StandardAero Names Scott Taylor Business Aviation Sector Leader

Tempe, Ariz. – Aug. 25, 2009 – StandardAero has appointed Scott Taylor to the position of Senior Vice President for Business Aviation based in Tempe, Ariz. With over 20 years experience leading global sales, marketing and strategy development, Taylor will be responsible for developing and executing sustainable long-term strategy for the business aviation sector and […]

StandardAero Springfield Receives Organization Designation Authorization

Tempe, Ariz. – July 20, 2009 – StandardAero, a Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Company, has received Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) at its Springfield, Ill. location from the Chicago Aircraft Certification Office. This designation enables StandardAero to approve design data, tests, and analysis as well as make a finding of compliance to […]

StandardAero Receives FAA STC for King Air 200/B200-Series PT6A-52 Engine Program

Tempe, Ariz. – June 25, 2009 – StandardAero, a Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Company, has received Supplemental Type Certification (STC SA02715CH-D) to remove Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PT6A-41 or -42 series engines on the Beechcraft King Air 200/200C/B200/B200C and replace them with PT6A-52 engines and four-bladed Hartzell propellers. This is the same engine and […]

StandardAero Transitioning its P&WC PW100 Designated Overhaul Facility to Canada

Winnipeg, Canada – June 19, 2009 – StandardAero is moving its Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PW100 Designated Overhaul Facility (DOF) from The Netherlands to Winnipeg, Canada. This P&WC approved PW100 overhaul facility will provide heavy repair, engine overhaul, and line-replaceable-unit (LRU) overhaul services. A newly created turboprop business unit in support of P&WC products […]

WestJet signs $850 million engine MRO agreement

CALGARY, Alberta. June 17, 2009. WestJet today announced it has signed an exclusive 12-year OnPoint* solution agreement valued at more than $850 million (USD) over the life of the contract with GE Aviation for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of its fleet of CFM56-7+ engines that power 79 Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft. As part of […]

StandardAero Receives Final Certification on Hamilton Sundstrand APS 2300 APU

Maryville, Tenn. – May 26, 2009 – StandardAero has now received final certification to perform maintenance, repair, and overhaul services on Hamilton Sundstrand’s APS 2300 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU). Late last year, StandardAero entered into an agreement with Hamilton Sundstrand Power Systems (HSPS) when it was appointed as the first “Authorized Repair Facility” for the […]

Associated Air Center Meets FAA SFAR-88 Compliance on Boeing Business Jet Completion

Geneva, Switzerland – May 12, 2009 – Associated Air Center (AAC) today announced that it has completed the necessary modifications required for compliance to the Federal Aviation Administration’s SFAR-88 Mandatory Airworthiness Requirements Directive (AD), on its ninth Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) aircraft equipped with DeCrane-PATS auxiliary-fuel-tank systems. “Associated Air Center’s MRO backlog capacity is already […]

StandardAero Expands PW600 MRO Capabilities

GENEVA, Switzerland – May 12, 2009 – In June 2007, StandardAero began to build a new test cell at the Maryville, Tenn., facility for testing the new PW600 turbofan engine. StandardAero was granted approval as the sole external Designated Overhaul Facility by Pratt & Whitney Canada in 2007, and the facility construction was completed in […]

StandardAero and TAG Aircraft Interiors in “Limited Edition” Interiors Completion Agreement

Geneva, Switzerland – May 12, 2009 – StandardAero is pleased to announce an agreement with TAG Aircraft Interiors Ltd (TAG-AI) to offer “Limited Edition” interior completions at its Springfield, IL, facility. Through this agreement StandardAero is able to offer up to full interior completions in exclusive designs penned by the House of Versace. Versace Interior […]