orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . june 2012 twc aviation type wholly owned subsidiary of landmark aviation industry private aviation founded 1998 founder andrew lessman headquarters san jose california number of locations san jose los angeles new york area served worldwide services air charter aircraft management sales and acquisitions jet card number of employees 300 website www.twcaviation.com twc aviation inc. now owned by landmark aviation 1 2 is an international business aviation company with operations centers at san jose international airport in san jose california van nuys airport in los angeles and westchester county airport in white plains new york . contents 1 history 2 services 3 references 4 external links history edit twc aviation was founded in las vegas nevada in february 1998 by andrew m. lessman owner of vitamin manufacturer procaps laboratories . 3 4 5 twc aviation began operations with a hawker 800 business jet based at mccarran international airport . adding aircraft management and aircraft sales services twc aviation relocated in 2001 to bob hope airport in burbank california . the move positioned the company in the lucrative greater los angeles market serving clients throughout southern california . in 2002 twc aviation acquired corporate aircraft technical services an faa part 145 repair station . 6 7 this enabled the company to offer faa certified aircraft maintenance and repair services . by 2008 twc aviation was serving charter and management clients nationwide and had outgrown the burbank facility . the company moved to a new custom built operations center and hangar complex at van nuys airport in los angeles 8 one of the world s busiest commercial aviation airports . in 2010 twc aviation acquired acm aviation services 9 an aircraft management and charter company 10 founded in 1981 by mike markkula the entrepreneur and investor who helped launch apple computer . 11 this acquisition effectively doubled the size of the company 12 and added operations centers in san jose california and white plains new york . in april 2015 twc was purchased by landmark aviation and became a wholly owned subsidiary of landmark . twc aviation has recently expanded into the increasingly affluent asian market particularly the greater china region comprising hong kong macau taiwan and mainland china . 13 in march 2012 the company announced a strategic alliance with hong kong based sino jet management limited . under the terms of the agreement twc aviation is the exclusive operator for sino jet s charter services throughout the asia pacific region and sino jet is twc aviation s exclusive marketing agent in asia . 14 15 twc aviation ranked 3 668 on the 2011 inc. 5000 list of america s fastest growing companies inc. magazine august 2011 16 and was named the 35th fastest growing private company in los angeles by the los angeles business journal november 2011 . 17 in 2011 twc aviation earned an nbaa commercial business flying safety award from the national business aviation association for 26 838 accident free hours over 11 years . 18 19 services edit twc aviation provides aircraft management jet charter jet membership aircraft sales aircraft acquisitions aircraft management and consulting services to corporations and high net worth individuals . managed aircraft are based in the united states the united kingdom hong kong and singapore and operate under the company s faa far part 135 air carrier certificate . 20 the company is registered to the international standard for business aviation operations is bao by the nonprofit international business aviation council 21 registered to the acsf industry audit standard ias by the nonprofit air charter safety foundation . 22 and audited and certified by independent aviation safety organizations including wyvern consulting ltd. 23 references edit landmark aviation acquires twc aviation baviation april 3 2015 landmark expands managed aircraft fleet with twc buy ain online april 6 2015 1 procaps vitamin company generates twc aviation by grant mclaren professional pilot magazine march 2011 2 nevadan at work andrew lessman owner and founder of your vitamins twc construction and twc aviation las vegas review journal sunday august 01 2004 3 from charter to ownership to managing other people s aircraft businessweek.com 4 faa part 145 repair station greg paxson director of maintenance twc aviation director of maintenance magazine october 1 2011 5 twc relocates to van nuys by jennifer harrington aviation international news november 2008 6 twc concludes acm aviation acquisition by matt thurber aviation international news november 18 2010 7 acm aviation ready for takeoff at mineta by emma rich silicon valley san jose business journal sunday january 6 2008 . 8 a quick look at apple s ceos over the years boston globe boston.com october 5 2011 9 procaps vitamin company generates twc aviation by grant mclaren professional pilot magazine march 2011 10 in focus abace focuses attention on china s business aviation potential by kate sarsfield flight global march 12 2012 11 sino jet and twc aviation form china charter alliance ain online march 27 2012 12 sino jet and twc aviation sign a strategic alliance by terry spruce corporate jet investor march 27 2012 13 ranked 3 668 on the 2011 inc. 5000 list of america s fastest growing companies inc. magazine inc.com august 2011 14 35th on the los angeles business journal 2011 list of the 100 fastest growing private companies in los angeles . 15 2011 nbaa flying safety awards page 7 greg paxson director of maintenance twc aviation director of maintenance magazine october 1 2011 16 twc industry listing air charter guide is bao registered operator international business aviation council acsf ias registered operator 17 wyvern wingman certified external links edit twc aviation retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w 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