The US Army Contracting Command-Redstone, following the successful completion of Product Verification Audit (PVA) and timely delivery of the initial 24 pieces, issues next delivery order to General Electrodynamics Corporation (GEC) for continuing repair and overhaul of one-hundred and eighty-three (183) pieces of Apache Searchlights. The assets have been shipped to GEC and the overhaul work will commence in March 2024 at a rate of no less than 25 per month up through June 2025. The US Army Contract is a 5 year, IDIQ with the expected remaining quantity to reach 1,290 over the next 4 years.
US Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal, AL Awards Fixed Price Contract to General Electrodynamics Corporation (GEC) For Repair and Overhaul of AH-64 Apache Searchlight Program
After 6 months of comprehensive analyses by the US Army, the Army Contracting Command in Huntsville, AL makes contract award to General Electrodynamics Corporation for IDIQ, (indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity) M&O Firm Fixed Price contract. The requirements contract authorizes GEC to perform repair, overhaul and testing on the UH-64 Apache Searchlight. The required Product Verification Audit and other CDRL requirements will commence on or about 1 December 2022. Following PVA, the contract authorizes a maximum of 1,500 units, including FMS assets for return to service that could reach a contract value of $1.8M. The FFP contract will run through August 2027.
Batam Aero Technic, Selects GEC’s Highly Accurate, Portable Aircraft Weight and Balance System
PT Aero Technic, Batam Indonesia, purchases a second system from General Electrodynamics Corporation for GEC’s AN60z Wireless Aircraft Weighing System. PT Batam’s Director of Maintenance states, “GEC’s aircraft weighing technology has proven to the best in the industry”. “We have owned GEC’s weighing equipment and other competitor’s equipment”. “For the last 12 years, we have found GEC’s aircraft scales using their piezo-sensors technology, is still giving us repeatable results of +/- .1% with each weighing”. “GEC’s scales are very stable and extremely accurate, something we value in aircraft weight and CG verification”. Very seldom do we have re-weighs as we experienced with shear guage technologies. PT Batam is an MRO Subsidiary of the Lion Air Group. The company provides heavy aircraft maintenance, including C and D checks at it’s hub Batam Hang Nadim Airport. Batam Aero Technic conducts MRO work on aircraft from the Lion Group and Lion Group’s overseas affiliates was well as work from third party customers. See more information on GEC’s line of aircraft scales at www.gecscales.com or call GEC at 1800-551-6038.
NorthState Aviation Purchases AN60z Wireless Aircraft Weighing System for their Customer’s B757 Interior Upgrades
NorthState Aviation, an MRO Holdings Company, and North Carolina industry staple, provides a broad range of heavy maintenance, components and customized aviation services. NorthState’s major US airline customer mandated their 737-NG and 757-200’s & 300’s be weighed using platform scales, following the interior upgrades. With heavy aircraft such the B757’s, entry and exit of the scale using competitor’s shear sense technology, can cause loadcell overload/fatigue and premature failures leading to frequent re-weighs and shortened scale calibration cycles. GEC’s piezo-sensor technology offers 4 times the milli-volt output resolution and 10x MTBF than shear-beam loadcells.
NorthState’s customer field tested GEC’s AN60’s over a 14-month period. The mass properties engineering team performed detail weight comparisons across their fleet using GEC’s highly accurate AN60’s with piezo-sensor technology. With scale readings in 1 pound graduations from 0 -70,000 lbs., they concluded GEC AN60’s repeatability R(t) and accuracy exceeded all previous standards for aircraft weight and balance. After 67 years, GEC’s brand and mark are continually recognized around the world as an industry leader of portable aircraft and ground vehicle scales. For more information, email us at info@gecscales.com or call 1-800-551-6038.
US NAVSUP, Weapon Systems Support Group Purchases General Electrodynamics Corporation’s (GEC) Electrical Test Sets
The US Navy, Naval Weapon Systems Support Division, Mechanicsburg, PA negotiated a sole source procurement with GEC for ETSU’s. The ETSU is an advanced, portable, test set, housed in a pelican style case, used to check, verify and diagnose various electrical characteristics of hand-held power devices. The test sets are used aboard Naval Aircraft carriers where a floating ground is present. The Navy’s procurement team evaluated multiple offerors before awarding the six-figure, sole source contract to GEC. The Naval Supply Systems Command is expected to take delivery of all 19 test sets on or about 31 December 2022. The units will go multiple locations throughout the world. For more information email GEC at info@gecscales.com
Aeroman, El Savador, S.A. Selects General Electrodynamics Corp. (GEC) AN60z, Highly Accurate, Aircraft Weighing System for a 3rd Time for Weight and Balance of all Boeing and Airbus aircraft
Aeroman, is an MRO Holdings Company and industry leader provides airframe heavy maintenance, modification and paint to some of the world’s top aircraft owners and operators. It has one of the largest aviation maintenance campuses in the world with capacity to service over 35 aircraft simultaneously inside six hangars of up to 40 production lines for any narrow and wide-body aircraft.
