"I would and do recommend your tugs to any one who asks me about them. As a matter of fact I did that to one of our customers yesterday. I come in contact with many pilots and mechanics in my duties at Cessna. We have had several who wanted a picture our (your) bright red tug connected to their new Cessna as they were preparing to leave.
"Our new tug has worked great in the few months that we have had it. Thanks for building such a great product."
Richard Buzzell | flight line crew, Cessna Aircraft Company | www.cessna.com
"I just wanted to let you know how happy we are with the outstanding customer service we receive from your company, and Steven Hill in particular. When we need parts, or if we have a question, Steve makes sure that we get what we need to get the job done. His recommendations have saved us countless hours and dollars. I am also very impressed with LEKTRO's spare parts inventory. On the extremely rare occasions that the part is not in stock, Steve makes sure to keep us updated with an accurate delivery date, and we always get it before or on the date promised.
"LEKTRO is the rare company whose products and service regularly exceed our expectations. It is the best in the business, bar none."
Kurt Jansen | GSE Material Planner, Comair Airlines | www.comair.com
"It has been my great pleasure over the course of the last year to have worked with Steven Hill from the parts department. Time and again he has shown himself to be conscientious, knowledgeable, and devoted to the service of his clients. He has always returned my inquiries in an extremely expedient fashion. He has gone above and beyond repeatedly to make sure that our company was the recipient of the very quickest delivery of needed parts. Mr. Hill has always conducted himself in a professional manner, and has always been a pleasure to talk to. It is refreshing to have contact with an employee with such competence and good-spirited work ethic.
"Mesa Air Group operates a number of LEKTRO units, upon which we are solely dependent at some stations. This fact creates an urgent dynamic in times of equipment damage, or the unforeseen wear out of parts that may not be held at the ready here. There have been several occasions that prompted me to request expedited service or simply required information and Mr. Hill has always taken ownership of our issues with us and followed through until we were at a resolution. He responds with an urgency that mirrors our need, and has always been able to effectively communicate what expectations we could have about our orders. It is with great sincerity that I compliment this gentleman that is an outstanding asset to your company. My dealings with LEKTRO are consistently productive and pleasant, thanks in great measure to Mr. Hill."
Sara Borrman | Ground Support Equipment, Mesa Airlines | www.mesa-air.com
" Dear LEKTRO,
"I have spent a good portion of my aviation career utilizing LEKTRO Tugs. We have big ones, small ones, old ones and every now and then a new one. Lets face it they work hard and rarely let you down.
"One day I was seduced by a new shinny bright blue all electric tug. It promised to be better. It promised to do more. It promised to be more reliable. It promised to...Well it didn't and couldn't and we don't have it anymore.
"I now know I will spend the rest of my aviation career with dependable and safe LEKTRO Tugs.".
Michael Slingluff | General Manager, Galaxy Aviation of St. Augustine
"We have had our LEKTRO 8850 for just about a year now and I wanted you to know it has become one of our most important pieces of equipment.
"We are a very small FBO in Western Colorado that handles several large and small jets due to the diversions that we get from two major ski resorts. We have four large hangars which consist of about 80,000 square feet. From November through April those hangars are very popular with our transient traffic. With our new LEKTRO we are able to organize our hangars much SAFER and more EFFICIENTLY than ever before and we are able to ACCOMMODATE many more planes.
"There have been several cases in the past that we could not get an aircraft in the hangar due to icy conditions on our ramp and in front of the hangars. With our LEKTRO we have not had any trouble towing any plane in any condition.
"From the Rifle Jet Center Line Crew to the pilots that fly in and out of RIL, we want to thank you for your product and support. Our LEKTRO AP8850SDA truly has been the best investment that we have ever made."
Justin Carver | FBO Manager, Rifle Jet Center, Rifle, Colorado
..."Just a note and some pics to show the crowd we had for the Michigan-Ohio State game. We had 56 jets, 25 or so piston on the ground. In the 3rd quarter we had 16 more jets come in, and 11 planes in line, on the taxi-way, waiting for a space. We moved everything effortlessly with your product. This included aircraft I have not moved in 17 years here, old Sabers, new Legacy jets and everything in the middle. We started at 05:45 with the LEKTRO, and ran the batteries down to 21% by the start of the game. We put it on the charger for 44 minutes until I had to have it again, and then put it away at 23:30 at 32%.
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"This is quite a testament to your product."
Greg Jones | Line Service Manager
The Ohio State University Airport, Columbus, OH
www.osuairport.org
"We have experienced nothing but excellent, professional, and caring service from John Patton of LEKTRO. He calls periodically to make sure his product is doing the job we need. (How many other companies do you know that have this commitment?) We have saved time and money by not having to worry with repairs to, and the inconvenience of, towbars. We are very pleased with the performance of the equipment and the outstanding customer service."
Rex Hinkle | President, Cook Aviation, Inc., Bloomington, IN
"We recently concluded a test exclusively using the entire range
of LEKTRO tugs over an extended period at our busiest locations. We took
our conventional tugs totally out of service and relied only on LEKTRO
tugs. The LEKTRO TLTVs handled everything on the ramp and exceeded our
expectations concerning reliability, efficiency and maneuverability...the
LEKTRO tugs proved to be the safest tow vehicles we have ever utilized."
Andy Reeves | FBO Signature Flight Support, Charlotte, NC
"I am writing this letter to tell you of the astonishment and delight we have come to realize with your product. While the flood waters were advancing upon the airport, I decided to try one of the 5 LEKTROs we have on the field and see if it would make it through the water…To everyone’s
astonishment it worked with great ease. Through the use of all five LEKTROS
we were able to save approximately 30 aircraft ranging from corporate jets
to Cessna’s, through waters up to 4 feet deep..."
Mathew Witte | Lineman/ARFF, Pitt-Greenville Airport, Greenville,
NC
"…we have had our LEKTRO 8700 for almost two years now. I
cannot tell you enough how pleased we are with the unit and how it improves
the efficiency of our operation…reflected in our reduced maintenance expenses in fuel, oil changes, towbar repairs, and of course in eliminating hangar rash incidences. As our business and hangars have filled up, the LEKTRO has allowed us to stack aircraft more efficiently, thus reducing cost and increasing revenues."
"California is pretty tough environmentally. LEKTRO is a natural tool to present to the EPA in meeting their strict requirements."
Curt Castagna | Vice President and GM, Aeroplex Aviation, Long Beach,
CA
"We are one of the largest Gulfstream operators and I purchased this with Gulfstream in mind. After a short time, I authorized our Lear, Hawker, Citation, Astra and Westwind aircraft to be moved with this tug. The results are fantastic. Hangar rash has become non-existent because of great visibility, and as aircraft pivot on its axis, we are able to stack hangars tighter, thus using every inch of space.
"In addition to the handling, we have saved considerably on fuel…The
Air Group, Inc. is happy to have this tug and would recommend it to anyone."
Michael J. Ross | The Air Group, Van Nuys, CA
"The LEKTRO 8800 tug is ideal for our operation. As you know, our hangar is a tight fit for the Gulfstream II and there is limited maneuvering space on the ramp. With this tug, we are able to stage the aircraft with minimum risk of damage. The LEKTRO has allowed us to progress to larger aircraft without building a larger hangar. We also appreciate the other advantages of low maintenance and the ability to baby the aircraft while moving it."
Bart D. Hawker | Huish Detergents Flight Department
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