Vector Aerospace awarded US Army helicopter overhaul subcontract
For Immediate Release
October 29, 2009
Richmond, BC – Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services, Inc. (Vector - www.vectoraerospace.com), one of the world’s leading independent providers of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services has been awarded a subcontract from Army Fleet Support at Fort Rucker, Alabama in support of the United States Army TH-67 (Bell 206) Flying Hour Program.
The requisites for this subcontract include the plastic media strip, aircraft inspection and painting of twenty-five TH-67 helicopters operating out of the Fort Rucker Army Airfield. As an add-on to this subcontract award, Vector also receives approval to complete aircraft structural overhauls on two heavily damaged TH-67 helicopters; all of which will be carried out at Vector’s Andalusia, Alabama repair and overhaul facility.
“Vector is pleased with having been selected by Army Fleet Support to perform this work on their behalf, and that the trust they place in Vector will result in an end product that reflects the superior quality and customer satisfaction that is a hallmark of Vector Aerospace,” says Ronnie Kearns, Vector’s director of business development for military programs.
Kearns explains that Vector Aerospace-Andalusia is a Bell Helicopter-approved repair and overhaul center, and that the company has extensive experience providing helicopter repair and overhaul support to the US Armed Services; including a subcontract that has been in place with L-3 Vertex since 2003 for Aircraft Condition Inspection (ACI) support for US Navy TH-57 helicopters based out of Naval Air Station- Whiting Field, Florida.
“The TH-67 subcontract award is another important win for Vector as we further establish ourselves as a key provider of aviation repair and overhaul services to defense operators,” says John MacDougall, senior vice-president, sales & marketing for Vector Aerospace. “Vector has a long history of supporting defense operators including the US Army and Navy, the Canadian Department of Defense, the UK Ministry of Defense, Foreign Military Sales (FMS) operators, and various international militaries. To ensure our ongoing ability to support this very important group of operators, a primary area of focus for our company is to continually expand and enhance our helicopter and fixed-wing repair and overhaul capabilities.”
Recently, Vector was also awarded a contract by the Brazilian Air Force in support of its fleet of Bell H-1H helicopters, at an estimated value of approximately $15 million USD over a five-year period.
Vector Aerospace Corporation is an independent provider of aviation repair and overhaul services.
Through facilities in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Africa, Vector provides services to commercial and military customers for various types of gas turbine engines, components and helicopter airframes.
Vector also provides information technology solutions to an international customer base. A complete overview of Vector’s capabilities can be viewed at www.vectoraerospace.com
Principal operations include Vector Aerospace Engine Services-Atlantic, Vector Aerospace Engine Services-UK, Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services-North America, Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services-UK and Pathix ASP.
Vector Aerospace Corporation has approximately 2,500 employees.
For information, please contact:
Dave McGrath, Director - Marketing & Communications
Vector Aerospace Corporation
Tel: 604-276-7685
Ronnie Kearns, Director, Business Development - Military Programs
Vector Aerospace Corporation
Tel: 334-222-1277 Ext 237