Aircraft MRO provider StandardAero is celebrating six decades of its support of the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 turboprop engine series. In 1964, Dallas Airmotive—which was acquired by StandardAero in 2021—was the first independent maintenance provider to sign an agreement with the Canadian engine maker to service the PT6A, which had just received Canadian and U.S. certification the previous year. Today, the powerplant family encompasses more than 70 models with output ranging from 500 shp to nearly 2,000 shp.
“P&WC 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, the manufacturer’s v-p of customer service. “We welcome StandardAero’s continued contribution to our global service network serving PT6A customers.”
StandardAero operates four overhaul locations globally: a center of excellence for turboprop engine MRO in Prince Edward Island, Canada; Gonesse, France; Lanseria, South Africa; and Brisbane, Australia, in addition to 11 PT6A service centers in North and South America, Europe, and Asia.
“StandardAero is proud of its 60-year association with supporting the global PT6A operator community,” said StandardAero president of airlines and fleets Lewis Prebble. “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.”