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PAG's Keystone Acquisition Adds M250 Engine Expertise
By: Jerry Siebenmark
Caption: The global fleet of M250 gas turbine engines has logged more than 250 million flight hours among 170 fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft types.
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Precision Aviation Group (PAG) has gained a new specialization in Rolls-Royce M250 turbine engines through the acquisition of Keystone Turbine Services (KTS) in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, PAG announced today. In addition to being an OEM-approved aftermarket MRO of the M250 series of gas turbine engines, KTS is a Honeywell authorized warranty and repair station for Pratt & Whitney PT6A and PT6T fuel controls, power turbine governors, and related accessories.

M250-series engines were originally developed by the former Allison Engine. To date, 31,000 have been produced, and 16,000 are in service, according to Rolls-Royce, which acquired Allison in 1995. The global fleet has logged more than 250 million flight hours among 170 aircraft types, primarily rotorcraft but also fixed-wing. Helicopter types utilizing the engine include the Bell 206 series and MD Helicopters MD500 series.

KTS will serve as PAG’s 12th repair station in a network that includes locations in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Singapore, and Brazil. PAG’s subsidiaries have MRO capabilities on more than 32,000 products, including accessories, avionics, dynamic components, engines, fuel accessories, glass panel displays, hydraulics, landing gear, instruments, starter/generators, and wheels/brakes.