SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – June 23, 2025 – StandardAero, a leading independent pure-play provider of aerospace engine aftermarket services, has been selected by Firefly, a subsidiary of Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), to provide comprehensive maintenance services for its Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PW127M engines.  This multi-year agreement will support Firefly’s ATR 72-500 fleet, ensuring continued reliability and performance. 

As the world’s largest independent P&WC-authorized PW100 Designated Overhaul Facility (DOF), StandardAero will deliver support from its Centers of Excellence in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and Gonesse, France.  With over four decades of experience supporting the PW100 engine family, StandardAero brings unmatched expertise and global reach, operating six strategically located service centers across North America, South America, Africa and Australasia.

Captain Hamdan Che Ismail, Chief Operating Officer of Firefly, commented:  “Our collaboration with StandardAero under the pay-per-hour program marks an important step in strengthening the performance and sustainability of our ATR 72-500 operations.  This partnership supports our continued focus on innovation, operational excellence, and future-ready growth.”

Simon Wilks, Regional Sales Manager – Asia-Pacific at StandardAero, added:  “We’re proud to work with Firefly and MAG on the PW127M engine maintenance agreement.  Firefly’s commitment to safety and service excellence aligns perfectly with our values, and we look forward to supporting their continued growth.”

With 60 years of turboprop MRO experience, StandardAero offers tailored engine support solutions, including component repair, rental engines, on-site field services, and engine condition trend monitoring (ECTM) as a CAMP Systems Designated Analysis Center (DAC).

Firefly, a subsidiary of Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), has been serving the skies since April 2007.  Operating a fleet of ATR 72-500 turboprops and Boeing 737-800 aircraft, Firefly connects travelers from Penang and Subang to key destinations in Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia.  Aligned with the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) agenda, Firefly has expanded its network to include Sabah and Sarawak.  Firefly offers great value for money with convenient city airport access, a 10kg complimentary checked baggage allowance, 7kg hand-carry baggage, and complimentary in-flight refreshments.  For more information, visit www.fireflyz.com.my.

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StandardAero is a leading independent pure-play provider of aerospace engine aftermarket services for fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, serving the commercial, military and business aviation end markets. StandardAero provides a comprehensive suite of critical, value-added aftermarket solutions, including engine maintenance, repair and overhaul, engine component repair, on-wing and field service support, asset management and engineering solutions. StandardAero is an NYSE listed company under the ticker symbol SARO. For more information about StandardAero, go to www.standardaero.com.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – April 22, 2025 – StandardAero, a leading independent pure-play provider of aerospace engine aftermarket services, including engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) and engine component repair, has been selected by Chinese cargo airline China Central Longhao Airlines Co., Ltd. – operating as Air Central – to provide CFM International CFM56-7B engine MRO services in support of its fleet of Boeing 737-800BCF freighter aircraft.  StandardAero’s Winnipeg, MB facility in Canada inducted an initial Air Central CFM56-7B engine for a performance restoration shop visit (PRSV) last month.

StandardAero is a CFM-authorized CFM56-7B MRO provider, supporting operators worldwide from two full-service overhaul facilities in Winnipeg, Canada and DFW-Fort Worth International Airport, USA.   The company provides an extensive range of additional services for the CFM56 family, including component repair and overhaul capabilities through StandardAero’s Component Repair Services (CRS) segment; engine, module and used serviceable material (USM) asset management support through PTS Aviation; and engine health monitoring (EHM) data analysis services.

Commenting on the announcement for China Central Longhao Airlines, Mr. Yi Yunyuan, Chief Engineer, said: “We are very pleased to have reached a cooperation with StandardAero, becoming the first Chinese customer to introduce CFM56-7B engine maintenance services.  StandardAero’s professional expertise and global service network will provide us with strong support, helping us further enhance the operational efficiency and safety of our fleet.  We believe that this collaboration will lay a solid foundation for the future development of China Central Longhao.”

Commenting on the announcement for StandardAero, Will Pitcher, Senior Vice President – Sales, Marketing & Customers, said: “StandardAero is honored to have been selected to provide Air Central with CFM56-7B MRO services in support of its domestic and international cargo operations.  China accounts for over 20% of the global installed CFM56-7B fleet, with over 2,600 engines in service, and StandardAero is proud to support the country’s Boeing 737NG operators – including Air Central – with responsive, cost-effective CAAC-approved engine MRO solutions.”

