PRESS RELEASEAircraft Spruce & Specialty Co, a leading supplier of experimental and certificated aircraft parts since 1965, has acquired SkySports International. Located in Linden, MI, SkySports was founded in 1979 by Marshall MacFarlane. SkySports produces its own line of single and dual fuel systems and fuel probes, and also carries a complete line of products such as instruments, radios, GPS, strobes, Comtronics helmet/intercom systems, Winter instruments, and hardware for the ultralight market. All SkySports products are now available from the Aircraft Spruce West and East warehouses. For more information, call 1-877-4SPRUCE or visit Aircraft Spruce & Specialty.
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