Archive for 2020
November 25, 2020
PKL continues to employ nearly 90% of our personnel as a Veteran population. We are proud to be a Veteran friendly company and continue to pursue opportunities to recruit and retain these skilled personnel.
This is why we are grateful to the recognition from Military.com for our status as a Veteran Friendly company and we will proudly continue to adhere to our Veteran Hiring Pledge to provide as many positions as possible to those transitioning from the military.
October 14, 2020
We are incredibly proud of our employees and how they have helped us to navigate the many challenges of 2020. It has been a tumultuous year for many, PKL included. However, through the dedication of our employees and their commitment to both professional excellence and health measures, PKL has not only maintained our business success, but persevered to gain new contracts as well.
As a result of this, the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce recognized our efforts and achievements this year, awarding us one of the three finalist spots for their Small Business Awards for the 2020 Success Story. While we didn’t ultimately “win” the top spot, we are honored to have been recognized for everything our employees have achieved this year.
We are proud of the work we do with all of our customers and look forward to continuing to serve each of them.
October 8, 2020
PKL has proudly employed many veterans since our founding in 2003. The work we do often requires a unique skill set only found in highly trained veterans. As a result, we typically retain approximately 90% of our workforce as military veterans.
This dedication to hiring veterans has been recognized by “Beyond the Uniform” (https://vetsbeyondtheuniform.com/) as they have awarded us the prestigious “Veteran Ready” status. This means that we are a Veteran Employer of Choice and that we continue to support veterans within our company.
PKL understands that our success is the direct result of our employees and their dedication to our customers. We applaud each and every one of them and thank them for their continued service.
September 15, 2020
PKL Services, Inc. has received notice of award for performance as a subcontractor to United Support Services, Inc. (USS). PKL will provide Material Management and Logistic Support for the newly acquired F-35 aircraft at Naval Air Station Lemoore (NASL) and Naval Air Station Fallon (NASF).
USS and PKL will support this newly identified workload with a mission critical contractor team responsible for the management of inventory, warehouse operations, transportation, and preservation, packaging, packing, and marking (PPP&M) for F-35 materials.
USS, a San Diego based Certified 8(a), HUBZone and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) acknowledged the award made by NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center San Diego (FLCSD), via the SeaPort-NxG contract on August 31, 2020.
PKL’s CEO and President, Patrick “Paddy” Gough, stated “We are thrilled to be able to work with USS and to support the Navy’s F-35 program. Our Team, combined, has done a fantastic job ramping up for this work in less than two weeks. We are honored to welcome the newest employees to PKL.”
PKL Services, Inc. was established in 2003, is headquartered in Poway, CA, and provides both U.S. and Allied Military Services with experienced and qualified personnel to execute aerospace maintenance, training, and logistics management services.
August 24, 2020
PKL recently produced an innovative pre-flight inspection simulation, called “The Pre-Flight Challenge,” for regional flight training school, Flex Air. Operating from airfields in San Diego, Texas, and Kansas, Flex Air is a 2019 AOPA Distinguished Flight School with a cutting-edge vision for future flight training.
Partnering with our simulation expert, ST Engineering, and Flex Air’s President and CEO, Mr. Paul Wynns, PKL created a virtual aerodrome experience with life-like renderings of a Cessna 172, parking apron, taxiways, and hangars–to immerse users in an authentic airfield environment. We then virtually replicated a point-to-point pre-flight inspection checklist procedure, in both tutorial and assessment modes with real-time progress feedback, creating a multi-sensory experience for prospective flight school students.
PKL Training Manager, Ms. Kim Robling, believes this project further demonstrates the broad application, and tangible value, of PKL’s trademarked training system, OmniSpec. “The distinguishing quality of OmniSpec is our ability to create blended learning regimes, from traditional classroom to mixed reality courseware, and then integrate those regimes with active learning nodes ranging from instructor centered (push) to student centered (pull). This is how we create local, on-demand, and fully customized training solutions for our customers.”
To experience the Flex Air Pre-Flight Challenge first hand, please visit https://goflexair.com/preflightchallenge
To learn more about PKL’s OmniSpec Training System, visit us at http://www.pklservices.com/capabilities/omnispec/
June 4, 2020
On May 15, 2020 PKL was awarded a new commercial training contract supporting the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) in Bangkok, Thailand. The contract award, with a total value of approximately $1.8 million in the first year of execution, helps RTAF create a modern maintenance training center outfitted with full virtual training capability and a customized Basics of Aircraft Maintenance Course (BAMC). PKL is teamed with Raydant International Company, LTD, our Thai partner, and Singapore Technologies Engineering Electronics, our simulation provider, to deliver this contract.
The RTAF Training Center will be a centralized hub featuring cutting-edge technologies like computer-based training, augmented reality, and virtual reality. These technologies will integrate PKL’s trademarked OmniSpec Training System, providing full-spectrum, on-demand, and blended learning. Additionally, PKL will provide a cadre of professional instructors to teach and manage the course.
Phase 1 of the contract is a nine-month curriculum, courseware, and equipment development period that culminates with the opening of the Training Center in early 2021. BAMC training classes will start soon after, at approximately one class per Quarter, and continue annually thereafter.
This new award follows on the heels of two other recent PKL wins in Thailand–a baseline assessment of Thai Aviation Industries’ (TAI) Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facilities, and, a C-130H engine technical training contract, also supporting TAI.
April 30, 2020
In early 2020 PKL Services, Inc. expanded its international growth strategy and gained two new contracts in Bangkok, Thailand. Together, these two contracts form the vanguard of what we believe will be more extensive workload in Thailand and Southeast Asia in the coming years.
In January 2020, PKL Services, Inc. teamed with Raydant International Company, LTD and Mustang Services, LLC to form Team PKL and conduct a Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) Baseline Assessment for Thai Aviation Industries (TAI). TAI is a significant aviation service center in Bangkok providing a full range of support services to Thai military aviation. During the Baseline Assessment, Team PKL provided a comprehensive survey of two major MRO facilities, including 13 independent lines of operation covering facilities, equipment, maintenance planning and operations, supply chain management, quality management, Depot planning and scheduling, to name a few. More importantly, Team PKL synthesized the assessment results and produced a cohesive MRO Modernization Roadmap; a detailed plan for phased growth to help TAI transform into a regional center of excellence throughout SE Asia.
Leveraging this partnership with TAI and reflecting TAI’s confidence in Team PKL, in March 2020, we were awarded a follow-on contract to support TAI’s C-130H repair line, specifically the T56 Engine Quick Engine Change (QEC) training. For this contract, Team PKL will develop a fully customized T56 Engine QEC Familiarization Course (“QEC Fam Course”) to be presented at TAI’s facility in Bangkok. The QEC Fam Course will teach TAI maintenance technicians the fundamentals and best practices of engine support and QEC processes. Team PKL will also deploy three T56 Engine instructors to Bangkok to present the course and provide on-the-job training in support of T-56 Engine QEC.
PKL’s CEO, Patrick “Paddy” Gough had this to say about the new contract: “We are excited about this new work within Thailand and look forward to a positive relationship working with TAI.”
April 27, 2020
PKL is proud to announce that we were awarded, by the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), as one of a select group of companies to receive the California Competes Tax Credit (CCTC). The purpose of this tax credit is to help us generate and keep more jobs in California.
As an applicant to the CCTC, PKL Services, Inc. was evaluated based on twelve different factors, including our strategic importance to the state and the San Diego region. This is a competitive application and we are grateful for the award that we can use to further ensure job opportunities in California and remain competitive for more contracts in California.
For more information on the CCTC, visit this website: https://business.ca.gov/california-competes-tax-credit/
