StandardAero expands Bombardier Global airframe MRO capabilities at Van Nuys Airport

StandardAero has expanded its business aviation airframe maintenance capabilities at Van Nuys Airport in California to cover a range of Bombardier Global aircraft, including the Global Express, Global Express XRS, Global 5000, Global 6000 and Global 7500.

The company's Van Nuys repair station authorisation now encompasses airframe inspections, repairs, structures and avionics work for the five Global models. StandardAero said it has already begun supporting Global operators at the facility, with activities including inspection and repair events, SpaceX Starlink installations on Global 5000 aircraft, and BR710 engine line maintenance. StandardAero is also a Rolls-Royce authorised service centre for the BR710 engines that power most of the Global family, providing line maintenance at Van Nuys and in-field support through its Mobile Service Team. The Van Nuys facility holds FAA, EASA, AFAC and TCCA approvals.

The expansion builds on more than 25 years of Gulfstream MRO experience at the Van Nuys site. More than 1,200 Bombardier Global aircraft have been delivered worldwide, with over 600 in North America. Giovanni Spitale, president of StandardAero Business Aviation, said the company is investing further in its team and tooling to support the Global family alongside its existing Gulfstream capabilities. Roland Scensnovic, vice president and general manager of the Van Nuys facility, said the site now offers airframe, avionics, engine, structures and interior capabilities under one roof. StandardAero also provides maintenance and modification support for Bombardier Global aircraft at its Springfield, Illinois facility.

This is part of a broader push by large MRO groups to add competing OEM airframe lines onto a single site rather than staying specialised around one manufacturer's product line. A shop that already holds Gulfstream airframe authority for decades can extend into Bombardier Global work without building a new facility, spreading fixed costs such as hangar space, tooling and multi-authority certification across a wider customer base.

For operators, this kind of consolidation matters because it changes where a Global aircraft can get airframe, engine line maintenance, avionics and interior work done together instead of across several vendors and locations. Holding FAA, EASA, AFAC and TCCA approval at one site also widens which internationally registered aircraft can be routed there without extra certification friction.

What happens next depends on how quickly StandardAero converts its stated Global support activity, inspections, repairs, Starlink installs and BR710 line maintenance, into scheduled heavy visits, and whether operators of the roughly 600 North American-based Global aircraft shift work away from other MRO providers as a result.