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StandardAero Completes Western Jet Aviation Acquisition

With the purchase of Gulfstream maintenance specialist Western Jet Aviation, StandardAero now has MRO facilities spanning the U.S.

Western Jet Aviation at Van Nuys Airport — Western Jet Aviation's facility at Van Nuys Airport covers 10 acres, with a 120,000-sq-ft hangar and 100 employees. (Photo: StandardAero)

By Matt Thurber • Editor-in-Chief

February 3, 2023

StandardAero closed on the purchase of Van Nuys, California-based Gulfstream maintenance specialist Western Jet Aviation on Wednesday. The acquisition is StandardAero’s 12th since 2015 and adds significant Gulfstream airframe MRO capability, with more than 120,000 sq ft of hangar, shop, ramp, and office space on a 10-acre facility, nearly 100 personnel, and Western Jet’s avionics and interior shops.

The move also marks a return to the West Coast for StandardAero, which previously operated an MRO facility at Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX) but closed it in 2018. “When we departed LAX, we’d been looking for a location on the West Coast,” said Colleen Back, StandardAero senior commercial director, airframe, who is heading up the integration efforts for the acquisition. “Van Nuys is one of the busiest business aviation airports in the country, and this will add a large Gulfstream footprint to the company.”

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