Harrods Aviation and Volvo Aero signs new service agreement

Harrods Aviation and Volvo Aero signs new service agreement Harrods Aviation has signed a service agreement with Volvo Aero regarding full support for heavy maintenance and overhaul of the Honeywell TFE 731 engine. Harrods Aviation Limited, fully owned by The Harrods Group of companies, is the UK's leading FBO chain with bases at Londons Heathrow, Stansted and Luton Airports. It also has full aircraft maintenance and engineering facilities at Luton, Stansted and an Engine Shop at Farnborough. The Harrods Aviation Engine Shop is a Honeywell designated Major Service Centre and, fully owned by the well known department store Harrods. It is one of the leading service centers in the UK, with shops in Luton, Stansted and Farnborough. It supports well over 200 business jet engines on business jets. Harrods Aviation is well known for having one of the best engine shops for line service and major repair of TFE 731 engines for business jets, such as Hawker, Falcon, Citation and Learjet. Volvo Aero offers heavy maintenance on the TFE 731 Classic and- 20/40/60 engines. "We are delighted with signing an agreement with Harrods Aviation. TFE 731 is also one of the engines Volvo Aero has specialized in. This contract gives us together an unique position to offer business jet operators a complete service solution", said Stefan Themer, Director Marketing & Sales, Volvo Aero Corporation. "The agreement will continue to operate on a non exclusive basis where Volvo Aero has been a long term service provider for Harrods Aviation and continues to meet deadlines with a high level of quality and customer service", said Mick Adams, Technical Director at Harrods Aviation. Harrods Aviation has a global reputation for excellence in support of the Honeywell product and this was marked with the award of the Honeywell STAAR rating last year. Engine Services is one of Volvo Aeros business units, and offers service and overhaul on JT8D Basic and-200, JT9, PW4000, as well as smaller engines, such as PW100 and TFE 731. June 30, 2004 For further information, please contact Stefan Themer Director Marketing, Volvo Aero, Tel: +46 52094834, +46 706954533, or Mick Adams, Technical Director, Harrods Aviation, Tel: +44-1582589324. Volvo Aero develops and manufactures components for aircraft and rocket engines with a high technology content in cooperation with the world's leading producers. Volvo Aero offers an extensive range of services, including sales of spare parts for aircraft engines and aircraft, sales and leasing of aircraft engines and aircraft, as well as overhaul and repair of aircraft engines. Volvo Aero is part of the Volvo Group, one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace components and services. The Group also provides complete solutions for financing and service. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/06/30/20040630BIT20120/wkr0001.pdf