Fri, May 07, 2010
Also Joins With EADS SECA On Engine Maintenance In Asia And
EMEA Regions
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation's (HBC) Global Customer Support
(GCS) has signed an agreement with Schenker Logistics to facilitate
international parts distribution in London, Dubai and Singapore,
the company said Monday. HBC has identified and assigned
inventories of the most widely ordered and preferred spare parts,
valued at more than $40 million, to be maintained at facilities in
these three locations. The agreement is part of a multi-phase
strategy aimed at improving the experience of Hawker Beechcraft
owners by making factory parts more accessible
internationally.
"This partnership is a major step toward our goals of providing
parts support to all areas of the world while also setting the
industry standard for customer support and service," said Christi
Tannahill, HBC vice president, Global Customer Support. "This
relationship provides for a path to expand our parts and
distribution facilities worldwide as our fleet continues to grow in
all areas of the world. By teaming with Schenker, we are able to
offer our network of authorized service providers and our operators
expedited dispatching of critical parts, real-time tracking and
round-the-clock availability from a regional source. We are
leveraging Schenker's world-class infrastructure to strengthen our
own."
Schenker Logistics is part of DB Schenker, one of the world's
leading international providers of integrated logistics services
with more than 2,000 worldwide locations. Schenker provides support
to trade and industry in the global exchange of goods - in land
operations, in worldwide air and sea freight, and in all other
associated logistics services. The company has about 88,000
employees in 130 countries.
In a related announcement Monday, (HBC) Global Customer Support
(GCS) unveiled an agreement with one of Europe's foremost engine
maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities, EADS SECA, to serve as
its preferred engine maintenance service provider for Asia and the
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions. As a fully
authorized Pratt & Whitney and Honeywell engine service
provider, EADS SECA is uniquely positioned to provide engine
services for all active Hawker and King Air aircraft models.
"EADS SECA's long-standing reputation as a leader in providing
quality engine service and highly responsive support will provide
our customers and service facilities in the region with an
additional level of confidence," said Christi Tannahill, HBC vice
president, Global Customer Support. "This relationship is aligned
with our commitment to provide world-class customer support in all
areas of the world and has the added benefit of addressing
anticipated demand that will develop as the market expands
throughout parts of Eastern Europe and Asia where the aircraft
population is expected to grow rapidly."
Located in Gonesse, France, near both Le Bourget and Charles de
Gaulle Airports, EADS SECA is licensed to perform all levels of
scheduled and unscheduled engine maintenance, including the full
range of required service from line to hot section inspections,
major periodic checks to engine overhauls and core zone
inspections.
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