Thoroughbred Aviation Maintenance, Inc., which provides aircraft maintenance, avionics, painting and structural repair, along with overhauling and refurbishment, will open a 15-employee operation at Big Sandy Regional Airport in Martin County. Headquartered in Georgetown, Thoroughbred purchased a hangar in Martin County to house the new operation, which will help service clients and attract new business in Eastern Kentucky, Southeast Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia. The company currently has four Kentucky locations, and maintains contracts with flight schools, federal government agencies, and law enforcement departments in Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Indiana, Arkansas and Illinois.