Signature Aviation
A Signature Aviation private terminal | |
| Formerly | BBA Aviation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aviation |
| Founded | W. Wilson Cobbett Ltd 1879 Scandinavia Belting 1911 British Belting & Asbestos 1925 BBA Group 1967 BBA Aviation 2007 Signature Aviation 2019 |
| Headquarters | Orlando, Florida |
Key people | Tony Lefebvre (CEO) |
| Services | Private Aviation Terminals |
| Revenue | US$1,413.9 million (2020) |
| US$192.8 million (2020) | |
| US$(19.0) million (2020) | |
Number of employees | 8,000 (2021) |
| Website | www.signatureaviation.com |
Signature Aviation is a multinational aviation services company headquartered in Orlando, Florida. The company was founded as W. Wilson Cobbett Ltd in 1879 and subsequently specialised in the manufacture of industrial supplies, particularly in the automotive and aviation sectors. During World War II, the company produced materials for British military aircraft, such as the Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, and Hawker Typhoon. During the 1980s and 1990s, the firm decided to increasingly orientate itself towards the aviation industry via a string of acquisitions and divestitures. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange until it was acquired by Cascade Investment, Blackstone Group, and private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners in May 2021.