StandardAero has a long history supporting the Chinese operator community from its global network of MRO facilities, and the company today provides Chinese commercial operators with support for a wide range of engines including the Rolls-Royce RB211-535, CFM International CFM56-7B, GE Aerospace CF34, Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100/PT6A, and various auxiliary power units.  Most recently, StandardAero has commenced support of Chinese operators of the CFM International LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B, following receipt of CAAC maintenance approval for the type.

China Central Longhao Airlines, based in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, operates a fleet of Boeing 737, Boeing 747 and COMAC C909 freighters, providing air cargo services across China and beyond.  Originally operating as Guangdong Longhao Airlines, Air Central has been operating since 2017, and is today a subsidiary of Henan Civil Aviation Development & Investment Group. 

CFM International, the 50/50 joint company between GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines founded in 1974, has redefined international cooperation and helped change the course of commercial aviation.  Today, CFM is the world’s leading supplier of commercial aircraft engines with a product line that sets the industry standard for efficiency, reliability, durability, and optimized cost of ownership for narrowbody aircraft.  The company produces the LEAP family of engines and supports both LEAP and CFM56 fleets for more than 600 operators worldwide.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – September 9, 2024 – StandardAero, a leading independent pure-play provider of aerospace engine aftermarket services, is celebrating 40 years of supporting Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW100 turboprop. The PW100 engine family is a leading powerplant for the regional turboprop, utility and cargo segments, with close to 3,000 PW100-powered aircraft currently in service with over 600 operators in 128 countries worldwide.

In 1984, Dallas Airmotive (acquired by StandardAero in 2021) became the first independent MRO provider to enter into an agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada for the PW100 turboprop, the initial PW120 variant of which had received Canadian certification approval the prior year.

Today, StandardAero supports the PW100 engine family from three overhaul locations worldwide: its Center of Excellence (COE) for Turboprop Engine MRO in Summerside, PEI, Canada (which commenced work on the PW100 in 1991); Gonesse, France (which began supporting the PW100 in 1986); and Seletar, Singapore (which opened in 2015 as a dedicated PW150A overhaul facility). Operators are also able to benefit from access to six additional StandardAero PW100 service centers across North America, South America, Africa and Australasia.

“StandardAero is pleased to support Pratt & Whitney Canada and its worldwide PW100 operator community by providing reliable maintenance, repair and overhaul support for the engine,” said Jeff Poirier, Vice President/General Manager of the Turboprops & Fleets (TPAF) Business Unit for StandardAero. “PW100-powered aircraft play an important role in connecting communities worldwide, securing borders, safeguarding habitats and saving lives, and StandardAero’s skilled employees play an important part in ensuring that operators are able to rely on their PW100 turboprops whenever needed. We look forward to supporting the global PW100 community for many decades to come.”

To date Pratt & Whitney Canada has certified 30 PW100 models and produced 9,000 engines, which have logged approximately 200 million flight hours. The PW100 family powers a broad range of applications including the Airbus C295, ATR 42/72, AVIC XAC M60/M600, De Havilland Canada Dash 8 and CL-215/CL-415/DHC-515, Dornier 328, Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia and Fokker 50/60.

StandardAero is a Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100 designated overhaul facility (DOF), with overhaul facility locations in Summerside, PE, Canada, Gonesse, France and Seletar, Singapore, supported by six service center locations across the Americas, Europe, Africa and Australasia. With 60 years of reliable turboprop MRO experience, StandardAero provides engine support options and recommendations that are tailored to operator’s specific needs. StandardAero’s service offering on the PW100 family also includes engine condition trend monitoring (ECTM) services, as a CAMP Systems Designated Analysis Center (DAC).

StandardAero is a leading independent pure-play provider of aerospace engine aftermarket services for fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, serving the commercial, military and business aviation end markets. StandardAero provides a comprehensive suite of critical, value-added aftermarket solutions, including engine maintenance, repair and overhaul, engine component repair, on-wing and field service support, asset management and engineering solutions. StandardAero is owned by global investment firm Carlyle. For more information about StandardAero, go to www.standardaero.com.

