Dallas Airmotive (Booth No. 1400), an OEM-authorized turbine engine repair and overhaul provider, will be relocating its Minneapolis regional turbine center to St. Paul Downtown Airport in December. The company has “outgrown the available space” at the General Dynamics Aviation Services hangar at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, said Mike Cumnock, vice president of customer service. The Minneapolis center performs MPI service on Honeywell TFE731 engines.
The company has also experienced growth in its PW300 and PW500 inspection and overhaul services, according to Hugh McElroy, president and CEO of BBA Aviation ERO (engine repair and overhaul, Dallas Airmotive’s parent company). More than 150 engines have been processed since Pratt & Whitney Canada awarded the turbine center designated overhaul facility status in 2004, he said, adding that PW306A outputs have “quadrupled.”