History/Timeline/Mission

Go With LAUNCH.

As the world’s largest workforce solution for the aviation industry, no other company can match LAUNCH’s customer-driven and technologically advanced systems, our steadfast professionalism, and our deep commitment to both our clients and our contractors.
We will continue to leverage the LAUNCH brand, leadership team and platform to deliver leading-edge solutions to new and existing clients. Our unwavering commitment to all our stakeholders will remain our motivation to pursue responsible growth – both organically and through acquisition, consistently exceed expectations and surpass our competition in integrity, innovation and performance.
We will continue to challenge conventional wisdom and take measured risks to rise above the status quo. We will continue to pave the way for new ideas to revolutionize business and go beyond perceived limits in order to transform the lives of our associates, clients and contractors.
We lead. We partner. We care.
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2011

LAUNCH Founded

2013

LAUNCH First Exhibited at MRO Americas
Created Working Heroes

2015

LAUNCH Avionics Created

2016

LAUNCH Professional Created

2017

JANUARY
Military Friendly Designation Received
MARCH
Corporate Headquarters Relocated and Expanded
APRIL
Joint Venture in Xiamen, China
JUNE
LAUNCH TEAMS Introduced
AUGUST
LAUNCH Received FAA Part 145 Repair Station Certificate
SEPTEMBER
48-hr Wi-Fi Installation Recognized as Best in Class
OCTOBER
Acquired Aviation Managed Solutions (AMS)
LAUNCH Received Transport Canada Authorization

2018

JANUARY
Military Friendly Designation Received
FEBRUARY
Strategic Investment by Argentum
MARCH
Acquired PlaneTechs & TransTechs
MAY
LAUNCH CEO Mike Guagenti Named EY Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist
SEPTEMBER
Opened Renton, WA Office
OCTOBER
LAUNCH Trabajos Introduced

2019

JANUARY
Military Friendly Designation Received
MAY
LAUNCH Formed Joint Venture with Delta Air Lines
AUGUST
LAUNCH Global Solutions, Inc. Created
NOVEMBER
Received 2019 Gold HIRE Vets Medallion Award from the US Dept of Labor

2020

JANUARY
Military Friendly Designation Received
MARCH
Named to Forbes’ America’s Best Startup Employers 2020 List
Secured Euro-Equivalent (EASA) of 145 Certificate
AUGUST
Ranked No. 1621 on Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
OCTOBER
Listed No. 11 on Crain’s Chicago Business Fast 50
Victorville, CA Office Opened
NOVEMBER
Received 2020 Gold HIRE Vets Medallion Award from the US Dept of Labor

2021

JANUARY
Military Friendly Designation Received
FEBRUARY
LAUNCH Formed Strategic Alliance with SeaTec Consulting

LAUNCH Won 2021 Best of Staffing Client & Talent Awards

 

MAY
Listed No. 36 on Crain’s Chicago Business Fast 50
JUNE
LAUNCH Formed Alliance with Wichita State’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR)
JULY
AS9100 Certification & AS9110 Certification Received
LAUNCH Academy Established
AUGUST
LAUNCH & Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) Announced Partnership

2022

JANUARY
LAUNCH Career Advancement Program (LCAP) Initiated
LAUNCH Career Advancement Program
Military Friendly Designation Received
MARCH
LAUNCH Global Access Program Introduced
SEPTEMBER
LAUNCH Partnership with Sigma Solutions Established

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OCTOBER
LAUNCH Expanded to New Corporate Headquarters

 

 

2023

JANUARY
Military Friendly Designation Received
2023 Silver Military Friendly Employer
APRIL
eLAUNCHNow Introduced

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LAUNCH Forms Partnership with Aspire MRO
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2024

JANUARY
Military Friendly Designation Received