Pilatus is to acquire the Pilatus-focused aircraft maintenance business from Aero Centers Epps. The deal should close later this year.

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Aero Center Epps Atlanta is the only full-service, integrated FBO at the DeKalb-Peachtree airport in Atlanta, Georgia. It is the result of a collaboration between SAR Trilogy Management and family-owned Epps Aviation.