Columbia Air Services, an FAA certified repair station and Daher TBM Distributor, is excited to announce a new expansion to support their growing fleet of TBM owners and operators. After more than a year of due diligence and hard work, they are announcing a new expansion bringing their factory authorized Daher service and sales to the beautiful state of West Virginia. Columbia’s new sister shop will be housed in an updated and modern 24,000 square foot office and hangar complex at Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport, KMRB, in Martinsburg, WV.

“We’ve spent a lot of time working on our 3 to 5-year plan at Columbia.  We examined a lot of potential locations before discovering the ideal scenario at MRB. We believe this expansion will allow us to better serve owners and operators to our south and west and provide more maintenance accessibility to a larger portion of the TBM fleet of aircraft overall,” says Director of Maintenance, Adam Stino.

In addition to a beautiful executive hangar, the new service site at MRB boasts an over 16,000 sq foot apron, a fantastic FBO offering CAA fuel pricing, a top-notch staff, and a wonderful on-field eatery, the Crosswinds Cafe. The new location is widely accessible to the Metro DC area and lies in the southern half of their extensive TBM sales territory. It has proximity to both Dulles and Baltimore international airports for customer convenience.

“We are thrilled to have Columbia Air Services at MRB! We have been looking for a highly regarded operator to complement our offerings for many years. Columbia Air Services isn’t just a good fit; they are the perfect fit!  Columbia will be a great addition to our airport.” ~ Nicolas Diehl, CEO, Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport

Columbia Air Services has developed an impressive reputation in support of general aviation and multiple OEM representations over the last forty-five years based on their experience and excellence. The goal is to mirror that same dedication and ethos in West Virginia.

“The name Columbia means something in our industry. The trust and loyalty our customers place in us means everything to a legacy company like this ours. I’m so proud of the success we’ve built over these last four decades, and even more proud to watch it grow and expand with this amazing team behind it,” says co-shareholder, Arthur Maurice

The team at MRB will feature a few familiar faces. Andrew Benoff, currently serving as Service Manager at KGON, has signed on to lead the new team In West Virginia. He had this to say about this exciting new evolution for the company.

“We are excited to see this expansion take off. With the easy flight from KGON to KMRB, we are going to be able to facilitate a regular exchange of talent. We will be sending down the veteran techs our customers know well, and bringing up our newer, turbine techs to KGON on a rotating basis. This constant immersive training between our facilities will create a seamless transition for our clients and assure that they receive the same Columbia Air quality and consistency in both our shops.”

Columbia Air Services at KMRB will offer the same FAA Certified, factory-authorized Daher service and avionics work as well as Daher New & Preowned sales with TBM sales specialist, Chris Riley also basing out of the MRB location.  

CEO, Melissa Duzguner, weighs in on the company’s plan and the cross-departmental approach to building the future at MRB.

“We are committed to making this expansion a success, which means taking our time and doing it the right way. To us, that means finding the right individuals who understand and appreciate our company values. We want our customers to walk into either location and to know they are with the same trusted team, providing the same world-class service they have come to expect from our people.”   

Columbia Air plans to be open and operational at the MRB site in the first quarter of 2026. The company is planning to hold a soft opening/open house in early December for customers, Daher personnel and key representatives from the state of West Virginia who have been most supportive in their expansion efforts.