Aircraft
Vector Aerospace Refurbs British Sea Kings for Pakistan
The MRO is returning three of them to the air, while former owner Airbus completes its sale to StandardAero.
After six months of work, a former RAF Rescue Sea King HAR3A ZH544 flew again for the first time on November 2. It is one of three Sea Kings that Vector Aerospace is returning to the air for the Pakistan Navy.  (Photo: Vector Aerospace/Steve Tamblyn)
After six months of work, a former RAF Rescue Sea King HAR3A ZH544 flew again for the first time on November 2. It is one of three Sea Kings that Vector Aerospace is returning to the air for the Pakistan Navy. (Photo: Vector Aerospace/Steve Tamblyn)

The UK Ministry of Defence has sold seven retired Sea King helicopters to the Pakistan Navy and contracted Vector Aerospace to return three of them to service. Vector is doing the work at its Gosport, UK, facility. Airbus announced last week that it completed the sale of Vector—a global MRO company with 2,200 employees in 22 locations—to StandardAero, another global MRO.


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