2010 is doubly significant for one of Australia’s leading aviation services groups, TAE (formerly Tasman Aviation Enterprises) as it celebrates the 10th anniversary of its beginning as the manager of the F-111 Workshops Business Unit at RAAF Base Amberley in May 2000, while also welcoming the first of the GE F414 engines of the new F/A-18 Super Hornet.
TAE, along with its partners, was awarded the contract for the Total Logistics Support program for the engines of the RAAF Hornet and Super Hornet in late 2008, continuing TAE’s long association with the RAAF and the fast jet fleets. As well as the F-111 Workshops Business Unit at RAAF Base Amberley, over the last 10 years, the company operated the RAAF’s aircraft paint facility at RAAF Base Richmond, continues to service the propellers and fuel control for the PC-9 fleet and remains the intermediate maintenance provider for the GE F404 engines of the F/A-18 Hornet at RAAF Base Williamtown.
The integration of the RAAF’s F-111 Engine Business Unit into the TAE business at Amberley in November 2006, and the subsequent acquisitions of TAE Aviation (formerly Tenix Aviation) and Masling Industries in late 2008, have helped TAE become a leader in Australia’s aviation market and the premier turbine engine MRO provider for defence and commercial operators.
Now operating across seven Australian sites with more than 250 employees, the TAE Group provides aerospace engineering service solutions covering maintenance, manufacturing, overhaul, repair and engineering for turbine engines, passenger and military transport aircraft, fast jets, helicopters, regional aircraft, general aviation and agricultural aircraft. TAE offers the broadest range of services in the aviation industry with a strong emphasis on responsive service, on-time delivery, product reliability and outstanding value.
TAE has developed a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to extend the life of the Cessna 441 Conquest.
2010 is doubly significant for one of Australia’s leading aviation services groups, TAE (formerly Tasman Aviation Enterprises).
The arrival of the F/A-18 Super Hornet will see a continuation of TAE’s decade-long involvement with the Royal Australian Air Force.
