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GE Engine Services Awarded $22 Million Maintenance Contract by USA 3000.


EVENDALE, Ohio--Sept. 25, 2001--GE Engine Services (GEES) has been awarded a $22 million, 10-year agreement from USA 3000 Airlines USA3000 Airlines (Brendan Airways, LLC d/b/a USA3000 Airlines) is an American airline headquartered in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. It operates a fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft.

The company's operating certificate reads "Brendan Airways".
 to perform engine maintenance under GE's Maintenance Cost Per Hour(sm) (MCPHsm) program.

The agreement calls for GEES to maintain USA 3000's fleet of five leased CFM56-5B4P-powered Airbus A320 aircraft, including repair and overhaul. The agreement also includes an option for two additional aircraft.

Maintenance and overhaul work will be conducted at GE's Strother facility, near Arkansas City, Kansas Arkansas City is a city situated at the confluence of the Arkansas and Walnut rivers in the southwestern part of Cowley County, located in south-central Kansas, in the central United States. The population was estimated to be 11,581 in the year 2005. .

"We are pleased to be chosen as USA 3000's engine maintenance provider," said George Oliver, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of GE Engine Services. "The MCPH MCPH Maine Center for Public Health
MCPH Maintenance Cost Per Hour
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 program allows customers to benefit from GE's product expertise and knowledge while meeting their demand for a low-risk maintenance support solution."

The MCPH program leverages GE Engine Services' extensive services network, engineering resources, and program management expertise to maintain the individual customer's fleet based on a flat rate per engine flight hour, enabling the customer to forecast operating costs operating costs nplgastos mpl operacionales  with greater accuracy.

"We are very happy to team up with the professionals at GE Engine Services," said James Kenney, president of USA 3000. Their turnkey approach to engine monitoring and maintenance provides us with a very comfortable level of protection.

USA 3000 Airlines, a subsidiary of Apple Vacations, will take delivery of the first of seven new A320 aircraft in October. These aircraft, configured for only 168 passengers, will be based in Philadelphia, New York Philadelphia, New York may refer to:
  • Philadelphia (town), New York, located in Jefferson County
  • Philadelphia (village), New York, located within the Town of Philadelphia
 (Newark) and Chicago (O'Hare). Initial plans call for these planes to operate from these cities to such popular Apple Vacations resort destinations as Cancun/Riviera Maya and Puerto Vallarta in Mexico and Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic.

GE Engine Services is a global provider of maintenance and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services  for operators of GE and non-GE engines. In addition to overhaul and repair, GE Engine Services' solutions to the customer's maintenance needs include component repair, on wing support, and spare parts. GE Engine Services also maintains engine accessories and key aircraft accessories, provides remote diagnostics monitoring of aircraft in flight, and offers a full range of engine leasing plans. Through GE-IAI Aviation Services, GE Engine Services makes these services plus airframe maintenance available from a single source.
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