Woodward, Inc. Announces Exclusive Thrust Reverser Actuation Systems Repair Agreement with Alliance Airlines
March 25, 2024 at 08:00 am EDT
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Woodward, Inc. announced an agreement with Alliance Airlines to become the exclusive Thrust Reverser Actuation Systems (TRAS) repair, maintenance and overhaul contractor for the airline's CF34-10E-powered fleet. Thrust Reverser Actuations Systems power and control the deployment of aircraft thrust reversers, which ensure optimal aircraft performance by minimizing runway stopping distances. Woodward will be the exclusive TRAS repair contractor for the entire maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) volume for the Alliance fleet of 30-plus aircraft.
Woodward's TRAS have been on aircraft since the 1960s and are on more than two dozen large commercial, regional, and business jet types, including FAR Part 33 and FAR Part 25 certifications.
Woodward, Inc. is an independent designer, manufacturer, and service provider of control solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets. It operates through two segments: Aerospace and Industrial. Its Aerospace segment designs, manufactures, and services systems and products for the management of fuel, air, and combustion and motion control. These products include fuel pumps, metering units, actuators, air valves, specialty valves, fuel nozzles, and thrust reverser actuation systems for turbine engines and nacelles, as well as flight deck controls, actuators, servocontrols, motors, and sensors. Its Industrial segment designs, produces, and services systems and products for the management of fuel, air, fluids, gases, motion, combustion, and electricity. These products include actuators, valves, pumps, fuel injection systems, solenoids, ignition systems, speed controls, electronics and software, and sensors. Its production facilities are in the United States, Europe, and Asia.