Air France Industries, KLM Engineering & Maintenance Select Hamilton Sundstrand's REVIMA APU for Long Term APU Repair Agreements
PARIS, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- PARIS AIR SHOW --Air France Industries and KLM Engineering & Maintenance have selected Hamilton Sundstrand's REVIMA APU business to provide Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) repair services under a long-term maintenance service plan agreement. Hamilton Sundstrand is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).
The agreement covers the PW901A and the TSCP 700-4E APUs, in support of 63 Boeing 747-400 and 10 MD11 aircraft.
"Our partnership with Air France Industries and KLM Engineering & Maintenance goes back many years in our company's history," said Olivier Legrand, REVIMA APU general manager. "We are delighted by the opportunity to continue a very successful relationship, built on continuous improvement and teamwork."
REVIMA APU is a wholly-owned Hamilton Sundstrand company. Based in Caudebec-en-Caux, Normandy, France, it was created in 2004 on the site of Revima, an APU repair and overhaul shop with more than 35 years of experience. REVIMA APU repairs and overhauls APUs for most Boeing and Airbus aircraft, along with regional aircraft produced by Embraer, Bombardier, Fokker, BAE Systems and Saab.
With 2008 revenues of $6.2 billion, Hamilton Sundstrand employs approximately 18,000 people worldwide and is headquartered in Windsor Locks, Conn. Among the world's largest suppliers of technologically advanced aerospace and industrial products, the company designs, manufactures and services aerospace systems and provides integrated system solutions for commercial, regional, corporate and military aircraft. It also is a major supplier for international space programs.
United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the building and aerospace industries worldwide.
