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Ian Smart is Senior Vice President, Airlines and Fleets, responsible for the operational & financial performance of the four business units comprising the Airlines and Fleets Sector. He reports directly to the President and CEO of StandardAero and is a member of the company’s Executive Leadership Team.

Standard Aero, a Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) company with nearly $1.4 billion in annual revenue, specializes in engine maintenance, repair and overhaul, and nose-to-tail services that include airframe, interior refurbishments and paint for business and general aviation, air transport, and military aircraft. The company, part of the DAE Engineering division, forms a global services network of 12 primary facilities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Singapore and Australia, with an additional 14 regionally located service and support locations.

Smart began his career with StandardAero in 1997, as a Repair Engineer. He progressed through a number of roles including Operations Engineer and AE2100 Program Director. In 1999 Smart was transferred to the StandardAero San Antonio facility as Director of Business Process Redesign for a re-facilitization effort undertaken at the former Kelly Air Force Base. In 2001, upon completion of the San Antonio project, Smart was appointed Vice President for the Winnipeg T56 Strategic Business Unit, responsible for the Unit’s operational and financial performance. Since then, Smart has held other Executive roles including Vice President of Marketing & Business Development and Vice President, Strategy. Currently, Smart is the senior executive for StandardAero in Canada, responsible for representing StandardAero in all affairs involving its Canadian sites, as well as all Canadian governmental affairs activities.

Smart holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Manitoba.