StandardAero 'Being Methodical' in Signature ERO Merger

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

Dallas Airmotive technicians work on a turbofan engine at the company's facilities. Dallas Airmotive is a major piece of StandardAero's acquisition of Signature Aviation's engine repair and overhaul business. (Photo: StandardAero)

December 13, 2021

Even though StandardAero closed on its $230 million acquisition of Signature Aviation’s engine repair and overhaul (ERO) business in July, 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.”

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