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StandardAero Bolsters Rolls-Royce Engine Rental Pool
By: David A. Lombardo
Caption: The engine overhauler has purchased more M250 and RR300 engines to support helicopter operators.
Word Count: 149
Engine overhauler StandardAero reached an agreement with Rolls-Royce to purchase additional helicopter engines to bolster its current rental pool to more than $10 million in assets with 25 engines and more than 70 modules. The rental engines provide operators with instantly available powerplants to minimize aircraft downtime and maximize flight mission performance and availability. Over the past year, StandardAero has purchased additional Rolls-Royce M250-C47B and RR300 engines from Rolls-Royce to service Bell 407 and Robinson R66 helicopters.

"These continuing investments will help us to more effectively serve our customers' rental and leasing requirements,” said Brian Hughes, sales director for StandardAero's helicopter business unit.

StandardAero serves customers worldwide through six authorized overhaul facilities. It offers turbine, compressor, gearbox and full engine and accessory repair and overhaul services on all variants of the M250 engine, as well as for the RR300, through its OEM authorizations with Rolls-Royce.