Goodrich Celebrates 15 Years of Successful Operation in Singapore
February 01 2010 - 1:05AM
PR Newswire (US)
-- Maintenance, repair and overhaul facility first opened in
February, 1995. SINGAPORE, Feb. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
SINGAPORE AIRSHOW - Goodrich Corporation's (NYSE:GR) maintenance,
repair and overhaul (MRO) campus in Singapore celebrates its 15th
year of operation this month. The facility began in 1995 as a 3,000
square foot repair shop with 14 employees; since then, it has
undergone seven expansions and today employs around 700 people in a
530,000 square foot campus. Ken Tan, managing director of
Goodrich's Aerostructures MRO business, has been with the company
for more than 40 years and was part of the four-person team from
the nacelle operation in California that initially got the
Singapore MRO facility up and running. "Our goal was simple - to
provide nacelle MRO services to Asia-Pacific airlines during their
working day, in their part of the world," said Tan. "We knew the
region was a high growth area, and we saw our sales grow by double
digits year after year. Over time we added capabilities to service
more and more Goodrich products on the diverse aircraft operating
in the region. "Today the campus has been expanded to include a
full range of MRO services for components and systems for both
commercial and military aerospace customers from across Asia,
Australia and the Pacific Rim. Our services cover a broad range of
aircraft, and we see significant levels of MRO business from the
Airbus A320 and Boeing 777 aircraft, both very popular in the
region. In partnership with other Goodrich business units
co-located at the campus, we also have tooling and training moving
in to support the Boeing 787 entry into service, and we are
readying for the new Airbus A350 XWB and Lockheed Martin F-35
Lightning II aircraft." MRO capabilities at the Goodrich Singapore
campus include aircraft nacelle systems, flight controls, cargo
systems, engine controls and components, actuation systems and
aircraft evacuation systems. In addition, the Singapore team
performs original equipment manufacturing as well as research and
development activities. Recent projects include designing,
developing and producing major subsystems for the Goodrich nacelle
system for the Pratt & Whitney PurePower® PW1000G engine that
will power a number of new aircraft such as the Bombardier CSeries
aircraft and Mitsubishi Regional Jet. The Singapore facility,
located next to Changi Airport, is Goodrich's largest MRO campus.
Goodrich operates a global network of MRO facilities in Australia,
Brazil, Canada, China, Dubai, the UK and U.S. Goodrich technology
will be featured at the Singapore Airshow; visit the company's
pavilion at CD-07, located just outside the exhibit halls on the
way to chalet row. 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. DATASOURCE: Goodrich Corporation; GR - Nacelles and
Interior Systems CONTACT: Media, at Singapore Airshow, Lisa Bottle,
+1-704-258-1506, or in U.S., Laurie Tardif, +1-704-423-7048, or
FirstCall, Paul Gifford, Investor Relations, +1-704-423-5517 Web
Site: http://www.goodrich.com/
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