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Anuncio do 2o contrato de participaçao da Héroux-Devtek no projeto KC390...
Parte dos componentes serão feitos no Reino Unido.
PRESS RELEASE
From: Héroux-Devtek Inc.
Gilles Labbé
President and Chief Executive Officer
Tel.: (450) 679-3330
Contact: MaisonBrison
Martin Goulet, CFA
Tel.: (514) 731-0000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HÉROUX-DEVTEK BROADENS THE SCOPE OF AN AGREEMENT
TO MANUFACTURE LANDING GEAR COMPONENTS AND
ASSEMBLIES FOR THE EMBRAER KC-390 AIRCRAFT
Long-term agreement further increases Héroux-Devtek’s content on the program
Longueuil, Québec, November 4, 2016 - Héroux-Devtek Inc. (TSX: HRX) (“Héroux-Devtek” or the “Corporation”), a leading
international manufacturer of aerospace products, today announced that it has been awarded supplemental work by
Embraer to provide landing gear components and assemblies for the KC-390 aircraft. The contract broadens the scope of an
existing agreement and will span over the life of the program.
Under the terms of the agreement, Héroux-Devtek will manufacture, assemble and deliver landing gear components for new
aircraft production and spare parts requirements. The work will be performed at certain Héroux-Devtek facilities located in
the United Kingdom, United States and Canada.
The KC-390 is a new multi-mission transport aircraft and, as at October 1
st, 2016, the program had received 28 firm orders
from the Brazilian Air Force as well as letters of interest from five other nations, representing potential orders for 32
additional aircraft.
“Héroux-Devtek is delighted to further expand its reach on the KC-390 program and to enhance its relationship with Embraer.
This agreement will generate revenues for an extended period of time as it spans the entire life of the program. We are
looking forward to once again demonstrate that our wide manufacturing footprint provides us with the flexibility to react
quickly in order to supply competitive, high-quality solutions to leading OEMs of the global aerospace industry,” said Martin
Brassard, Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of Héroux-Devtek.
PROFILE
Héroux-Devtek Inc. (TSX: HRX) is an international company specializing in the design, development, manufacture and repair
and overhaul of landing gear and actuation systems and components for the Aerospace market. The Corporation is the third
largest landing gear company worldwide, supplying both the commercial and defence sectors of the Aerospace market with
new landing gear systems and components, as well as aftermarket products and services. The Corporation also
manufactures hydraulic systems, fluid filtration systems and electronic enclosures. Approximately 80% of the Corporation's
sales are outside Canada, including about 55% in the United States. The Corporation's head office is located in Longueuil,
Québec with facilities in the Greater Montreal area (Longueuil, Laval and St-Hubert); Kitchener, Cambridge and Toronto,
Ontario; Springfield and Strongsville, Ohio; Wichita, Kansas; Everett, Washington; and Runcorn, Nottingham and Bolton,
United Kingdom.
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