Aerospace startup opens at Brookley

MOBILE, Ala. - AeroStar Inc., a startup located at Mobile's Brookley Aeroplex, plans to repair and overhaul hydraulic and pneumatic airplane components. The company is led by Greg Guzman, a former sales executive for Fokker Airinc, a components repair firm in Fairhope, Ala. The company wants to employ 10 people by the end of the year. The 8,000 square-foot building that AeroStar renovated on the south end of Michigan Avenue could hold up to 25 employees, Guzman said. (Source: Mobile Press-Register, 07/22/11)