StandardAero has acquired Unified Turbines, a Vermont engine component repair shop, in a move that expands its repair capabilities for several widely used turboprop engines.
StandardAero said it completed the acquisition in an all-cash transaction but did not disclose the purchase price. The deal marks StandardAero’s 14th acquisition since 2015 and its eighth in its Component Repair Services segment.
Unified Turbines, founded in 1997, operates from Milton, Vermont, as an FAA repair station. The company repairs and overhauls hot section engine components for Pratt & Whitney and Honeywell engines used on a range of turboprop aircraft.
StandardAero said Unified Turbines has worked as one of its vendors since 2001.
For StandardAero, the acquisition brings more repair work in-house. The company said Unified Turbines adds repair capability on key turboprop engine platforms, including Pratt & Whitney’s PT6A and PW100 engine families. Those engines power aircraft such as Beechcraft King Airs, Cessna Caravans, Pilatus PC-12s, ATR 42s and ATR 72s, and De Havilland Canada Dash 7 and Dash 8 aircraft.
StandardAero said the acquisition should help it shorten turnaround times for engine component repairs. The company noted that it wants more control over the repair chain so it can return parts and engines to customers faster.
“This acquisition expands our capabilities on several key turboprop platforms where we already serve a large global customer base,” Russell Ford, StandardAero’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said in the company’s announcement.
Unified Turbines also lists component capabilities for Pratt & Whitney PT6, Honeywell TPE331, Pratt & Whitney JT15D, Honeywell LTS101, Pratt & Whitney PW100 and Allison 250 engines on its website. The site now identifies the company as “A StandardAero Company.”
StandardAero said Unified Turbines will become part of its Component Repair Services business unit. The company said that business supports more than 20,000 unique repairs across commercial, military, helicopter and aeroderivative engine platforms.