StandardAero acquires Western Jet Aviation

StandardAero has bought Gulfstream maintenance specialist business Western Jet Aviation in what is its 12th acquisition since 2015. “Western Jet Aviation’s broad range of business aviation MRO capabilities expands our facility footprint, customer base, geographic reach and repair portfolio to facilitate continuing growth for StandardAero,” said Russell Ford, chairman  and chief executive of StandardAero, a maintenance, repair and servicing provider whose team of almost 100 aviation professionals operates 120,000 square feet of hangar, shop and office space on ten acres. Operating at the Van Nuys, California airport and at Miami-Opa Locka, Florida Executive Airport, Western Jet is a certified repair