About C&L Aero

Founded in 1937, the original company, located in Hayward, CA., was  known as the American-Air Instrument Repair Company, and was a teaching school for the repair and alteration of aircraft instruments. In 1943, the company moved to the Oakland airport and dropped the teaching aspect of the business. Renamed A.I.R. Corporation, the company became one of most respected repair facilities in the western states and provided valuable services to the aviation community and the United States military. In April of 2000, all assets of the company were purchased and relocated to Redding, CA,and in December of 2000, C & L Aero was launched.

Jeffrey Connolly has approximately 23 years experience in the repair of aircraft instruments and oxygen components, having first been hired and trained by an FAA repair facility in June of 1980. During that time, he
has worked on numerous components for a variety of projects, including high altitude gliders, sky diving, and ballooning. He has also assisted in converting the instrumentation in Soviet MIGS to a western display
format, and has even serviced aircraft instruments implemented in open water racing boats and recreational vehicles. In the early 1990's, he performed pitot-static and transponder tests on all types of airplanes, from 1940's-era tail draggers to sailplanes; cropdusters to all manner of general aviation and corporate aircraft. He has held the position of instrument shop technician, oxygen shop technician, instrument shop supervisor, oxygen shop supervisor, inspector and chief inspector and has held FAA repairman certificates in both the Instrument class and the Emergency Equipment class for service of oxygen supply components.

Linda Lundeen has extensive experience in the ownership and management of a business operation, having owned numerous businesses in the past. She has attended and successfully completed a four year apprenticeship program at the Naval Air Station in Alameda, CA and was employed at the Naval Air Rework Facility for twenty two years and as a flight line mechanic for four of those. She is familiar with the various aspects of aircraft and of overhaul maintenance. Since the inception of C & L Aero, Linda has developed many contacts in the aviation industry and is an invaluable source for procuring those hard to find items.

We are current members of the Cessna Pilots Association (CPA member #44524) and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (member # 04173803).