StandardAero recently inducted its first Rolls-Royce AE 1107C engine at the company’s Maryville, Tennessee, facility and its first Rolls-Royce T56-427 engine at its San Antonio, Texas facility.
The engines, inducted on July 16, represent the beginning of a 20-year, multi-engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) agreement signed in April of this year.
The AE 1107C engine model is new to StandardAero’s MRO portfolio. Over the last three months, the company has invested several million dollars in training, tooling and qualifying test cell capabilities to prepare for this first engine to be serviced.
The AE 1107C turboshaft engine powers the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. The AE 1107C delivers 7,000 pounds shaft horsepower and is in service with the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Air Force.
The T56-427/427A is also a new engine for StandardAero, powering the Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye and Advanced Hawkeye, an all-weather, carrier-capable tactical airborne early warning aircraft in service with the U.S. Navy.
In addition, this new muti-engine agreement will significantly grow work currently conducted by StandardAero on the Rolls-Royce AE 2100 engines, serviced at the company’s Winnipeg, Manitoba, facility with capacity also being added to StandardAero’s San Antonio facility within the United States.
“Our first induction of these new engine models represents a huge milestone for our company and for our customers,” said Russell Ford, CEO of StandardAero.
“This is the beginning of a new and expanded long-term relationship with Rolls-Royce along with the privilege and honor of serving the mission-critical needs of our nation’s military forces.”
