A plane is silhouetted as it takes off from Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., Monday, May 13, 2019. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
StandardAero has officially completed a 70,000-square-foot expansion of its Winnipeg maintenance facility, supported by $3 million from the Manitoba government.
The expansion increases the site’s total footprint by nearly 40 percent, allowing the company to handle higher volumes of engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) work. The added capacity specifically targets GE Aerospace CF34-3/8 and CFM International CFM56-7B engines, which power widely used commercial and military aircraft globally.
“Our new, larger facility is central to how we support the CF34 and CFM56 programs that power some of the world’s most widely flown aircraft,” said StandardAero vice-president Peter Wheatley, in a release.
“The space gives our team more capacity to deliver world-class MRO work for our customers here in Canada and throughout the globe. We’re proud to keep growing StandardAero’s presence right here where our company was founded.”
