StandardAero

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.

StandardAero signs a long-term CFM-branded service agreement (CBSA) to support the CFM International LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engines. Under the terms of the CBSA, StandardAero becomes part of CFM’s authorized maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) network for the latest generation LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engines, providing a full range of MRO services to operators worldwide.

StandardAero announces that it has acquired Western Jet Aviation, an independently owned business-jet maintenance company specializing in Gulfstream aircraft. The company is located at the Van Nuys, CA, airport, one of the busiest business-aviation airports in the world, with an additional facility located at the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport in Florida. Western Jet Aviation represents StandardAero’s 12th acquisition since 2015 and marks the first acquisition by StandardAero that focuses on airframe/non-engine work in recent history.

PTS Aviation, LLC, marks its first year under StandardAero ownership with a flurry of new CFM56-7B and -5B engine transactions. PTS Aviation was acquired by StandardAero in December 2021.