model allows customers and suppliers to buy, sell, exchange, loan, lease or consign aircraft components. AvAir reported more than 26 million in-stock components in the July acquisition announcement.

The facilities consequently support both sides of AvAir’s expansion: financing the inventory that customers can source through its platform while preserving capacity for acquisitions and capabilities such as certified wheel-and-brake repair. That makes the financing part of a broader shift from component supply alone toward a more integrated inventory, distribution and repair operation.