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Pratt & Whitney
and JetBlue
sign PurePower
agreement
Pratt & Whitney has agreed to provide Bombardier breaks ground on new service
PurePower PW1100G-JM engines to
JetBlue Airways, to power its order of centre in Singapore
40 firm A320neo family aircraft. Included Bombardier Aerospace has announced the beginning of construction work on a full-
in the agreement are 86 PurePower scale service centre for business aircraft, located at Singapore’s Seletar airport.
engines with a long-term PureSolution The facility is scheduled to open in Q2 2013, and will feature 2,930 square metres
maintenance service agreement, and of hangar space and 2,694 square metres of space for offices and back shops.
deliveries are supposed to begin in 2018. Bombardier said that the facility, when functional, will be able to perform a selection
“The PurePower engine is optimally of light to heavy maintenance tasks on Bombardier’s Learjet, Challenger and Global
designed for our future fleet of A320neo aircraft. The company also plans for the facility to be the start of a full-service
aircraft,” said Dave Ramage, VP Technical regional hub. “Singapore is a strategic location within Asia-Pacific, with a first-
Operations for JetBlue Airways. “The class workforce, and Bombardier business aircraft customers appreciate the value
benefits of improved fuel efficiency, of having OEM-backed services and OEM-trained staff within easy reach,” said Éric
lower operating cost and a minimal noise Martel, President, Bombardier Customer Services and Specialised and Amphibious
footprint make the PurePower engine a Aircraft, Bombardier Aerospace.
prudent investment in our future.”

Pattonair to
supply Airbus
Pattonair, which provides bespoke
aerospace supply chain services, has
agreed to supply Airbus with a range
of aviation-specific fasteners. With
this contract, Pattonair will supply all
Airbus facilities in Europe, its EADS
sister companies, and some of its sub-
contractors. The company said it will be European LCC joins Boeing’s landing gear
working with a leading nut manufacturer
whose product helps reduce weight. exchange programme
“This is a particularly gratifying win for Norwegian Air Shuttle has signed a focus on what they do best, serving
Pattonair as it expands the scope of our service contract with Boeing, becoming their airline passengers,” said Dale
relationship with Airbus” said Wayne the largest customer in Boeing’s landing Wilkinson, VP of Material Management,
Hollinshead, Pattonair’s CEO. “Through gear exchange programme to date, said Boeing Commercial Aviation Services.
a process of vendor-managed inventory Boeing. The contract covers 15 Next- According to Boeing, Norwegian has
and the implementation of a rolling Generation 737s, and will run until 2027. already completed three landing gear
schedule, we will be bringing real added “The landing gear exchange programme exchanges, and the next is scheduled to
value to the Airbus supply chain.” allows our airline customers to occur in October 2013.

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