September 27, 2022
PKL has recently been recognized by Comparably as a company proud to hire veterans. Read the whole article here.
As an organization with approximately 90% of our employees being veterans, this is something we continue to focus on. We know that veterans bring a talented and unique skill set to PKL, allowing us to better serve our customers and maintain a company culture that our employees understand and value.
Thank you to all the veterans who make PKL great!
September 16, 2022
We are honored to have been selected by the Poway Awards Program as the winner of the best Aerospace Company for 2022. PKL has been headquartered in Poway, CA for over 15 years and are proud to be a part of the local community.
The Poway Award Program is focused on finding and recognizing companies that have demonstrated their ability to use various marketing methods to grow their business in spite of difficult economic times. Only one company is recognized in each category each year and we are grateful to be the recipient this year, in a community that has many successful and innovative companies throughout.
Per the award press release, “Each year, the Poway Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Poway area a great place to live, work and play.
Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2022 Poway Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the Poway Award Program and data provided by third parties.”
Read the press release here: https://poway.business-us-awards.com/PressReleaseub.aspx?cc=DMN2-YBTT-6ASS
August 25, 2022
PKL Services, Inc. (PKL) has received notice of award from prime contractor, 4M HR Logistics on 17 August 2022 that the team was the successful awardee of the Commander Naval Air Forces Atlantic (CNAL) Flight Line Maintenance Support contract located at VX-1, NAS Patuxent River, Patuxent River, MD.
The work for this Task Order will be providing O-level scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, logs and records support, and Technical Directive compliance on the MH-60R helicopter (Sikorsky), the E-2D tactical twin turboprop aircraft (Northrup Grumman), and the P-8A reconnaissance aircraft (Boeing) at Air Test and Evaluation Squadron-One (VX-1).
PKL will deliver services via a team of 17 full time employees at the VX-1 site. All of these positions fall under a collective bargaining agreement through the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace workers (District Lodge 4).
This three-year (base plus two one-year options) opportunity will begin transition on 1 October 2022 with the base period beginning on 1 November 2022. The contract is anticipated to end by 31 October 2025.
PKL’s CEO, Michael Naylor, stated “We are proud to serve VX-1’s flight line maintenance needs with our technical and logistical expertise. With our focus on quality management systems and processes, we look forward to supporting the work at Pax River with the squadron’s unique position in the military. PKL is honored to be a part of the VX-1 Pioneers team who ‘do it first’!”
PKL Services, Inc. was established in 2003, is headquartered in Poway, CA, and provides domestic and international aviation maintenance, operations, training, logistics and administrative support through experienced and qualified personnel.
July 28, 2022
PKL has recently been recognized by World Leader’s Magazine as one of the Most Innovative Aerospace Companies of 2022. We pride ourselves on our commitment to our customers and professionalism and with that comes our enduring efforts to find more effective and innovative ways to provide those services.
From moving towards a paperless company to more online resources for our employees to innovative training technologies included in our trademarked program, OmniSpec (R), we are constantly looking to improve how we operate as a company.
July 20, 2022
At PKL, we pride ourselves on our exceptional personnel. We also recognize that among those talented employees are skilled and thoughtful leaders.
This recognition, awarded by
Comparably, is based solely on sentiment feedback provided by current employees who anonymously rated PKL on
Comparably.com during a 12-month period. We thank all of our employees for their contribution and recognition for the hard work and dedication that our leaders across PKL exhibit.
Comparably is a leading workplace culture and corporate brand reputation platform with over 15 million anonymous employee ratings on 70,000 companies. With the most comprehensive data on large, medium, and small business organizations in nearly 20 different workplace categories – based on gender, ethnicity, age, experience, industry, location, education – it is one of the most used SaaS platforms for employer branding and a trusted third-party site for workplace culture and compensation.
We are honored to be listed among other incredible organizations of all sizes.
June 16, 2022
PKL has been featured in a recent article by Comparably for recognition of companies that provide great health benefit plans for their employees. While most of our employees are retired military who come with their own benefit plans, we’re proud to offer a great benefit plan set for those who need it as well as a variety of ancillary plans to augment the benefits our veterans have.
June 1, 2022
PKL is honored to be recognized by “Beyond Exclamation” as one of the five Most Promising Aviation Service Providers for 2022. We are proud of our reputation for being a leader in recruiting, hiring, and managing skilled personnel for aviation services. At PKL, we are committed to quality in all aspects of our organization and being recognized as a leader in this industry only further enforces our commitment to our employees and our customers.
May 17, 2022
PKL’s founder and chairman, Samuel Flores, Jr., was recognized by the San Diego SWAT for his donation to the team. Mr. Flores was presented the MP5 Auto on May 17, 2022 for his $500K donation to the San Diego SWAT Team during the SWAT Golf Tournament Oct, 20 2021.
From left to right:
Lieutenant Erwin Manansala
SWAT XO Lieutenant Bill Brown SWAT CO
Executive Assistant Chief of Police Chris McGrath – Former SRT. Long time Swat member
Samuel Flores, Jr.
Chief of Police David Nisleit
Operational Support Captain Dan Grubbs – Former SRT. Extensive swat experience
May 4, 2022
For the third year in a row, PKL has been awarded the status of “Veteran Ready” by VETS – Beyond the Uniform. This recognition represents our dedication and commitment to hiring veterans and supporting their transitions to the civilian workforce.
At PKL, we retain an average 90% of veteran personnel across our company. We understand and appreciate the unique skill sets these employees bring from their military experience to help us better serve our customers.
The VETS – Beyond the Uniform program provides military veterans free access to a wide range of services including specialized assessments, one-on-one coaching & mentoring, video interview packages, and access to hundreds of workshops to support the missing skills & certifications to help them successfully integrate and be effective in the civilian workforce. We are proud to be recognized by this organization for another year.
