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Townsend to manage C&L corporate customers
Mike Townsend joins C&L's corporate parts team as the company continues to build its presence in the corporate aircraft market, offering parts sales and support on types including Challenger, Hawker and Beechjet.

C&L Aerospace has named Mike Townsend as regional sales manager for corporate aircraft, assisting customers with their corporate aircraft parts, programmes and rotable needs.

Townsend has over two decades of experience specialising in parts sales and exchanges, component repair and overhaul services and supply chain management for corporate aircraft including Challengers, Hawkers and BeechJets. His prior experience at Bombardier Aerospace, both as a regional sales manager and a manager of component repair and overhaul, makes him well qualified to support C&L customers with their aftermarket parts and service needs.

“We're very excited to have Mike join us here at C&L,” says senior VP of sales Martin Cooper. “The years of industry experience Mike brings with him makes him an incredible asset for our customers.”

Townsend joins C&L's corporate parts team as the company continues to build its presence in the corporate aircraft market, offering a one-stop solution for parts sales and support on many aircraft types including Challenger, Hawker and Beechjet. He is based out of Wichita, Kansas.

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