StandardAero Expands Global Rolls-Royce M250 Helicopter Engine MRO Leadership

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – February 27, 2024 – StandardAero, a leading provider of Rolls-Royce M250 helicopter engine MRO services, has expanded its service offerings to raise the standard of service excellence the company provides to operators around the globe. StandardAero has invested in maintaining the largest pool of rental and exchange engines/modules of any provider in the Rolls-Royce FIRST […]

StandardAero Enters 40th Year Supporting Airbus Helicopter Dynamic Components MRO Services

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – February 26, 2024 – StandardAero’s Airbus helicopter dynamic components MRO facility, located in Richmond, BC, Canada, recently celebrated the company’s 40th year of supporting Airbus Helicopter dynamic components services.  The facility is a full-fledged, D Level rated, MRO shop, supported by Airbus factory trained technicians covering all MRO, VDI and BBOV disciplines […]

StandardAero Begins Installations for Revolutionary Light Helicopter Autopilot

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – February 26, 2024 – In partnership with Thales, StandardAero is pleased to begin providing kits and installations of the world’s first full 4-axis autopilot specifically engineered for H125 helicopters, starting this June.  The company is currently taking orders for kits and reservations for production slots. Based on Thales’ Compact Autopilot System, this […]

StandardAero Receives CAAC Certification for RB211-535 MRO Services

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – February 19, 2024 – StandardAero has received Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) certification approval for its Rolls-Royce RB211-535 turbofan engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services.  This approval enables StandardAero to provide RB211-535 MRO support to Chinese operators of the Boeing 757, who collectively fly approximately 70 aircraft, or almost 20 […]

StandardAero Redelivers 200th Rolls-Royce RB211-535 Engine in Support of Global Boeing 757 Operator Community

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – January 29, 2024 – StandardAero’s San Antonio facility recently celebrated delivery of its milestone 200th Rolls-Royce RB211-535 turbofan engine, less than five years after inducting its first powerplant.  StandardAero provides RB211-535 maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services in support of the global fleet of Boeing 757 aircraft, serving the needs of cargo […]

StandardAero Inducts First Customer CFM LEAP Engine, Completing Another Critical Industrialization Step Ahead Of Schedule

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – December 21, 2023 – StandardAero has Inducted its first customer CFM LEAP engine, marking a major milestone in the company’s introduction of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capabilities for the LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B at its facility in San Antonio, TX. Since signing the first North American non-airline CFM Branded Service Agreement (CBSA) […]

StandardAero Graduates 25 New Students from the Company’s In-House Aviation Mechanic Training Program in San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO – December 11, 2023 – StandardAero recently celebrated the graduation of the company’s third and fourth classes from its in-house Aviation Mechanic Training Program at the company’s San Antonio site located at Port San Antonio. Twenty-five new employees/students graduated from the recent program and celebrated the event on December 11 at the nearby […]

StandardAero Celebrates 10 Years of Providing PT6A-68 Engine MRO for U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy T-6 Trainer Aircraft Fleets; Over 500 PT6A-68s Overhauled to Date

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – November 28, 2023 – StandardAero, one of the world’s largest independent providers of engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, is celebrating 10 years of supporting the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68 turboprop engine which powers the United States Department of Defense’s fleet of Textron Aviation (Beechcraft) T-6 Texan II trainers.  StandardAero […]

StandardAero and Thales Unlock a New Level of Safety with StableLight, the New 4-Axis Autopilot System

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – November 20, 2023 – Based on Thales’ Compact Autopilot System, derived from their previously certified transport category autopilot, StableLight is a robust, feature-packed autopilot in a compact, lightweight package that is perfectly suited for light rotorcraft. ​ The system transforms the flight control experience of the helicopter with transparent stability augmentation that works […]