PAG expands with acquisition of PTB Group

Atlanta, Georgia-based Precision Aviation Group Inc. (PAG) acquired PTB Group. PTB provides maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services on Pratt & Whitney PT6 and Honeywell TPE331 engines, engine leases, airframes, and aviation supply chain services. PTB is comprised of Pacific Turbine USA Group with locations in Texas, Arizona, Florida, and Pennsylvania; Pacific Turbine Brisbane and Pacific Turbine Leasing in Brisbane, Australia; and International Air Parts in Sydney, Australia.

With 20 repair stations and more than 850,000ft² of sales and service facilities in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Singapore, and Brazil, PAG offers MRO and manufacturing capabilities on more than 100,000 product lines. https://pacificturbine.com.au; https://www.precisionaviationgroup.com; https://primeturbines.com

Wencor Group acquires Aero-Glen

Atlanta, Georgia-based engineering design and development, component repair, and distribution services company Wencor Group acquired Aero-Glen Int’l LLC.

Aero-Glen, which operates from a 90,000ft² facility in Fort Worth, Texas, is a full-line stocking distributor offering value-added services and kitting solutions that include aerospace fasteners, fittings, machined parts, and other specialized hardware. The company serves a diverse and global customer base, including national, international, commercial, and military customers. https://www.aeroglen.com; https://www.wencor.com

ST Engineering, Pensacola State College explore aviation training academy

Pensacola State College and ST Engineering have a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore setting up an aviation training academy in Pensacola, Florida. The collaboration is part of ST Engineering’s continued growth and expansion plans in Pensacola, where it’s developing an airframe MRO complex of four large, state-of-the-art hangars at Pensacola International Airport. The MoU was signed at the official opening of the airframe MRO complex’s second hangar, which is expected to generate more than 400 new high-value jobs when fully operational.

Under the agreement, ST Engineering and Pensacola State College will develop a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 147 Aircraft Maintenance Technician School at the Pensacola International Airport. ST Engineering will develop the apprenticeship program and provide direct-to-industry job opportunities, while Pensacola State College will seek FAA approval for the certification of the academy partnership and work together with ST Engineering to strengthen public awareness of career opportunities in aviation. The academy is targeting to roll out training in 2024. https://www.pensacolastate.edu; https://www.stengg.us

EirTrade Aviation inaugurates 787 disassembly

Dublin, Ireland-based aviation asset management and trading company EirTrade Aviation will manage the disassembly and consignment of the first two Boeing 787-8s to be retired from commercial service. The 10-year-old aircraft will be disassembled simultaneously at Prestwick Airport, Scotland, with parts expected to be available in late Q1 2023.

Ken Fitzgibbon, CEO of EirTrade Aviation, says the disassembly of the two B787 aircraft couldn’t come at a better time for operators and maintenance facilities of the aircraft looking to source used serviceable material (USM) for the aircraft to reduce the cost of maintenance. https://eirtradeaviation.com