Plane Place Aviation technician working on aircraft wing
About Plane Place Aviation

Big Enough to Handle.
Small Enough to Care.

Plane Place Aviation is an FAA Part 145 repair station in Cleburne, Texas that exclusively serves Hawker, Citation, and Challenger operators. We deliver deep airframe expertise, reliable turnaround times, and transparent pricing — all backed by founders who still run the company.

Our Story

How We Got Here

Plane Place Aviation was founded in 2022 by Tristan Noe and Travis Roberson — two veterans of the aircraft maintenance world. Both spent years on MRO floors, much of that time turning wrenches on aircraft owned by charter operators, and later in aircraft maintenance management. They'd seen what the industry did well, what it kept getting wrong, and where customers walked away frustrated.

So they started Plane Place Aviation with a simple brief: a shop where operators feel confident handing over their aircraft, and a place where the people doing the work want to come in every day. Tristan and Travis are still on the floor — not in a corporate office — answering the questions and signing the work.

That's what specialization buys you. We only work on Hawker, Citation, and Challenger aircraft. Every tool, every procedure, every technician's reps point at the same three airframe families. The result isn't a “first-class experience” — it's the right answer, the first time.

Tristan Noe & Travis Roberson, Co-Founders
Business jet in the Plane Place Aviation hangar
Hangar 98 · Cleburne, TX · Est. 2022
Leadership

The Team Behind the Work.

Tristan Noe, Co-Founder / Director of Maintenance

Tristan Noe

Co-Founder / Director of Maintenance

Travis Roberson, Co-Founder / VP of Maintenance

Travis Roberson

Co-Founder / VP of Maintenance

Ron Larson, Accountable Manager

Ron Larson

Accountable Manager

Ron Reiling, Sales Manager

Ron Reiling

Sales Manager

Chris Zamora, Citation Lead

Chris Zamora

Citation Lead

Angel Zamora, Hawker Lead

Angel Zamora

Hawker Lead

Dalton Friesenhahn, Challenger Lead

Dalton Friesenhahn

Challenger Lead

Plane Place Aviation operations
Plane Place Aviation team
Plane Place Aviation facility
Certifications

Precise. Professional. Attentive.

Plane Place Aviation is an FAA-certified Part 145 repair station with full authorization to perform airframe maintenance, inspection, repair, and alteration on Hawker, Citation, and Challenger aircraft. Our Part 145 certification is the FAA's gold standard for independent MRO facilities — it confirms our quality control, training, tooling, and recordkeeping meet the same regulatory bar that OEM-authorized service centers operate under. We're also AFAC-approved to support Mexico-registered operators.

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FAA Part 145 Repair Station

Independent FAA-approved repair station serving Texas, Oklahoma, and beyond. Full airframe maintenance, inspection, and alteration authorization.

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Mexico AFAC Certification

Authorized to perform maintenance on Mexican-registered aircraft.

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AOG Mobile Response — TX & OK

Mobile maintenance team on call for Aircraft on Ground emergencies across Texas and Oklahoma. When your aircraft is down, we come to you.

Location

Cleburne, Texas — KCPT

40,000 sq ft of hangar space across three hangars at Cleburne Regional Airport — 30 minutes south of DFW. Lower operating costs than Love Field or Addison translate directly to better value for our customers, with comfortable lounge and office space for visiting crews.

1650 Airport Dr, Hangar 98

Cleburne, TX 76033

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