AMETEK MRO Signs Three-Year Agreement With AJW Group to Provide Specialized Repair and Overhaul Services Worldwide
MIAMI, FL, April 15, 2015 – Recognizing AMETEK MRO’s comprehensive global repair and overhaul expertise for Airbus A320 and Boeing 737, 757 and 767 aircraft, the AJW Group today signs a three-year strategic partnership agreement with AMETEK to provide supplementary component repair and overhaul services that support AJW’s global fleet of more than 900 aircraft under contract and its expanding range of repair services.
AMETEK MRO was selected for this important contract for its focus on improving turn-around-times and its highly competitive pricing, which includes volume discounts. AMETEK MRO businesses in Florida and the Midwest, including Aero Components International (ACI), Avtech Avionics & Instruments (AAI), High Standard Aviation (HSA), Southern Aeroparts and Drake Air, will deliver premium services to AJW, a leading provider of aircraft support worldwide.
Ian Foster, Repair Vendor Manager at AJW Aviation, acknowledges the important role that skilled repair shops play in AJW’s delivery of world-class services:
“We have had an excellent business relationship with AMETEK MRO that spans more than 15 years and have worked closely with AMETEK to shape the scope of our on-going relationship. It is important for us to secure top-flight repair capabilities from skilled, OEM-trained, technicians and engineers. AMETEK provides that for us.”
“We rigorously audit our repair shops annually to ensure that we not only receive the highest standards of workmanship but also enjoy commercially beneficial terms that help us achieve our objectives of improving efficiency, guaranteeing dispatch reliability, and reducing direct maintenance costs for our international customer base.”
The AMETEK MRO capabilities AJW plans to utilize include those in the areas of electromechanical, hydraulics, pneumatics, environmental, heat transfer, fuel pumps and controls, avionics and instruments.
Vin Misciagna, Vice President & General Manager of AMETEK MRO, explains:
“AMETEK is committed to supporting AJW with a program of targeted component repair specialties at its repair facilities in the United States, Europe and Asia. AJW is one of the world’s leading providers of power-by-the-hour and cost-per-flight-hour programs, with a global fleet under contract that rivals many leading flag carriers. By aligning AMETEK MRO with its lean business model and experience delivering the exemplary repair performance that AJW demands, we expect to support a significant and growing volume of business over the life of this agreement and beyond.”
AJW Aviation is a world-leading specialist in the supply, repair and lease of commercial aircraft spare parts, including aircraft engines services, aircraft inventory management; power-by-the-hour and pooling support; consignment stock; global 24/7 AOG; component maintenance and overhaul; consumable supplies; logistics and freight management. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, AJW has offices in London, Dubai, Singapore, Shanghai, Montreal and Miami with inventory hubs across Europe, Asia and North America. For more information, visit www.ajw-aviation.com.
AMETEK MRO is a unit of AMETEK Aerospace and Defense and a global provider of third-party maintenance repair and overhaul services for commercial, regional, general aviation and rotor-wing aircraft. Its operations specialize in a wide range of MRO services that are FAA, EASA, CAAC and CAAS approved.
AMETEK MRO consists of the following global business units:
- AMETEK MRO Florida (Aero Components International and Avtech Avionics & Instruments), Ameron, High Standard Aviation, B&S Aircraft, Drake Air and Southern Aeroparts in North America
- AEM, Aeromedic, Muirhead Avionics and Antavia in Europe, and
- AMETEK Singapore PTE in Asia.
For more information, visit www.ametekmro.com.
AMETEK Aerospace and Defense is a division of AMETEK, Inc. a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with annual sales of $4.0 billion. For more information, visit www.ametekaerodefense.com.
