08/19/03
Airliance Materials Expands APU Support

Company to Provide Parts and Support Programs for All Commonly Flown APUs in Standard, Wide-body and Regional Fleets

CHICAGO, IL (Aug. 19, 2003) – AirLiance Materials, a leading supplier of replacement parts and related value-added services to the air transport industry, is expanding its APU (Auxiliary Power Unit) support capabilities to include a wide range of parts, services and support programs for virtually all commonly flown commercial APUs. As part of the current expansion effort, the company is further increasing the amount of on-the-shelf APU spare parts inventory and developing support strategies specific to APU operation.

According to Roscoe Musselwhite, Executive Vice President of AirLiance, “The decision to expand our APU support was in direct response to our customers’ needs. The logistics involved in maintaining APUs is different than in maintaining the main engines, and we’ve focused our APU support around those unique requirements. We’ve taken the combined operations experience of our founding partners and developed a total APU support program solution that is based on fast response and logistics flexibility."

Through AirLiance, airlines, operators and MROs now have a single-source solution for everything from off-the-shelf delivery of replacement parts to phase-check coordinated spare parts kitting as well as individualized fleet-based APU support programs. In addition, AirLiance also can provide replacement APUs.
Created for airlines by airlines, AirLiance Materials is the leading supplier of replacement parts to the global air transport industry. The company operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Currently, airframes extensively supported include Airbus A340, A330, A321, A320, A319, A310, A300, Boeing B777, B767, B757, B747, B737, B727, CRJ, MD11, MD80, DC10, DC9 and DC8. Engines supported include CF6, CF34, CFM56, JT3, JT8, JT9, PW100, PW2000, PW4000 and IAE V2500. Support for additional regional jet airframes and engines are ongoing and will continue throughout the year.

Headquartered in its 187,000 sq. ft. facility, AirLiance Materials is located on the grounds of O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. The company offers its products and services through an international network of offices around the world and their e-commerce site www.airliance.com. AirLiance Materials offers a wide range of supply chain related aircraft products and services for its customer airlines and maintenance repair organizations. These products and services include material sales, sourcing, repair management services, parts exchanges, parts kitting, AOG and Just-In-Time services.

For more information, please contact Michael King at King Group, phone: 805-462-3000, e-mail: mking@kinggroup.com

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