StandardAero Signs 10-Year Maintenance Agreement with Pel-Air Aviation for PT6 Engine Support

Tempe, Ariz. – December 13, 2010 – StandardAero announced today that it has signed a 10-year maintenance agreement with Pel-Air Aviation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Regional Express (Rex), Australia’s largest independent regional airline. The maintenance agreement covers Pratt & Whitney PT6A-42 engines on their fleet of King Air B200 aircraft, which will be used […]

StandardAero Designates Mirabel Heli Support Inc. as an Authorized Support Center

Tempe, Ariz. – December 9, 2010 – StandardAero announced that is has signed Mirabel Heli Support, Inc., in Mirabel, Quebec, as an Authorized Support Center. The agreement is for one year and includes optional one-year extensions at the end of each expiry date. “Today’s announcement establishes a three-fold strategic alliance between the end operator, StandardAero […]

Lee Juan Lanford, Founder of Associated Air Center, Passes Away

Tempe, Ariz. – December 6, 2010 – StandardAero announced today that Lee Juan Lanford, founder of Associated Air Center (AAC) has died from complications due to Alzheimer’s disease, he was 87. Lanford, an aviation business entrepreneur, created the Associated Radio Company in 1948, at Love Field in Dallas, Texas. The small start up company, which […]