CHICAGO — Port San Antonio, the vast technology campus and industrial airport located just southwest of the Alamo City’s downtown, recently showcased leading efforts to connect innovations in digital security, robotics, and other applied sciences based in the San Antonio region.
The port led a delegation of businesses and educational partner organizations as part of Aviation Week’s MRO Americas 2024 convention in Chicago. The event is the world’s premier gathering for technologies that support the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of the global fleets of aircraft.
San Antonio is one of America’s fastest-growing cities and has diverse and mature industry sectors. In addition to playing a leading role in the development of modern aviation throughout the past century, the region is home to significant industry clusters that are driving global innovation in aviation and an array of other sectors. Among them are cybersecurity, computing, space technology and next generation aeromedical transportation systems.
Port San Antonio’s exhibit at MRO Americas included the following:
AEROSPACE’S LEADING EDGE
At MRO Americas, the port highlighted its collaboration with aerospace leader StandardAero — a partnership 25+ years in the making.
StandardAero’s vast Port operations site is among the world’s leading locales for military and commercial aircraft engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services. Opened in 1999, the operation occupies large former Air Force facilities on the Tech Port campus and provides world-class services for the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security.
StandardAero’s campus at the Port includes a highly specialized array of facilities to test commercial and military aircraft engines, including those of the F110-100 project.
The company continues to grow its presence while inspiring, attracting and preparing new San Antonio-based talent with its customized in-house Aviation Mechanic Training Program, which entails a comprehensive 12-week program featuring a variety of experiences ranging from classroom learning to hands-on training with tooling, equipment and engines — including groundbreaking augmented reality technology.
The training program houses five major engine MRO programs that serve both commercial and military customers under more than 810,000 square feet of industrial space and is rapidly expanding as it also adds major new engine maintenance programs.
StandardAero launched its Aviation Mechanic Training Program in June 2023 and can support up to 200 new mechanics annually. The company started the program to help meet the need for additional maintenance workers at its facility in San Antonio, as well as for other company locations in the future.
By: Port San Antonio