OSHKOSH, Wisc. – July 22, 2024 – StandardAero, a leading independent provider of engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, is celebrating 60 years of supporting Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PT6A turboprop.  The PT6A engine family powers a broad range of aircraft types in service with business, general aviation, commercial and military operators worldwide.

In 1964, Dallas Airmotive (acquired by StandardAero in 2021) became the first independent MRO provider to enter into an agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada for the PT6A turboprop, which had received Canadian and U.S. certification approval the prior year.

Today, StandardAero supports the PT6A engine from four overhaul locations worldwide:  its Center of Excellence (COE) for Turboprop Engine MRO in Summerside, PEI, Canada (which processed its first PT6A in 2000); Gonesse, France (which processed its first PT6A in 1975);  Lanseria, South Africa (which opened in 2010);  and Brisbane, Australia (which opened in 2013).  Operators are also able to benefit from access to eleven StandardAero PT6A service centers across North America, South America, Europe and Asia.

“StandardAero is proud of its 60-year association with supporting the global PT6A operator community,” said Lewis Prebble, President – Airlines & Fleets for StandardAero.  “The PT6A engine family truly is part of our DNA, and this is reflected in the passion which our worldwide team of highly trained employees demonstrates in supporting the PT6A operator base.  We look forward to being there for the PT6A community for decades to come.”

“Pratt & Whitney Canada has built more than 50,000 PT6A engines since 1963 of which 25,000 are still in service and we continue to build around 1,000 new PT6As each year,” said Irene Makris, vice president Customer Service for Pratt & Whitney Canada.  “These dependable engines support more than 10,000 customers operating corporate transport, medevac, military training, cargo, agricultural, humanitarian and countless other missions.  We rely on our network of highly skilled designated overhaul facilities like StandardAero to provide OEM-level services to our vast customer base.  We welcome StandardAero’s continued contribution to our global service network serving PT6A customers.”

Ranging in power from 500 shp to over 1,900 shp, PT6A engines are available in more than 70 models, offering unsurpassed flexibility and capability for a variety of applications.  Members of the family currently power aircraft with over 8,000 operators in more than 180 countries and having accumulated over 500 million flying hours.

StandardAero is the world’s largest independent Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A designated overhaul facility (DOF).   The company supports the global PT6A operator community from four DOFs located in North America, Europe, Africa and Australasia, backed up by a global network of eleven service centers and over twenty dedicated mobile repair technicians.  With 60 years of reliable turboprop experience, StandardAero provides operators with a nose-to-tail suite of services, including repair schemes, re-engineering STCs, engine exchanges, rentals and Engine Condition Trend Monitoring (ECTM) analysis.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – February 26, 2024 – StandardAero’s Airbus helicopter dynamic components MRO facility, located in Richmond, BC, Canada, recently celebrated the company’s 40^th year of supporting Airbus Helicopter dynamic components services.  The facility is a full-fledged, D Level rated, MRO shop, supported by Airbus factory trained technicians covering all MRO, VDI and BBOV disciplines for servicing Airbus helicopters.  

The Richmond site offers full repair and overhaul, including testing, of AS350/H125, AS355, H130/EC130 Dynamic Components.  On-site capabilities include cleaning/stripping, Level II NDT covering MPI, FPI and in-house ECI, CNC CMM measurement, coatings, a clean room for bonding and a full complement of traditional and CNC machines to support our in-house Reworks.  StandardAero also performs R&O on small components such as shock absorbers and TGB spiders.

“Our Richmond team of technicians and engineers has a lengthy history when it comes to Airbus components, dating back to the mid-1980’s,” said Andy Wong, General Manager of StandardAero’s Richmond site.  “Additionally, we authorized to perform balancing on tail rotor short shafts.  This is a direct result of our OEM partnership which is a cornerstone of our business philosophy.”

The Richmond Airbus shop boasts an extensive in-house repair catalogue for singular piece parts.  All of the company’s inspectors and certified machinists have successfully completed the requisite Airbus BBOV training.  This provides StandardAero the ability to salvage parts with Airbus specified repairs contributing to a faster turnaround times while returning the original parts back to the customer.

To continue to maintain alignment with the OEM, the Richmond Airbus MRO shop completed the Airbus Special Process Audit in 2023 and is certified for more than a dozen critical Airbus Special Processes.