Aeroman’s recent purchase of General Electrodynamics Corporation (GEC’s) high-capacity AN60z aircraft weighing system was underscored by adding to their two previous large purchases for GEC’s weighing systems. Aeroman communicated their purchase decision was solely based on GEC’s excellent customer service and the superior reliability experienced with their current GEC scales. GEC’s calibration and re-certification falls under it’s Quality Management System (QMS) AS9100D, specifically applicable to Design, Manufacture, Test and Certification of Ground Support Equipment for Military, Commercial and Business Aerospace Markets. GEC’s QMS is currently audited by Dekra annually for compliance and validity through April 2024. GEC’s manufacturing and corporate offices are located in Arlington, Texas. You can find more about General Electrodynamics Corporation’s line of highly accurate aircraft scales and it QMS certification @ www.gecscales.com or by email to info@gecscales.com
GEC and Air Arabia furthers their partnership
Air Arabia located in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates and a long-standing, proud customer of GEC, contacted its engineering team with an AOG emergency. Air Arabia urgently requested GEC provide technical engineering services for a customized aircraft weight and balance solution on behalf of their customer SALAM AIR. The request included a specialized, off-level weight calculation uniquely created for Airbus A320-251N. GEC’s engineers went to work immediately and within 2 weeks provided the customized weighing solution allowing Air Arabia to return to service their customer’s aircraft ending the expensive AOG event. General Electrodynamics Corporation continues to be known around the world for its superior aircraft scale technology and advanced engineering contributions within the aviation industry. Air Arabia looked to GEC’s engineering team on prior occasions with similar AOG emergency requests. For additional information on GEC’s industry leading aircraft scales, kindly go to www.gecscales.com
QSA Aeronautical Engineering Services Selects GEC for its Heavy Aircraft Maintenance Operations
QSA, Aeronautical Engineering Services, a leading aviation and engineering services firm located in Dubai, UAE selects GEC’s new AN60z, highly accurate, electronic, piezo-sensor technology over the competition’s less accurate and unstable, strain-gauge shear beam designed aircraft scales. QSA contacted GEC needing a portable aircraft scale solution that could read in 1 lb. or 1 kg. increments from 0-70,000 lbs. The innovative piezo-sensors used by GEC offers a much higher resolution of millivolts (mV) to volts (V) output than the older style shear-beam technology. Guaranteed scale accuracy of +/- .1% or +/- 5 lbs. was critical as was scale repeatability. Following QSA’s thorough technical evaluation, GEC’s AN60z scale design and superior technology was selected for it’s advanced materials, reliability, accuracy, and certificated calibration stability. GEC also uses this same superior electronic, piezo-sensor technology in its LPA400x and ULP410 portable aircraft scales as used predominantly for line maintenance on all light and narrow-bodied aircraft. Headquartered in Arlington, Texas, GEC continues to reach new aviation customers throughout the world. More information on GEC’s AN60z, please go to at https://www.gecscales.com/aircraft-weighing-systems/.
Boeing and NASA Choose GEC’s AN60z High-Capacity Platform Scale System
Boeing and NASA Choose GEC’s AN60z High-Capacity Platform Scale System
Since its inception, every state in America has made a contribution to the success of NASA’s Artemis program, with companies hard at work on innovations that will help establish a sustainable human presence at the Moon. Men and women across America and in Europe are building the systems to support missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
Air China Partners with GEC
(AP) Air China Limited, the flag carrier of the People’s Republic of China and one of China’s major airlines, awards General Electrodynamics Corporation (GEC) with large Wireless Aircraft Scale System purchase.
After 2 years of extensive global research, evaluating product technologies, talking with existing customers, analyzing historical scale calibration results, and scoring company 3rd party QMS certifications, (i.e. AS9100D and ISO9001). Air China concluded the most technologically advanced aircraft scale in the world is manufactured by General Electrodynamics Corporation (GEC) of Arlington Texas, specifically their model AN60z.
The AN60z’s will be used to perform aircraft weight and balance on their fleet of B747’s, B767, B707, B787, B777, A319, A320, A321 and A330’s.
The advanced wireless aircraft weighing system is expected to deliver on or before the end of February 2022. GEC welcomes Air China into it’s family of proud customers along with China Southern and China Eastern, considered as China’s Big 3.
General Electrodynamics Corporation (GEC) is the global leader in manufacturing, service and support of heavy-duty, portable aircraft and ground vehicle scales. After 65 years, GEC remains at the TOP of it’s class thru aggressive reinvestment in its niche product portfolio.
To learn more about GEC’s products and services, please visit www.gecscales.com.
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