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Baker and BLR cement reputation with King Airs
Baker Aviation will now sell and install BLR products to owners and operators of King Air 90, 200, 250, 300 and 350 aircraft, including winglets, winglet LED upgrades, de-ice boots and Whisper Prop products.
Baker Aviation has been selected as a BLR Aerospace dealer.

Fort Worth, Texas-based maintenance, management and charter company Baker Aviation has been announced as a recognised dealer for the BLR Aerospace line of King Air winglets, winglet LED upgrades, de-ice boots and Whisper Prop products.

“We continue to look for ways to provide more value-added services to our customers and these innovative BLR performance enhancing products will support our rapidly growing King Air community,” comments president Stan Baker III. “We are in the process of expanding our entire operation here at Fort Worth Meacham airport and look forward to working with the BLR group to grow our maintenance services and attract more King Air work with this new agreement.”

BLR president Mike Carpenter adds: “We are excited to add Baker Aviation to our growing dealer network. As we continue to see demand for our products increase, the Baker team will play a key role in supporting the north Texas area and we look forward to working with its experienced group of aviation professionals.”

President and COO of Baker Aviation Ray Goyco says that BLR has a stellar reputation that spans his entire aviation career: “I am excited to bring BLR's highly respected King Air products to Baker Aviation. As we move into our next level of growth with two new Baker hangars under construction now in Fort Worth, this dealership relationship is the beginning of many more evolving developments to come.”

Baker Aviation will now sell and install BLR products to owners and operators of King Air 90, 200, 250, 300 and 350 aircraft.

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