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Custom Aviation Graphics by IAC
As the world leading aircraft painting company, IAC offers clients a full turnkey solution by designing and supplying high-quality graphics for aircraft exteriors and interiors.
We pride ourselves on our technical ability and with our attention to [...]
IAC Employee Spotlight – Ray Earls
“Where we’re going, we don’t need roads!"
For the millions who drive to work every day, the mindless process of traveling endless highways and negotiating bumper-to-bumper traffic is typically something to be endured and rarely something to [...]
Spirit of Freedom
Five years ago, Delta dedicated one of its Boeing 757 aircraft to honor America's servicemen and women. The airline underscored that commitment to the U.S. military today, re-dedicating the plane with a fresh coat of paint and new logo during the [...]
United Airlines – A fond farewell to Boeing 747
On November 7, 2017, United Airlines flew its last 747 flight. This is a special moment for our industry as we say a fond farewell to an aircraft that transformed the skies by making air travel affordable and convenient to many people.
IAC was [...]
Haeco Americas and IAC Announce co-Location in Lake City, FL
Greensboro, NC – HAECO Americas, a subsidiary of the HAECO Group with headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, announced today with IAC (International Aerospace Coatings) that the companies have signed a three-year agreement for IAC to [...]
IAC Announces New Management Roles
IAC announced that Rod Friese transitioned to Chief Strategy Officer, Tom Eller joins IAC as Senior Vice President of Operations in North America, and Niall O’Shea is appointed as Senior Vice President, Graphics and Interiors.
Rod Friese, CSO, [...]
It’s a Wrap NBAA 2017
The 2017 Business Aviation Convention & exhibition took place in Las Vegas with more than 1100 exhibitors & 27,000 attendees. IAC was pleased to exhibit at last week’s NBAA convention for the first time since rebranding in January of this [...]
What’s On IAC’s Calendar Across The Globe?
FIRST STOP
2017 ACPC is in San Diego, California August 26th – August 29th at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Hotel (Registration SOLD OUT). IAC will be attending ACPC as they have never been disappointed with the conference, the round table [...]
IAC Launches Revamped Website
IAC recently launched its newly revamped website. This redesigned site offers quick and easy access to essential information and features while offering a more comprehensive understanding of the Company's locations, capabilities, history and [...]
IAC Summer Highlights
International Aerospace Coatings is pleased to share that we were honored to paint two of the an Amazon Prime Boeing 767 freighter fleet at our Amarillo, Texas facility. Did you know… by 2019 Amazon Prime is expected to have 50 similar used cargo [...]
IAC Paints Douglas DC-3 into Retro Aer Lingus Livery
Aer Lingus recently unveiled a Douglas DC-3 painted in the airlines 1950’s livery as part of a project initiated by the Irish Historic flight foundation to bring a flying DC-3 to Ireland during summer 2017.
This aircraft was flown into Shannon [...]
Special Livery Completed for SWISS First CS300 Delivery
In June, IAC’s Ostrava team travelled to Geneva for a special decal installation project on SWISS International Airlines first Bombardier CS300.
The IAC team visited Geneva to apply the printed decals over the original SWISS livery in a 36-hour [...]
Employee Spotlight: Olivia Grimes
This month our employee spotlight is on Olivia Grimes, Global Supply Chain Officer based at our Headquarters in Shannon, Ireland.
Olivia joined IAC in January of this year to support the global operations of the business and assist in leading the [...]
IAC Sponsors Mid-West Aviation Networking Event: July 7th, King Johns Castle
IAC are delighted to announce that the next Mid-West Aviation Networking Event will be taking place in King John's Castle, Limerick on Thursday 6th July 2017 at 7pm.
This event brings together Aviation professionals in the historic [...]
Alaska Airlines Unveils It’s “More to Love” Special Livery
Alaska Air Group unveiled at San Francisco, December 14, 2016 (the home of Virgin America) a special Alaska Airlines + Virgin America “More to Love” livery on N493AS. The merger of Alaska Airlines and Virgin America, provide an alternative to the [...]
New Livery Prototype Painted for Hawaiian Airlines
Hawaiian’s new branding was unveiled May 1 in Honolulu amid much fanfare in conjunction with the state’s Lei Day celebration. The new livery, freshly painted on a Boeing 717-200, was proudly painted under secrecy at IAC’s high desert [...]
