StandardAero has made certain key appointments to support its long-term CFM Branded Service Agreement (CBSA) to provide MRO services for the LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engines. The company has promoted Lloyd Barker to the newly created position of Senior Vice President of LEAP Program Industrialization and Executive Site Leader for StandardAero’s San Antonio site. Barker joined StandardAero in 2018 as Senior Vice President of Engineering & Quality.
In the new role, Barker will lead StandardAero’s efforts to establish the new LEAP-1A/1B MRO line at its San Antonio facility.
Ron Gillette will lead a dedicated Program Management Office (PMO) to support the LEAP stand-up activities.
Tim Mathis has been appointed as Vice President of Components & Accessories (C&A) Technical Operations and LEAP Industrialization. Mathis will lead the division’s Repair Development Center of Excellence (RDCoE) and support component and accessories repairs related to the introduction of the LEAP line in San Antonio.
Lewis Prebble, President of Airlines & Fleets, StandardAero said: “Our CBSA agreement for the LEAP-1A/1B represents the largest single potential growth opportunity in StandardAero’s more than 100-year history, and the importance to us of delivering on our promises to CFM and its customers is reflected in these new appointments. StandardAero will apply the breadth of our talent, technology and overall company resources to standing up our new LEAP capability, while still meeting all of our commitments to current programs and customers.”