Satair and Champion Aerospace sign memorandum of understanding to extend distribution agreement
Copenhagen, Denmark, 14 November 2024
Satair, an Airbus Services company, and Champion Aerospace, a global leader in aerospace ignition and power systems, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to extend their multi-year distribution agreement. This MoU builds on their 40-year partnership and paves the way for the renewal of their collaboration on the global distribution of Champion’s turbine engine ignition products.
The anticipated agreement, once finalised, would grant Satair exclusive commercial aftermarket distribution rights to Champion’s igniters, exciters, and ignition leads. This partnership is expected to enhance Satair’s product offerings while continuing to deliver high-quality solutions and technical support to operators worldwide.
“This MoU reaffirms our mutual trust in the strong relationship between Satair and Champion Aerospace. It also demonstrates the value Satair is creating for OEMs and we are excited to explore the next phase of this collaboration,” said Thomas Lagaillarde, Vice President Product Management & Business Development, Satair. “We look forward to continuing to provide top-tier solutions for the aerospace industry.”
Andrew Wall, President of Champion Aerospace, added, “Our longstanding relationship with Satair has been crucial in bringing innovative ignition solutions to market. This MoU signals our joint commitment to advancing aerospace ignition systems and aftermarket service with a focus on easy access for our global customer base.”
The final agreement is expected to follow, further strengthening this decades-long partnership.
About Satair
Satair is a global company and world leader in the commercial aerospace aftermarket. The company supports the complete life cycle of the aircraft with a full and integrated portfolio of flexible, value adding material management products, services and tailored support modules across all platforms. As a key part of Airbus customer services, Satair has exclusive or primary distribution arrangements for aerospace component manufacturers, and supplies parts to multi-fleet customer airlines and MRO companies. It also fulfils the material service support obligation for the in-service fleet of more than 11,000 Airbus aircraft. Visit www.satair.com.
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Kasper Bodenhoff: Communications Manager, Satair
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