IAC Celebrates Official US Brand Launch at MRO Americas Show in Orlando
International Aerospace Coatings, or IAC, unveiled its new brand identity in April at the MRO Americas show, replacing the Leading Edge, Associated Painters, and Eirtech Aviation identities that had been the pillars of the aircraft painting industry [...]
Arkia Unveil Vibrant Livery Painted at IAC Fiumicino
In May 2017, Arkia debuted its new livery on 4XEMC, an Embraer 195 recently completed in our Rome facility.
This vibrant new livery is a significant departure from the previous two-coloured blue and orange scheme, featuring multiple colours and [...]
Graduate Opportunities at IAC
In 2014, IAC rolled out an 18 month Production Management Graduate Programme as part of the overall company strategy to continue to develop our workforce to ensure they have the knowledge, skills and expertise required to meet business, personal [...]
IAC Singapore Complete Air Asia Tribute Livery
Photo © Dzul Jaafar - Jet Photos
In March 2017, IAC proudly completed a special tribute livery for AirAsia, dedicated to Group Chief Operating Officer, Anaz Ahmad Tajuddin.
Named ‘A Truly Passionate Allstar’. This AirAsia X A330-300 was [...]
Employee Spotlight: Robert Waddell
IAC is pleased to announce that Robert Waddell, former GM at AkzoNobel Aerospace Asia Pacific, has joined our team as Key Account Director in the Asia Pacific region.
As Key Account Director for Asia, Robert will be marketing and selling the IAC [...]
IAC ATTENDING THE FIRST AIRLINE ECONOMICS – DUBLIN AVIATION SUMMIT
IAC are pleased to announce that we will be attending Airline Economics ‘The Dublin Aviation Summit’ on the 16th and 17th of May. This is a new and exciting event to take place in Dublin, bringing together leading MRO’s, Financial Sectors [...]
IAC 2016 Year in Review and 2017 Look Ahead
2016 proved to be an eventful year, most notably with the rebrand from our three legacy companies to the new International Aerospace Coatings name. Leading Edge Aviation Services, Associated Painters and Eirtech Aviation merged legal entities and [...]
MRO Middle East 2017
Date : February 8-9, 2017
Location: Booth 232, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE
We are pleased to announce that the International Aerospace Coatings team will be attending MRO Middle East 2017.
If you would like to set up a meeting [...]
US Forest Service C-130
Our Fort Worth, Texas crew had the distinct pleasure and honor of painting another C-130 for the US Forest Service in mid-September. We are proud of our team of managers, painters and everyone involved in the completion of this amazing aircraft. [...]
Editor of Airways Magazine Interviews General Manager, Angelo Lacorte in Rome.
In September IAC welcomed Enrique Perrella, Editor of Airways Magazine, a U.S based publication to our Rome facility to meet with General Manager, Angelo Lacorte, to learn about the business operations and day to day tasks when it comes to painting [...]
The Tiger is Back – IAC Paint Rossiya Tiger Livery
In September IAC completed a special livery for Rossiya Airlines featuring the face of an Amur Tiger on the nose of a Boeing 747. As part of a collaboration with the ‘Amur Tiger Centre’ to raise awareness of the challenges of preserving and [...]
Leadership Changes in Victorville and Europe
Mr. Paul Dunphy / Mr. Declan O’Brien
Paul Dunphy takes over as General Manager of the flagship Victorville, California facility while previous General Manager, Declan O'Brien transitions back to Europe as Operations Manager for Rome and [...]
California Facility Assists in New Qantas Livery
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On October 27th, Qantas debuted its new livery on VH-QPJ, a freshly painted A330 from our Victorville, California facility. Our team was thrilled to play a part in the re-design, [...]
Cathal O’Rourke, Graduate Production Manager Shortlisted in 2016 Aviation Industry Awards
The 2016 Aviation Industry Awards Shortlist has been announced with many of Irelands most successful and emerging aviation businesses making the final cut.
This year’s black tie awards ceremony will take place on Wednesday December 7th at the [...]
IAC Completes United Airlines “Retro Continental Airlines” Paint Livery in Amarillo, TX.
In June, IAC completed a United Airlines “Retro Continental Airlines” Paint Livery in our Amarillo, Texas site.
The process for completing this special livery was that we first started with stripping and repainting the aircraft. This took our [...]
IAC Instrumental in the Completion of the Orbis ‘Flying Eye Hospital’
The Flying Eye Hospital is the world’s only state of the art mobile teaching hospital on board an MD-10 aircraft. The ‘Flying Eye Hospital’ is equipped with everything needed to unite the world to fight blindness. “The plane provides hands-on [...]