The awards are said to recognize ACT Aerospace’s commitment to aircraft safety through its unwavering pledge to quality assurance and manufacturing excellence.
GUNNISON, Utah—ACT Aerospace, a prominent composites manufacturer for the aerospace and defense industry, said in a company release that it was recently recognized with multiple top-performing supplier awards by Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation at the 2024 Gulfstream Operators and Suppliers Conference. The awards presented to ACT Aerospace include the 2023 Supplier of the Year, 2023 Supplier and Small Business of the Year, and the 2022-2023 Above and Beyond Award.
These awards are said to recognize ACT Aerospace’s commitment to aircraft safety through an unwavering pledge to quality assurance and manufacturing excellence. The company is “valued as a reliable, low risk supplier of critical lightweight composite structures to several Gulfstream aircraft, including the G400, G500, and G600 series jets,” according to the release.
Focusing on advanced composite structures and innovation, ACT Aerospace provides high-rate production of carbon fiber-reinforced composites for the aerospace and defense industry. The company is known as an aerospace component and assembly supplier to numerous large aircraft, rotorcraft, spacecraft, and drone manufacturers and OEMs.
The Gulfstream Aerospace Operators and Suppliers Conference honors expand upon past supplier awards from Gulfstream to ACT Aerospace. ACT’s Utah-based operations were previously credited with awards for the 2022 Supplier of the Year, 2022 Supplier and Small Business of the Year, and 2021 Supplier of the Year.
“It’s a great honor to receive yet another award from such an important customer like Gulfstream, whom we’ve worked with for over a decade,” said ACT Aerospace President Jason Christensen, in the release. “I’m proud of the dedication and hard work that our staff puts forth for all of our aerospace and government customers, showing a genuine commitment to part quality and on-time delivery. We appreciate the opportunity to supply components that contribute to the excellence of Gulfstream aircraft.”
Among the key manufacturing and quality related certifications held by ACT Aerospace are NADCAP, AS9100, and ISO 9000. Compliance to these industry standards is crucial to manufactured component reliability and an important aspect of the flight safety for all Gulfstream aircraft passengers, the company said in the release.
Fueled by a constant desire for continuous improvement, ACT Aerospace said it has developed a reputation as a trusted partner in the aerospace industry since its founding in 1985. The company’s history of customer recognition includes past endorsements of supplier excellence bestowed by Bell Helicopter and Sikorsky, the company said.