OUR TEAM
Andy Johnson
President and Owner
Andy launched his aviation career at an early age, earning his pilot’s license at the age of 19. After graduating from Central Texas College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aviation Management, he progressed through several aircraft parts distribution companies before beginning his own in 1984, Avionics International Supply, which was sold in 2010. Prior to that, and to increase his capability to serve the aviation marketplace, he launched Aerospace Instrument Support in 1995. As an aircraft owner, Andy recognizes great customer service and continuously seeks to instill those best-practices inside his own organization. As a business owner, he has had great success placing integrity above all else.
Adam Johnson
Vice President & General Manager
Adam has over 10 years of experience working at Aerospace Instrument Support and its former sister company, Avionics International Supply, as its Regional Sales Manager. Serving in the combined administrative/business development roles, he is responsible for vendor and customer relations, as well as project tracking and finance. A private pilot, Adam holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Stephen F. Austin State University.
Michael Culbreth
Business Development Manager
Michael joined Aerospace Instruments Support in 2021 to work for Andy Johnson, whom he had known for several years .
His aviation career started in the US Air Force and after his discharge he continued his aviation career in the DFW area until he accepted a job in Tulsa, OK with the Cessna dealership. While working for Cessna he attended Rogers State Collage and studied for his degree in Business management as well as getting his private pilots license. In 1990 he relocated to Florida and worked for Banyan Air Service and became their Director of Operations. Michael went on from there to The Hawker Beechcraft service center in Tampa FL for 11 years before retiring and moving to Denton, TX to be near his children.
Mike Newlin
Director of Maintenance
Mike Join AIS in 2022 as the lead mechanic but was quickly moved to Director of Maintenance due to his superior performance in the maintenance department. Mike has held a wide range of positions from structural repair/fabrications and sheet metal work to typical A&P functions and has a total of 17 years of experience. He has previously served as DOM responsible for 17 aircraft operating in 4 different states showing his ability to manage multiple projects, employees and locations all while delivering a safe product to the customer.
Bobby Faulks
Avionics Manager
Bobby joined Aerospace Instrument Support nearly five years ago, bringing along with him an excellent reputation in the general aviation community and career experience in several high-level aerospace positions. Holding an FAA Repairman Certificate, he has performed a significant number of avionics installations and modifications over the past 15 years, and is careful to keep abreast of constantly changing avionics technologies, FAA certification requirements, and quality control and safety guidelines, so customers can have confidence that his work and that of his team has been done correctly. In addition, Bobby also has extensive knowledge of component repairs on various gyros, flight directors, indicators, and many other types of aircraft instrumentation.
John Niccum
Structures Manager
John’s career in aircraft structural and component repair has led to an impressive accumulation of knowledge and experience, which is a big benefit for Aerospace Instrument Support. Having worked at large MRO providers, including AAR, DynCorp International, and others, repairing components on a variety of commercial airline, corporate and military aircraft (fixed and rotary-winged), John’s presence helps to guide the expansion plans of Aerospace Instrument Support and customer support.
Brenda Leavell
Chief Inspector & Quality Assurance
Brenda’s career in aviation has spanned four decades with much of that time spent as a gyro/instrument repair technician. She has held several positions as Lead Technician, Inspector and General Manager/Co-Owner of several shops in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Holding a FAA Repairman’s Certificate, Brenda’s wealth of experience in the instrument business and noted repair skills led her to Aerospace Instrument Support, where she now serves as Chief Inspector/Quality Assurance.