The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved Alpha Aircraft Services of America Inc. as an official certified repair station at New Braunfels Municipal Airport.

The company is now certified to maintain and repair Fairchild Merlin and Metro aircraft.

"Alpha Aircraft Services has sought to obtain FAA approval for our repair station as a way to improve both our service and support of this growing sector of our business," President Alpha Aircraft Kirby D. Dockal says.

Alpha Aircraft Services is a global provider of maintenance and repair services.