“We believe nothing is more important than ensuring the customer is mission ready and we have openly made our extensive Rework capability available to all other dynamic component repair shops who do not possess in-house capability,” added Wong.  “Our Richmond site also welcomes piece part repair requests directly from customers and our engineers work closely with the engineers at Airbus to make every attempt to repair rather than replace parts in order to keep operator costs low and reliability high.”

If a more expedient solution is needed, StandardAero Richmond also offers a wide range of components available for exchange from TGB’s, to Bevels and Epicyclics.

StandardAero Richmond is a Transport Canada, FAA and EASA approved site and is compliant and current with ISO 9001:2015 and AS9110C.  The site is currently in the final steps of obtaining ISO 14001 Environmental Management Certification and expects to be completed by summer 2024.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – February 23, 2024 – StandardAero has completed 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 has also ramped up operations with new tooling and resources and received Transport Canada approval last December.

“We’re going all-in with our PW200 service capabilities,” said Neena Gill, Vice President & General Manager for StandardAero’s Helicopters business unit. “It is an engine line that continues to grow so we’re ramping up and investing to support PW200 operators worldwide.”

In addition to expanded certification and operations, StandardAero holds more than a hundred PW200 engines in the company’s fleet — which can be deployed either as customer rentals or exchanges.

“StandardAero was the first facility authorized to service PW200 engines through our acquisition of Dallas Airmotive. We are pleased to now bring those capabilities into our Winnipeg operations,” Gill added.

StandardAero provides tip to tail services for Airbus and Bell model helicopters including engine MRO, complete engine accessory overhaul, airframe maintenance, avionics, structural repairs, AOG and field service support and various dynamic component at five facilities located in the U.S., Canada and the U.K.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – October 23, 2023 – StandardAero is pleased to announce that it now offers CFM International CFM56-7B turbofan engine test services from its DFW Center of Excellence at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.  StandardAero recently completed test cell correlation for the popular CFM56-7B powerplant at its state-of-the-art, six-cell DFW test complex.

Introduction of the new capability enables StandardAero’s DFW team to undertake pass-off testing for workscopes undertaken at its 220,000 sq. ft. DFW-based CFM56-7B service center, which was opened earlier this year.  The correlated test capability also allows Boeing 737NG operators and other CFM56-7B asset owners to ensure the performance of their powerplant following line maintenance or long-term storage, or to perform exploratory engine runs to investigate potential issues.

StandardAero holds CFM International General Support License Agreement (GSLA) approval for the CFM56-7B, and the DFW Center facility added the engine to the operations specifications for its FAA Part 145 Repair Station at the beginning of 2023, with the first of four dedicated gantries introduced shortly thereafter.  CFM56-7B capabilities offered at the location include ‘quick turn’ services such as borescope inspections, boroblend repairs, engine module changes and QEC/LRU removal/installation, along with fan, top case, bottom case, hot section and LPT repairs.

“The introduction of StandardAero’s DFW-based CFM56-7B service center has generated overwhelming interest from customers far and wide, and we are proud to deliver on our promise of adding test capabilities at the location,” said Jay Aiken, Vice President of Turbofan Sales, Airlines and Fleets for StandardAero.  “We have exciting growth plans for our DFW-based CFM56 activities, and look forward to meeting the needs of the CFM56 operator and owner community for decades to come.”

StandardAero currently provides a full range of MRO capabilities for the CFM56-7B from its CFM- and GE Aerospace-approved facility in Winnipeg, MB, Canada, which first commenced support of the engine as a GE Designated Fulfillment Center (DFC) in 2009.  The company also provides an extensive range of additional services for the CFM56 family, including component repair and overhaul capabilities through StandardAero Component Services (SACS);  engine, module and used serviceable material (USM) asset management support through PTS Aviation;  and engine health monitoring (EHM) data analysis services.

StandardAero is one of the world’s largest independent providers of services including engine and airframe maintenance, repair and overhaul, engine component repair, engineering services, interior completions and paint applications. StandardAero serves a diverse array of customers in business and general aviation, airline, military, helicopter, components and energy markets. StandardAero is owned by global investment firm Carlyle. For more information about StandardAero, go to www.standardaero.com.