AgustaWestland North America Awarded U.S. Navy Contract — Press Release

November 18, 2009 by Matthew Potter · 1 Comment
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AgustaWestland North America Awarded U.S. Navy Contract

RESTON, Va., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ — AgustaWestland North America (AWNA) is pleased to announce that it was recently awarded a $17.35M U.S. Navy contract to provide depot level maintenance on three Egyptian Mk-2 variant H-3 helicopters. The contract provides full funding for this effort, which began in November 2008, and calls for complete refurbishment of the aircraft structure and all aircraft components. AWNA will also complete all safety checks to ensure the aircraft are flight ready.

Work will be carried out at the company’s 88,000 square foot maintenance repair and overhaul facility in Hagerstown, Maryland. Up to 20 new employees are expected to be added to the existing staff of 26 at Hagerstown Airport. All work on the H-3 helicopters is estimated to be completed in December of 2010.

“AgustaWestland North America is honored to receive this contract from the U.S. Navy,” said AgustaWestland North America Chief Executive Officer, R. Scott Rettig. “I am proud of our team and our close working relationship with the U.S. Navy. I look forward to future growth and successes of our Hagerstown operations, as we continue to expand our U.S. footprint and meet the specific needs of the U.S. Navy and Department of Defense.”

AgustaWestland North America, a subsidiary of AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is FOCI mitigated and responsible for the company’s U.S. government programs. AgustaWestland is a global leader in designing, manufacturing and supporting the world’s most technologically advanced helicopters. With more than 100 years of experience in the aerospace industry, AgustaWestland provides a full range of rotorcraft for every commercial, government and military application, and an unrivalled capability in training and support solutions.

For further information please contact:
Michael Lugo
Office: 703.373.8019
Mobile: 571.435.4430
Email: mlugo@awnainc.com

Source: AgustaWestland North America

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Boeing To Continue Support Of The C-17

August 24, 2009 by Matthew Potter · Comment
Filed under: Boeing, Business Line, Companies, Contract Awards, Department of Defense, Events, Federal Budget Process, Military Aviation, Services, U.S. Air Force, logistics 

Even though the Obama Administration has decided to end production of the C-17 transport aircraft Boeing is still able to make money through modifying and supporting the aircraft. In fact the U.S. Air Force just awarded a contract worth over a billion dollars to the company to do just that. The Air Force provides its own mechanics and has depots but will rely on Boeing for further support including parts, support, logistics management as well as some depot level maintenance.

This is fairly common type of contract to support a system that is utilizing organic military support. If the C-17 used Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) then the contract value would be much higher but the Air Force would not carry the burden of providing mechanics, training and parts.

There is no guarantee that a system’s manufacturer will get this work as there exist plenty of third party companies capable of doing it. The Air Force has the right to choose which ever company makes the best bid. This is more often true after completion of production and fielding. Either way this continues to keep revenue going to Boeing from an existing program in what is looking a like a rough year for the company.

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