Thanks to increased demand from aviation giants such as Gulfstream, Boeing, Northrup Grumman and others, Triumph Aerospace added new jobs at its Milledgeville, Ga., facility in 2019. To help with the training, the company turned to Quick Start, a long-time partner with Triumph during periods of growth.
The Milledgeville plant produced parts for a wide range of aircraft, including Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, and Gulfstream’s G650 jet.
“Most of what we build are flight controls: flaps, spoilers, engine nacelles,” says Matt Grubb, Triumph training instructor. Triumph also built ramps and ramp doors for the military’s V-22 Osprey, the famous tilt-rotor aircraft that can take off like a helicopter and then fly like an airplane.
Triumph Aerostructures was a part of the Berwyn, Pa.-based Triumph Group Inc. until 2021, when the company sold multiple aerostructures manufacturing sites, including the one in Milledgeville, to Arlington Capital Partners. The Milledgeville location had specialized in making parts out of advanced composite materials.
Quick Start’s training included hands-on instruction in composite fabrication, a process in which layer upon layer of carbon fiber is bonded to create lightweight, but strong, components and assemblies.
Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Triumph Group designs, develops, manufactures, repairs and overhauls a broad portfolio of aerospace and defense systems and components.
Central Georgia Technical College
“I use Quick Start as an example of how the State of Georgia augments our ability to get quality entry-level employees.”
— Phil Treadway, then-President of Triumph Aerospace Structures
Trainees inspect composite sealing equipment.
Quick Start has been a long-time partner of Triumph during periods of growth.
The Milledgeville plant produced parts for a wide range of aircraft, including Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner and Gulfstream’s G650 jet.
Most of what employees built were flight controls: flaps, spoilers and engine nacelles.
Training included hands-on instruction in composite fabrication, a process in which layer upon layer of carbon fiber is bonded to create lightweight, but strong, components and aseemblies.
These components were used to fabricate wing assemblies.
The availability of Quick Start training helped Triumph’s facility compete internally for new work.
