Air Tractor Inc

OLNEY, TX – Aerial application aircraft manufacturer Air Tractor, Inc. announced the appointment of three new dealers for Air Tractor sales and service in Brazil. Alejandro Moreno of AGSUR AVIONES, S.A., Jack Frost of Frost Flying, Inc. and Grant Lane of Lane Aviation, Inc. will share the dealership responsibilities in the country.

Kristin Edwards, Air Tractor’s Vice-President, Sales said, “We recognize that Brazil is a very large country with a growing agricultural economy. With such a large market, we believe that it is beneficial to have more than one dealer assigned to the territory. Frost and Lane have excellent track records of sales and customer service in the United States, and we’re excited to add AGSUR AVIONES to the Air Tractor team, as they are conveniently located in Argentina.” She continued, “We think the Brazilian aerial applicators will have excellent service from any of these three dealers.”

AGSUR AVIONES’ headquarters for sales and service is in the city of Pergamino, located about 200 km northwest of Buenos Aires, Argentina. From this location, the company will offer the full line of Air Tractor agricultural aircraft, as well as the AT-802F single engine air tanker for aerial firefighting. The Pergamino FBO has a full-time administrative staff and also has a shop dedicated to Air Tractor maintenance and repair with factory-trained technicians. AGSUR AVIONES is certified to provide a wide range of airframe and engine maintenance and repair, including PT6 hot section inspection. The Pergamino headquarters and the organization’s satellite facilities have an inventory of Air Tractor parts to support operators in Argentina and Brazil. In Brazil, AGSUR AVIONES will provide Air Tractor sales and support through a network of allied representatives and service providers.

Alejandro Moreno, General Manager of AGSUR said, “We are happy to be Air Tractor’s newest dealer. We are dedicated to offering aerial applicators in our area the best equipment, service and latest technology to help Brazil’s ag operators maintain peak performance, safety and efficiency."

John Mishler of Crosslands International will be assisting AGSUR AVIONES with Air Tractor sales, marketing and support to customers in Brazil. Mishler has more than 13 years of experience in the South American market, and is well known by customers in the region. Mishler is based in Arlington, Texas and travels frequently to South America.

Frost Flying is a full-line, full-service Air Tractor dealer serving customers in the U.S. and in Central and South America from the company’s headquarters in Marianna, Arkansas. As one of Air Tractor’s leading dealerships, Frost Flying has an extensive Air Tractor parts department, along with a complete Air Tractor maintenance facility with the ability to provide a range of Air Tractor factory-authorized maintenance and repair services, including annual inspections, hot section inspections, wing spar cap replacement, as well as Del Norte and Wingman installations.

Owner Jack Frost said, “Since our beginnings as an aerial application operator in 1972, Frost Flying has always been a service-oriented company, where customer satisfaction is the number one priority. We’re excited about this opportunity to serve aerial applicators in Brazil.”

Grant Lane, owner and president of Lane Aviation has developed many long-standing customers in the southern hemisphere and continues supporting them with new aircraft and Air Tractor parts and service. Lane Aviation has made a significant commitment to become a one-call Air Tractor parts source, with a responsive shipping staff and a computerized parts inventory. Responding to the demanding schedules of today’s ag operators, Lane Aviation’s parts staff quickly fills orders and provides the right parts when they are needed. Lane Aviation also sells, installs and supports a range of aerial application accessories, including GPS positioning technology, flow monitors, pumps, valves and spreaders.

Full-time Air Tractor service technicians and an aircraft inspector at Lane Aviation handle every kind of aircraft maintenance and repair service for Lane Aviation customers, from routine inspections and periodic airframe maintenance to major engine repairs and exchanges.

Said Lane, “We’re pleased to be the Air Tractor dealer for many of the leading aerial applicators in North, Central and South America. Our customers tell us that they like working with us because we respond to their needs quickly and help them find better ways to be more profitable and productive.”

More information about Lane Aviation is available at its website: www.laneaviation.com. Contact Grant Lane at +1 281 342 5451 or send e-mail to: glane@laneav.com.

To contact Frost Flying, telephone Jack Frost at +1 870 295 6213, or send an e-mail to jrfrost47@hotmail.com. On the Internet, go to www.frostflying.com.

To learn more about AGSUR AVIONES, S.A., contact Alejandro Moreno at
+54 2477 432090, or send e-mail to amoreno@waycomnet.com.ar. In the United States, contact John Mishler at +1 817 492 0336, or send e-mail to john@crosslandsinternational.com. The company’s website address is: www.agsuraviones.com.ar

In business since 1974, Air Tractor, Inc. manufactures more aircraft for the agricultural aviation industry than any other company in the world at its production facilities in Olney, Texas. For more information about Air Tractor aircraft, contact Air Tractor, Inc. at +1 940 564 5616. Additional information can also be found at the Air Tractor website: www.airtractor.com.