Bedek Aviation Group's Engines Division has received certification from the American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide overhaul and repair services for CFM56-7B series engines. CFM56-7B series engines are installed exclusively on Boeing 737NG series aircraft, which includes the B737-600 through B737-900 type. The Division forecasts an increase in sales of services by 60 percent until year 2010, from $190 million annually to $300 million annually.
Eliezer Hattem, General Manager of Bedek Aviation Group's Engine Division, said that: "Obtaining FAA certification to overhaul CFM56-7B series engines is an important milestone that brings Bedek’s Engines Division closer the goal of servicing the entire CFM56 engine family. Our next goal is to obtain FAA certification for the CFM56-5 series by the end of 2007.”
Bedek started overhauling the CFM56 family of engines eight years ago. Today the Division books new overhaul contracts for this family of engines worth $60 million annually and the goal is to reach sales of $100 million annually by the end of the decade.
The Engines Division is a single site source for the maintenance, repair, overhaul, conversion and testing of civil and military aircraft engines. The Division handles over 560 engines per year of 30 different types, manufactured by a wide range of companies including: Pratt & Whitney, PWC, GE, CFMI, Honeywell and others.
By hiring additional professional personnel, purchasing new equipment and expanding its 250,000 square foot of facilities, Bedek’s Engines Division is gearing up to increase its total sales from approximately $190 in 2006 to $300 million annually by 2010.
For further information, please contact:
Doron Suslik
Deputy Corporate Vice President for Communications
Tel: 972 (3) 935-8509
Fax: 972 (3) 935-8512
Email: hpaz@iai.co.il