StandardAero Receives HTF7000 Service Center Authorization

Orlando, Fla. – Oct. 6, 2008 – StandardAero has received authorization from Honeywell to perform repairs to the HTF7000 engine including hot section, front end and other internal and external troubleshooting and engine repairs necessary to service customers flying the engine. The company will be among the first of three domestic service centers to receive […]

StandardAero Launches Honeywell Display Retrofit Program for Falcon 900

Orlando, Fla. – October 5, 2008 – StandardAero, A Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) company, announced they will be the launch partner and generate the first Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for Honeywell’s DU-875 flight deck upgrade program for Falcon 900C and EX series aircraft. This upgrade program will replace the existing Honeywell Primus 2000 DU-870 cathode […]

StandardAero Opens New PW600 Test Cell

Orlando, Fla. – Oct. 5, 2008 – In June 2007, StandardAero commenced a $6.5 million project to build a new engine-test cell at their Maryville, Tenn. facility for testing the new PW600-series turbofan engine. This new class of engine from Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC) is designed to power the new Very Light Jets, or […]

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 […]