Triumph Group Extends Airbus Proprietary Parts’ Partnership To Support Aviation Industry In APAC Region
Source: Airbus, Satair, Triumph
Sep.19.2022, Shanghai — — — Triumph Group (“Triumph”) [NYSE:TGI] announces that its Product Support business in Chonburi, Thailand, (TASA) has completed an extension with global aircraft manufacturer Airbus, to continue Triumph’s long-standing provision of repair station services for Airbus Proprietary Parts to support aircrafts in APAC region, the repair station services is managed by Satair, an Airbus services company and world leader in the commercial aerospace aftermarket.
Since 2015, Triumph has provided world-class, cost-effective, and fully authorized OEM repairs for a wide range of Airbus aircraft operators, throughout the Asian Pacific and China (APAC) regions. As part of the agreed renewal of terms, Triumph will continue its maintenance, repair, and overhaul services for Airbus Proprietary Parts, to include rudders, elevators, and sharklets. The extension authorizes Airbus and Triumph engineering teams to collaborate in the development and substantiation of existing and new repairs.
”Our industry is rising again after the challenges of the pandemic, and this contract will play a key role in the resurgence of aviation within the APAC Region,” said Monty Richardson, President of Product Support — Asia (TASA), Triumph. “We’re honored by the confidence that our trusted partners at Airbus and Satair have demonstrated in Triumph, and we are excited to continue leveraging our strategic placement within Asia and unique range of high-quality repair and service solutions in support of our partners and customers.”
Additionally, this extension is projected to pave the way for additional Proprietary Part repairs for Next Generation aircraft such as the A350, as well as legacy platforms including the single aisle A320 family, long range A330/340 and A380 programs.
”With TASA as an Airbus-approved partner for repairs in and outside the Structural Repair Manual (SRM), we are able to offer repair capabilities in greater proximity to customers in Asia and ultimately decrease lead-times on repairs through a strategic joint footprint in the region” says Lars Zimmer, Head of Repair and Production, Satair.
About Triumph Group
Triumph Group designs, engineers, manufactures, repairs and overhauls a broad portfolio of aviation and industrial components, accessories, subassemblies, systems, and aircraft structures. The group partner with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and operators of commercial, regional, business and military aircraft worldwide, to provide products and services that solve their hardest problems. So, whatever the part, component or complexity of assembly, Triumph Group is committed to quality, service and meeting the specialized needs of each customer.
About Triumph Product Support in Asia (TASA)
Triumph Product Support in Asia (TASA), the first Thailand-based MRO station to receive EASA DOA Part 21J approval for nacelle components design and validation, conducts repairs and overhauls a wide range of complex aircraft structures and components such as engine nacelles, flight control surfaces and various aircraft accessories.
To learn more about Triumph, visit www.triumphgroup.com
About Satair
a 100% owned subsidiary of Airbus, Satair is founded in 1957 with the fundamental business idea of trading surplus parts from old aircraft. Today, with more than 1,000,000 part numbers in stock, Satair is one of the global leading providers of innovative aftermarket services and solutions for the civil aerospace industry. The company offer everything from parts and tools distribution; a wide range of services and solutions e.g. logistics, inventory and battery maintenance services; up to full scale outsourcing solutions.
Satair’s portfolio is rounded off with a variety of Material Management Training offers and matured revolutionary 3D printing services.
