CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Goodrich
Corporation (NYSE: GR) has been selected by Boeing to provide
landing gear system maintenance services in support of the United
States Air Force fleet of Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft.
Included as part of the agreement, Goodrich will provide training
to Hill Air Force Base (HAFB) in Ogden,
Utah to perform overhaul of C-17 landing gear systems as a
Goodrich supplier.
Greg Watson, site director for
Goodrich's Landing Gear business in Burlington, Ontario, Canada stated, "We look
forward to using this partnership with HAFB as an opportunity to
share best practices between the U.S. Government and private
industry which can help to identify key process improvements and
continue to add value to performance."
Goodrich is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the
Globemaster III landing gear system. It is also one of the largest
landing gear overhaul maintenance suppliers in the industry.
Boeing's C-17 sustainment purchasing director, Jim Fullaway stated, "Entering into an agreement
with Goodrich makes use of their proven abilities and allows
OEM-level support for this critical C-17 program."
This agreement covers 17 complete landing gear ship sets which
are operated by the United States Air Force and foreign
customers.
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.
SOURCE Goodrich Corporation; GR - Actuation and Landing
Systems