StandardAero, an aircraft maintenance company, plans to expand its operation at Augusta Business Aviation’s MRO (maintenance, repair, overhaul) facility. The company recently began work on a $33 million upgrade that will create 90 new jobs.

Operating in Augusta since 1974, StandardAero currently supports more than 170 jobs in the area. The facility annually processes approximately 425 aircraft and 500 turbine aircraft engines for MRO service.

StandardAero will construct a new hangar and engine shop at 1150 Hangar Road adjacent to the Augusta Regional Airport. The expansion will add 80,500 square feet to the company’s footprint in Augusta.

StandardAero’s Chris Bodine added, “The new facility will add over 60 percent of new space to our existing footprint. The current facility was built in the 1970s, when aircraft were a lot smaller.” The expansion will allow the company to work on larger Dassault Falcon, Gulfstream, and Bombardier aircraft.