Military Aviation

What It Means to Earn Your Wings

May 13, 2021

Back in 2012, when Jeff Barstow started interacting with the King Aerospace team in his role as Boeing Business Jets chief operating officer and director of business operations, he noticed a number of things. Team members seemed guided by something other than money. They looked to turn every challenge into a win-win for all. And […]


Expecting the Best, Planning for the Worst

April 21, 2021

“I’ve been to the good, the bad and the ugly,” says John Sullivan, managing partner and co-owner of the security consultancy Welsh Sullivan Group. “King Aerospace is definitely at the top of the good.” Sullivan recently wrapped up a five-month security assessment of the King Aerospace home office in Addison, TX, and its MRO in […]


A Professional Journey That Led Home

April 12, 2021

It’s good to be part of a family. King Aerospace Chief Financial Officer Scott Parkinson said his March 30 wings ceremony was an adoption of sorts. “It felt like I was being welcomed into the family,” says Parkinson. “(President) Jarid King was there and explained how I met the King Aerospace standards and why I […]


Leading by Serving: Trying Times Reveal Servant’s Heart

March 28, 2021

“When the going gets tough, the tough get going” could refer to the King Aerospace team. SVP Jeff Barstow, who joined the company last year, says his esteem for colleagues – already high – has only risen. The Arctic blast of subzero air that blanketed the country in February serves as a case in point. […]


King Aerospace Team Honored by the DOE and GSA/ICAP

March 25, 2021

DALLAS, TX – King Aerospace was among the proud honorees at the FY 2020 Annual Department of Energy Aviation Awards, held March 22 in Albuquerque, NM. The event celebrates superior aviation programs and professional management. The U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Secure Transportation (DOE/NNSA/OST) team – consisting of the OST […]


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