StandardAero

StandardAero announces the 15th anniversary of its service center located in Brazil this week at the Annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (LABACE) in São Paulo. Since its establishment in 2009, StandardAero’s Belo Horizonte service center has successfully serviced nearly 2,000 engines and auxiliary power units (APUs), both at the facility and in-field through dispatched mobile service team (MST) technicians.

StandardAero has appointed Kim Ernzen to serve as chief operating officer.  In this role, she reports directly to Russell Ford, StandardAero chairman and CEO and is responsible for global operational performance, efficiency and excellence, as well as engineering and supply chain management for StandardAero. In addition, StandardAero’s Engine Services and Component Repair Services division presidents will report directly to Ernzen, who will maintain close oversight of the company’s overall business performance.  She replaces Kerry O’Sullivan, who is retiring from StandardAero, and will be located at the company’s Scottsdale, AZ headquarters office.  

Working in conjunction with the Augusta Regional Airport (AGS), Augusta Economic Development Authority (AEDA), and the State of Georgia, StandardAero is announcing the addition of an 80,500-square-foot hangar expansion at the company’s Augusta business-aviation MRO facility. The construction is expected to be completed in 2025.

StandardAero, a provider of business-aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, reaches an agreement with SpaceX’s Starlink to become an authorized dealer and installer of the company’s high-speed internet product onboard select business-jet aircraft.

StandardAero’s engine overhaul center in San Antonio, TX, achieves another milestone in the introduction of its CFM International LEAP maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capabilities. As of March 18, the 810,000-square-foot facility is ready to perform continued time engine maintenance (CTEM) workscopes for LEAP powerplants. These include high-pressure turbine (HPT) shroud replacements, both for the LEAP-1A, which equips the Airbus A320neo family, and for the LEAP-1B, which powers the Boeing 737 MAX family.

StandardAero completes the stand up of its Pratt & Whitney Canada PW200 helicopter engine MRO capabilities at its Winnipeg, Canada, Helicopter Center of Excellence (COE), including support for a new test cell. The company is in the process of transitioning the test cell from its facility in Dallas to Winnipeg, an investment of more than $1 million.

StandardAero inducts 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.

StandardAero completes its first Honeywell HTF7000 minor level maintenance event, a 4,800-hour inspection on an HTF7350 engine, at its Gosport, UK, Regional Turbine Center (RTC) for a customer in the EMEA region.

As Gogo Business Aviation (NASDAQ: GOGO) readies for its network migration, StandardAero will designate capacity across its entire enterprise to facilitate Gogo Classic ATG (Air-to-Ground) to AVANCE system upgrades. StandardAero is one of world’s largest independent maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) providers of aviation services and has ranked among Gogo’s top installing and certifying dealers 10 times since 2013, having installed more than 455 Gogo systems over the 19 years of its Gogo partnership.

StandardAero announces it has been selected by the Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira or FAB) to provide comprehensive maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for the Rolls-Royce AE 3007 engines powering its fleet of Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft.