Senior Editor

Jerry Siebenmark

Even though StandardAero closed on its $230 million acquisition of Signature Aviation’s engine repair and overhaul (ERO) business in <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-07-06/standardaero-wraps-signatures-ero-buy">July</a>, integration of the two businesses is expected to continue through 2022, StandardAero Business Aviation president Tony Brancato told AIN. Based in Dallas, Signature’s ERO comprises engine overhaul facilities in Dallas (Dallas Airmotive) and Portsmouth, England, 10 regional turbine centers, one component MRO site, and two parts/distribution facilities. Combined, the ERO employs 1,100 people and generated $500 million in revenue in 2020.
So far, the integration has “moved along very well,” Brancato said. “We’re continuing to work and integrate our operations together, the engine models, the customer databases that we have. Our sales teams have come together and are fully integrated. Our field service team is now 75 plus strong in the U.S. and that team has been brought under a single leader so we have a single front to our customers early on when they call for any type of AOG services or anything requiring something away from our facilities.”
This is Brancato’s second time with a major integration at StandardAero. As senior v-p of business integration in 2017, he oversaw StandardAero’s <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2017-11-06/standardaero-completes-vector-buy-airbus">roll-up of Vector Aerospace</a>. With 2,200 workers in 22 global locations and $700 million in annual revenue, the Vector acquisition was considerably larger. “It was a natural progression to take over business aviation at the same time while we were closing on the Signature ERO business,” Brancato said.
He estimated the integration could take as many as 18 months to complete, based in part on lessons learned from the Vector integration. “We’re being very methodical in how we bring our two businesses together,” Brancato explained. “We don’t want to break anything. We don’t want to drop any balls with any of our customers.”

<figure style="margin:0;">
<div style="margin-bottom:5px;"><img alt="Dallas Airmotive" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="a4f7d79e-833c-4395-aa6f-9a48170f76d0" src="/sites/default/files/dallasairmotive-exterior-004_original.jpg" width="2500" height="1667" loading="lazy"></div>
<figcaption style="font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.2;font-style:italic;">Dallas Airmotive occupies more than 200,000 sq ft of facilities. Dallas Airmotive is a major piece of StandardAero's acquisition of Signature Aviation's engine repair and overhaul business.(Photo: StandardAero)</figcaption>
</figure>

The ERO acquisition adds service capabilities on several different engine models for StandardAero. Two of them are the Rolls-Royce Spey and Tay engines found on the Gulfstream II/III and G450, respectively. “So that really brings in a nice marriage for us when we’re talking to customers about their G450—some of these aircraft that have Tay-powered engines on them where we can talk to them about some airframe work, paint, interior and that propulsion work where we’ll do removals and replacements and send the engines to Dallas."
The acquisition also brings StandardAero new engine service opportunities in Dallas on the Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada (P&amp;WC) PW306 and PW500 variants. The PW306 powers aircraft such as the Bombardier Learjet 60 and Cessna Citation Sovereign and Latitude, while the PWC500-series powers the Embraer Phenom 300 and legacy and current-production Citations such as the Encore+ and Excel/XLS/XLS+."That really expanded our Pratt portfolio,” Brancato said of the acquisition.
StandardAero will retain the brand and logos of Dallas Airmotive and its more than 200,000 sq ft of property in Texas’ third-largest city. “We’re going to grow that business,” Brancato said of Airmotive. “The Dallas facility bolts right on and it fits nicely into our other sites,” he added. It also serves as the farthest west “really large” brick-and-mortar site for StandardAero.

News and developments about aircraft engines, including turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft and piston.

StandardAero 'Being Methodical' in Signature ERO Merger

StandardAero official expects integration of Signature ERO acquisition to continue into 2022.

2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Matt Thurber

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

One engine would be able to run at low-idle in a twin-engine helicopter application

FAA Proposes Special Conditions for PW220A Idle Cruise

Charles Alcock

Essential news and analysis on the defense aerospace business. Your trusted source for new and ongoing programs and requirements in military aircraft (manned and unmanned), engines, avionics, weapons and associated systems, including ground-based air defense.

Improved engine production and test facilities are mainly focused on military programs

Rolls-Royce Completes $1 Billion Engine Site Upgrade

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

News about environmental issues relating to aircraft operations, including noise issues, emissisions, and regulations. See Fuel for biofuel.

News and issues relating to the aerospace industry that are related to the science, engineering and business of flight in space involving civil, industrial and military applications, and similar topics related to flight in the atmosphere of the Earth that are not covered more directly by other AINonline subject channels. In other words, both astronautical and aeronautical subjects, except for those aeronautical topics that are specifically covered elsewhere on this website.

The first hybrid-electric flights above 30,000 feet, as well as the first across the North Atlantic, GE says.

GE Aerospace and Beta Technologies Cross Atlantic in Hybrid-electric Saab 340B Commuter Aircraft

Australian start-up planned to convert Beechcraft Bonanza and 1900D aircraft

Lack of Funding Shuts Hydrogen Propulsion Pioneer Stralis

News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.

Turboshaft has flown more than 600 hours after first flight in March 2023

EASA Issues Type Certificate for AW09 Arriel 2K Engine

News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

News and issues concerning general aviation, specifically airplanes and helicopters powered by piston and alternative engines (i.e., non-turbine powered aircraft). Subjects include aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

More In Engines

FAA Proposes Special Conditions for PW220A Idle Cruise

One engine would be able to run at low-idle in a twin-engine helicopter application

Rolls-Royce Completes $1 Billion Engine Site Upgrade

Improved engine production and test facilities are mainly focused on military programs

GE Aerospace and Beta Technologies Cross Atlantic in Hybrid-electric Saab 340B Commuter Aircraft

The first hybrid-electric flights above 30,000 feet, as well as the first across the North Atlantic, GE says.

Lack of Funding Shuts Hydrogen Propulsion Pioneer Stralis

Australian start-up planned to convert Beechcraft Bonanza and 1900D aircraft

EASA Issues Type Certificate for AW09 Arriel 2K Engine

Turboshaft has flown more than 600 hours after first flight in March 2023

FAA’s Rocheleau Admits Unleaded Avgas Timeline May Slip

Deadline of Dec. 31, 2030 may have to be moved if a suitable fuel isn't available

Sikorsky and Safran Pledge Increased Collaboration

Proposal promises accelerated engine innovation

Canada Could Keep Gripen Engine Work at Home

GE and Magellan sign F414 support agreement

AIN Products

SUBSCRIPTIONS

RESOURCES

ABOUT AIN