8 June, 2018: Prime Turbines LLC, a subsidiary of VSE Aviation, Inc. (VAI) and a leading, independent PT6A maintenance, repair and overhaul company headquartered in Carrollton, Texas has signed a contract with El Colono of Costa Rica for the overhaul of eight PT6A-34AG turboprop engines. El Colono operates 21 aerial application aircraft across Central America specialising in the spraying of banana crops.
The El Colono engines will be overhauled at Prime Turbines’ Carrollton, Texas MRO facility. Each engine to be overhauled will be supported by a Prime Turbines rental engine to ensure no downtime for the aircraft while overhauls are completed.