1939
- Henry ‘Sandy’ Laughlin Jr. joins the United States Army Air Corps
- Earns the rank of Major and commands a squadron of B-29 Bombers the Pacific Theater of World War II
1945
- Sandy returns to civilian life after the war
1948
- Sandy opens North Atlantic Aviation in Beverly, Massachusetts
1953
- Sandy sells his first Aero Commander
- Sandy travels to Oshkosh, WI to purchase his first Cessna aircraft to sell, but after seeing the Aero Commander, cancels his order and flies home in a Commander 520
1963
- Sandy sells North Atlantic Aviation and moves to Portland, ME
1969
- The start of Northeast Air in Portland, ME, which consisted of a single hangar connect to an administrative building
1978
- Northeast Air begins fueling commercial airline flights out of Portland, ME
1979
- An extension of the original hangar is built to house the avionics shop, conveniently name the ‘avionics hangar’
1983
- Sandy’s son, Henry A. Laughlin III, completes his private pilot training in Beverley, MA
1984
- After leaving the computer industry, Henry joins his father in the family business at Northeast Air
1986
- Henry and Sandy complete an impressive sale of 10 Aero Commander 690s to the Australian Coast Watch, which would go on to be used in anti-drug running missions off the coast of northern Australia
1996
- Construction begins on new FBO building, featuring nearly 19,000 square foot hangar; it is completed two years later
1998
- Henry and his business partners begin Pro Star Aviation at Boston-Manchester Regional Airport
2000
- Northeast Air takes on all airline support services, including ground support handling and de-icing, at Portland International Jetport.
2009
- Henry secures territory for the Northeastern dealership of the highly successful Pilatus franchise, featuring the well-known PC-12; Pro Star Pilatus Service Center begins.
2015
- Henry’s son, Jesse, completes his Private Pilot training in Augusta, ME
2016
- Northeast Air completes a 2 year long project to update and upgrade its General Aviation terminal to a modern, state-of-the-art facility
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NorthEast Air
UNICOM 122.95
24-Hour Toll Free Number:
(877) 354 7881
1011 Westbrook Street,
Portland, ME 04102
Repair Station FTUR030E
Phone: (207) 774-6318
Text: (207) 613-5531
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Alec Kindred ,
Director of Maintenance
Ricky Vigue,
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