Dhaka : Country's largest private carrier US-Bangla Airlines has selected StandardAero, a leading independent pure-play provider of aerospace engine aftermarket services, to receive maintenance, repair, and overhaul services from for the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127M turboprops powering its fleet of ATR 72-600 aircraft.

StandardAero is the world's largest independent Pratt & Whitney Canada authorized PW100 Designated Overhaul Facility (DOF), said a release.

Under the non-exclusive multi-year contract, StandardAero will support US-Bangla Airlines' PW127M engine fleet from its Center of Excellence (COE) for Turboprop Engine MRO in Summerside, PEI, Canada.

StandardAero supports PW100 operators from two overhaul locations-Summerside, Canada and Gonesse, France-plus six PW100 service centers positioned across North America, South America, Africa, and Australasia.

StandardAero has been supporting the PW100 operator community for 40 years, having been appointed as the first independent MRO provider for the engine in 1984, added the release.

It may be mentioned here, StandardAero's service offering on the PW100 family includes extensive component repair support, rental engine solutions, on-site field service, and engine condition trend monitoring (ECTM) services as a CAMP Systems Designated Analysis Center (DAC).

On the other hand, US-Bangla Airlines is currently the largest airline of Bangladesh, carrying over 2.5 million passengers annually across its network, mentioned reports.

The airline uses ATRs for its regional fleet to connect all of Bangladesh and to feed its international network of Boeing 737-800 and A330-300 aircraft from Dhaka.