Coltala Aerospace, a Texas-based aerospace platform backed by Coltala Holdings, announced the appointment of Phil Bathurst as president of Coltala Aerospace, bringing more than three decades of leadership experience building and scaling aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) organizations across the global aerospace aftermarket.
Coltala Aerospace is building a long-term aerospace platform focused on mission-critical services supporting commercial aviation and national defense.
Bathurst most recently served as CEO at Aspire MRO, a Fortress Investment Group–backed MRO started in Fort Worth, Texas to support the B777 P2F modifications. Aspire MRO grew from 30 employees to more than 500 employees in a three-year period and now has the capabilities of supporting five lines of P2F modifications. Earlier in his career, he held senior leadership roles across major aerospace maintenance operations and technology platforms including Embraer, EmpowerMX, Aviation Techni
