Private jet charter company, flyExclusive, has been announced as a winner in the 2025 Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings calendar contest for exceptional aircraft paint schemes. This is the third year in a row that flyExclusive was recognized by Sherwin-Williams for aircraft painting achievement and the first time in the contest’s history that one company received recognition for two projects within the same calendar year. The winning aircraft—a Hawker 800XP and a Beechcraft 350—were painted at flyExclusive’s state-of-the-art, 12,000 square foot electrostatic painting and coating facility in Kinston, NC.
“This recognition, combined with our strong order book for 2025, is a testament to the quality and precision that our MRO teams delivers every day,” said Mike Guina, chief commercial officer of flyExclusive. “When we were awarded Part 145 Certification in 2023, we knew that our mandate was to build one of the finest MRO divisions in the United States. I’m pleased to report that our industry peers, partners—and most importantly, our customers—are taking note of the superior quality of our work, our attention to detail and our obsession with customer satisfaction.”
flyExclusive’s electrostatic painting and coating facility is the first of its kind in the Southeastern United States and can accommodate aircraft as large as the Gulfstream IV and Falcon 900. Delivering premium aircraft exterior design services for both flyExclusive and other operators, senior paint team members each bring more than 20 years of experience to the operation.
“We were again amazed with the quality and variety of the calendar submissions we received, from kit planes to military aircraft to large business jets,” said Julie Voisin, Sherwin-Williams market segment manager,aerospace, original equipment interior and commercial refinish. “It is truly amazing the design quality and what the painters are able to accomplish.”
To date, flyExclusive’s paint team has completed work on Citation, Gulfstream, Hawker, King Air, Falcon, and Bombardier aircraft. The facility features:
– Three 12,000-square-foot hangars with a full downdraft booth and full filtration systems to minimize emissions
– Climate-controlled conditions with enough hangar space to accommodate a Gulfstream G-IVSP aircraft
– An electrostatic paint process that creates tremendous efficiency in materials, reducing cost and mitigating downtime for faster return to service
flyExclusive’s MRO division operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with the objective to perform repairs overnight to optimize aircraft uptime. The Company’s MRO facilities span more than 100,000 square feet, including its nearly 80,000 square feet of shop, interiors, avionics, and maintenance facilities.