Korean Air wins 150 bln received U.S. helicopter upkeep deal

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) — Korean Air Strains Co., South Korea’s largest provider, mentioned Monday it has obtained a 150 billion received (US$136 million) helicopter upkeep order from the USA.

Within the nine-year take care of the U.S. Division of Protection, Korean Air can be answerable for upkeep, restore and overhaul (MRO) work for the life extension of the H-53E helicopters deployed to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps within the Asia-Pacific area, the corporate mentioned in a press release.

Final week, Korean Air signed a 290 billion received take care of the Division of Protection to produce MRO providers for the F-16 Preventing Falcon plane operated by the U.S. air forces in South Korea and Japan.

The nationwide flag provider has been offering the MRO providers for U.S. fighter jets, such because the F-15 and F-16, and transport plane just like the A-10 Thunderbolt and Lockheed C-130 Hercules since 1978, it mentioned.

On high of flight providers, the nationwide flag provider additionally manufactures plane elements and provides them to Airbus and Boeing. It started to produce elements to Boeing and Airbus in 1986 and 1987, respectively.

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