CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 17 /PRNewswire/ --
(Paris Air Show) -- ATA Airlines has chosen Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR) to provide landing gear maintenance services in support of ATA's fleet of DC-10, Boeing 757, 737 Classic, and Next Generation 737 aircraft. The agreement includes all scheduled repair and overhaul services for each of these aircraft types.
According to Mike Brand, President of Goodrich Landing Gear division, "This contract marks the beginning of a new relationship between our team and ATA. It's the first time we'll be providing them with aftermarket support of this magnitude. We're proud of ATA's confidence with the services we will be providing. As the original equipment manufacturer of the landing gear on ATA's fleet, Goodrich is well positioned to assist ATA in increasing the dispatchability of their most valuable assets."
John Kelly, Vice President of Maintenance & Engineering, ATA Airlines added, "By turning to Goodrich for aftermarket support of our landing gear, we can focus on doing what we do best -- providing a positive travel experience for our passengers. Add to that Goodrich's support infrastructure and we can be assured that we have service available to us in the right places at the right time."
Goodrich is the original equipment manufacturer of the landing gear on: Boeing 737; 747; 757; 767; and 777 families of aircraft. Goodrich also supplies a wide variety of technologies, which range from wheels and brakes to thrust reversers to evacuation systems, for these aircraft families.
Goodrich Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a global supplier of systems and services to aerospace, defense and homeland security markets. With one of the most strategically diversified portfolios of products in the industry, Goodrich serves a global customer base with significant worldwide manufacturing and service facilities. For more information visit http://www.goodrich.com.
Goodrich Corporation operates through its divisions and as a parent company for its subsidiaries, one or more of which may be referred to as "Goodrich Corporation" in this press release.
ATA is a passenger charter airline serving the U.S. military and many other government and commercial customers. ATA operates a fleet of 29 aircraft and has approximately 2,500 employees. For more information visit http://www.ata.com.
Visit the Goodrich pavilion during the Paris air show at "Goodrich G1" located on the static display just outside of halls 2A and 2C.
GR - Actuation and Landing Systems
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http://www.ata.com
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