StandardAero and Shadin Avionics to Jointly Market Engine Monitoring System

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 […]

StandardAero Redesigns Los Angeles Engine Shop

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 […]

StandardAero Highlights First Year Under DAE Ownership at NBAA 2008

Orlando, Fla. – Oct. 5, 2008 – Moving past a year since the sale of Standard Aero, Landmark Aviation, Associated Air Center and TSS Aviation to Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), the new StandardAero has rapidly transformed itself into one of the premier, tip-to-tail maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities in the world. At this year’s […]

Aviation Industry Environmental Leader: StandardAero

Orlando, Fla. – Oct. 5, 2008 – In an era of concern regarding global environmental impact, there is much talk about what companies can do to be more environmentally friendly. Few companies can cite a track record of environmental leadership with quantifiable results. Recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a National Environmental Performance […]

Vector Aerospace Appoints New UK Managing Director

September 8, 2008 – Vector Aerospace has appointed Tim Rice as Managing Director of Vector Aerospace, UK. Tim joins Vector from Messier-Dowty, part of the Safran Group, where he was Managing Director Messier Services and Group Vice President, Airbus and European Programmes Business Unit. Prior to that, Tim worked at Spirent Systems (formerly Penny & […]

Secretary of State for Defence Congratulates Vector Aerospace Workforce on Its Support for Military Operations

August 22, 2008 – The Secretary of State for Defence, Des Browne, has praised staff at Vector Aerospace Components Services Almondbank for the vital support they provide to the UK’s helicopter force, during a visit to the facility. Vector Aerospace Corporation acquired the Almondbank facility – formerly the MoD’s Defence Aviation and Repair Agency (DARA) […]

DAE Engineering and StandardAero To Consolidate Leadership Teams

Tempe, Ariz. – August 21, 2008 – DAE Engineering and its StandardAero subsidiary have today announced the consolidation of their leadership teams. As part of the realignment, Rob Mionis currently CEO of DAE Engineering, a business unit of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, will assume leadership of the combined management team and take on the additional position […]

StandardAero Receives FAA STC for King Air 200 PT6A-42 Upgrade Program

Winnipeg, Canada – August 19, 2008 – StandardAero, a Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) company has received Supplemental Type Certification (STC-SA02603CH-D) to remove Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC) PT6A-41 series engines on the Beechcraft King Air 200 and replace them with new or serviceable PT6A-42 engines. StandardAero is the only PT6A designated overhaul facility that can […]

Associated Air Center Delivers 12th Airbus Corporate Jet

Dallas, Tex. – Aug. 15, 2008 – Recently celebrating 60 years in business, Associated Air Center (AAC) has delivered its twelfth Airbus Corporate Jet completion project since 2003. Arriving as a green aircraft in early November, the project was completed in an eight month turnaround time. The aircraft departed AAC in late July and will […]

StandardAero Officially Breaks Ground on Turbine-Engine-Overhal Facility Expansion

Winnipeg, Canada – August 7, 2008 – Due to growth in turbine-engine-overhaul contracts, StandardAero, a DAE Engineering company, is celebrating the official ground breaking of an 80,000 square foot expansion to their Winnipeg facilities to accommodate the expected engine throughputs. The expansion is timed with several large contract wins and the large volume of engine […]