Maryville, Tenn., October 22, 2008 – StandardAero has been selected by Letterkenny Army Depot to provide 500 hour inspections on the GTCP36-50H Auxiliary Power Units (APUs). The total contract award is estimated to be $3.3 million over five years. StandardAero has serviced Honeywell GTCP36 and 85 series APUs since 1997 at its facility in Maryville, […]
Maryville, Tenn., October 22, 2008 – StandardAero has been selected to provide Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Product Quality Deficiency Report (PQDR) services to the U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal. The total contract award is estimated to be $60,000 with a one-year contract duration. Since 1997, StandardAero has provided APU support services at […]
Orlando, Fla. – Oct. 7, 2008 – StandardAero and Wipaire Inc. have signed a support center agreement, authorizing Wipaire as a StandardAero-approved installation facility for the Cessna Caravan 208-series aircraft engine-upgrade program. This engine-upgrade program replaces the PT6A-114 (600 shp)/114A (675 shp) powerplants with the PT6A-135A (750 shp) powerplant. Providing an alternative to traditional overhaul, […]
Orlando, Fla. – Oct. 7, 2008 – StandardAero and Silverhawk Conversions have reached an agreement to extend their Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) portfolios to each other’s organizations. This agreement will extend StandardAero’s menu of services to operators of King Air C90 and E90 airframes with complete overhaul, repair and now, engine upgrade options. Providing an […]
Orlando, Fla. – October 6, 2008 – At their booth at the National Business Aviation Association Annual Meeting and Convention in Orlando, Fla., StandardAero, a Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) company announced they have been selected by Aviation Partners International (API) to be their newest Blended Winglet Installation Center for the Hawker 800 and Hawker 800XP […]
Orlando, Fla. – Oct. 6, 2008 – StandardAero has received authorization from Honeywell to perform repairs to the HTF7000 engine including hot section, front end and other internal and external troubleshooting and engine repairs necessary to service customers flying the engine. The company will be among the first of three domestic service centers to receive […]
Orlando, Fla. – October 5, 2008 – StandardAero, A Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) company, announced they will be the launch partner and generate the first Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for Honeywell’s DU-875 flight deck upgrade program for Falcon 900C and EX series aircraft. This upgrade program will replace the existing Honeywell Primus 2000 DU-870 cathode […]
Orlando, Fla. – Oct. 5, 2008 – In June 2007, StandardAero commenced a $6.5 million project to build a new engine-test cell at their Maryville, Tenn. facility for testing the new PW600-series turbofan engine. This new class of engine from Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC) is designed to power the new Very Light Jets, or […]
Orlando, Fla. – Oct. 5, 2008 – StandardAero and Shadin Avionics have agreed to jointly market a next generation electronic engine monitoring system for the PT6A turbine engine. The Shadin Avionics ETM-XL is an electronic trend sampling and exceedance monitoring system recording flight duration, engine cycles, trends and exceedances set by predetermined engine limits. Co-branded […]
Orlando, Fla. – Oct. 5, 2008 – Leveraging more than 20 years of lean transformation and redesign experience, StandardAero’s Enterprise Services group has led the redesign of their Los Angeles facility engine shop. The $3 million investment is designed to update and improve the existing TFE731, TPE331 and CFE738 engine shops, enhancing overall operations and […]
