StandardAero’s shops have seen an 80-percent rise in the number of quotes written for ADS-B system upgrades in the last five months, company president Mark McGowan said here at NBAA 2015. Quotes for other mandated upgrades–including TCAS, FANS 1/A and CPDLC–are also up by nearly 50 percent during this same span. The expansive MRO company with 14 locations worldwide saw revenue approaching $2 billion this year and anticipates even more revenue in 2016.

“Next year will be key for compliance, and we know some operators are struggling with decisions about which mandates to pursue, and when to pursue them,” said McGowan. To encourage education the company is hosting a “Mandate Mania” quiz contest this week both at the convention and via the Internet. Winners are entered in a sweepstakes for a $5,000 getaway vacation.

On the hardware front McGowan announced that StandardAero (Booth N4500) signed an agreement with Rolls-Royce to become an authorized engine line maintenance service provider for CorporateCare tip-to-tail service for operators of the AE3007A and BR710A2-20 turbofan engines. StandardAero will begin offering these new services to operators next month.

The company also announced it is joining forces with Universal Avionics to offer Learjet 45, 60, Astra SPX and Gulfstream G100 operators a satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) and FMS upgrade, including transponders with ADS-B out, for a significant savings. This special offer includes both a trade-in credit for the avionics being replaced, a hefty discount on new Rockwell Collins TDR-94D Mode S transponders and a reduced shop rate of just $80 per hour for all airframe inspections during the upgrade.

Beyond that operators get a menu of upgrades or credits that are packaged with the deal, from free Gogo Talk & Text credit, True Blue Power USB charging outlet installations, free LED landing light installations (or Boom Beam in the Astra SPX or G100) or as much as a $15,000 open shop credit for use at any StandardAero facility.

For Dassault aircraft StandardAero is nearing completion of the first Rockwell Collins TCAS 7.1 STC for the Falcon 900 and Falcon 50/EX. StandardAero also announced STC programs on the Falcon 7X and 50EX using SmartSky’s 4G LTE connectivity system, as well as launching the CMD Flight Solutions ADS-B out upgrade, installing it first on the Falcon 50.

Finally, the company completed and certified its first Rockwell Collins synthetic vision system on a Falcon 2000 last month. It also completed a full upgrade from Rockwell Collins Pro Line 4 to Pro Line 21 avionics on the Falcon 2000, providing the aircraft with the enhanced functionality that is required before a FANS 1/A upgrade. All services were provided at the company’s Springfield, Ill. facility.

“There is a reason why we are ‘First in Falcon’ with our services,” said McGowan. “We have a commitment to quality services nose to tail, and we will continue to be first to support operators with services they need going forward, especially as we are preparing to be ready for the Falcon 8X and Flacon 5X, and prepping for the first Falcon 7X C-checks that will be coming due in 2016.”