Aircraft Engine Repair Firm to Trim Work Force

Pacific Airmotive Corp. has announced that it will no longer service engines for large passenger jets and plans to downsize its work force. The company employs 223 people, but executives declined to say how many will be laid off.

The Burbank company said it will concentrate on repairing engines for smaller planes, like the PT6 turboprop engine used in Beech and Piper light aircraft. A company spokesman said increased competition in the jet engine repair field prompted the move.

Airline industry officials said there are now too many aircraft-servicing companies competing to work on a shrinking number of commercial jet aircraft.