StandardAero’s Gonesse, France facility recently handed over the 1,500th Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A turboprop engine that it has serviced. The Gonesse facility achieved the milestone nearly 45 years after processing its first engine in 1975. Located between Le Bourget and Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, the MRO is a Pratt & Whitney Canada designated overhaul facility for both the PT6A and the larger PW100 turboprop engine.

The facility is approved for nine models of the PT6A family, including the widely used PT6A-41/-42 models, along with the PT6A-64 that powers the Daher TBM 700. Daher recently renewed its recognition of the Gonesse facility as a PT6A engine MRO services provider for TBMs based in Europe. This follows on to the original designation in 2016, and the agreement includes engine support for the fleet of TBM 700 aircraft operated by the French Ministry of Defense and managed by Daher under a full operational support agreement.

In addition to in-house maintenance, the Gonesse facility supports PT6As with mobile repair team services.

“The team of MRO specialists at StandardAero Gonesse is proud to reach this milestone 1,500th engine, reflecting our long-standing support of PT6A operators across Europe and beyond,” said Laurent Cluzel, general manager of StandardAero's (Booth N90) Gonesse facility.  “We have an extensive heritage of supporting the PT6A and PW100 turboprops at Gonesse, serving military, governmental and civilian operators, and look forward to extending our PT6A capabilities with the introduction of a dedicated service center later this year.”