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StandardAero extends its Alliance agreement with Boeing Defence UK, supporting RAF Chinook maintenance and sustaining skilled jobs and future aviation talent

StandardAero Extends Its Alliance Agreement with Boeing Defence UK, Supporting RAF Chinook Maintenance and Sustaining Skilled Jobs and Future Aviation Talent

StandardAero is celebrating the continued success of its collaboration with Boeing Defence UK, with the signing of a three-year extension to the Alliance Agreement contract supporting the Royal Air Force Chinook helicopter fleet as part of the wider Rotary Wing Enterprise strategy.

The program is based at StandardAero’s Fleetlands site in Gosport, with component repair support provided from Perth, Scotland. Together, these operations will sustain growth highly skilled UK workforce while also creating valuable apprenticeship and training opportunities that help develop the next generation of aviation professionals.

StandardAero technicians deliver complete fly-in, fly-out depth maintenance capability for the RAF’s heavy-lift helicopters including full strip, inspection, rectification, rebuild, and test flights.

“Continuing our collaboration with Boeing Defence to deliver the Chinook UK depth maintenance service to the RAF is a great testament to our highly skilled technicians and the dedicated teams we have within our Rotary business. As Gosport’s largest employer, the jobs this contract supports are vital to local prosperity and given our communities rich heritage of supporting military aviation, it’s fitting that Fleetlands continues to deliver as the experts in military helicopter MRO.”

This welcome contract extension secures Fleetlands as the long term home of the RAF Chinook depth maintenance facility as the UK Ministry of Defence transitions to the commercial Rotary Wing Enterprise model.

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StandardAero is a leading independent pure-play provider of aerospace engine aftermarket services for fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, serving the commercial, military and business aviation end markets. StandardAero provides a comprehensive suite of critical, value-added aftermarket solutions, including engine maintenance, repair and overhaul, engine component repair, on-wing and field service support, asset management and engineering solutions. StandardAero is an NYSE listed company under the ticker symbol SARO.