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Newsletter Issue #11

Januar 2020 – März 2020 (Quartal 1.2020)

For more than 50 years, HYDRO has lived by its core value »in safe hands«. This enduring value guides us as we face the difficult challenge of responding to the coronavirus. We are operational and our focus is to stay operational and support you, our customers, friends and partners, who have been affected by this unprecedented event.

 

Every year Rolls-Royce holds the Strategic Supplier Award given for outstanding work and performance in their supply chain to two of their 6,000 suppliers globally. In January 2020 HYDRO was awarded the strategic supplier award by Rolls-Royce. The recent improvements have enabled the company to deliver above and beyond the expected KPIs within the various contracts and business interfaces with Rolls-Royce.

The engine of an airplane is one of the most critical and valuable parts, which is why it is so important to guarantee a safe and protected delivery from A to B. There are over 800 Rolls-Royce owned engine transportation stands in use worldwide. Rolls-Royce has contracted with HYDRO to provide comprehensive servicing of its engine transportation stands for the next 5 years. Also customers including British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways already trust in HYDRO's Engine Stand Refurbishment program to keep their engine transportation stands in good shape for years to come.

John McKenna talks about his role as both Regional Sales Director and Rolls-Royce Key Account Manager, what is involved in managing a primary account, about the impact of Brexit on the collaboration of HYDRO with Rolls-Royce, about the high expectations of Rolls-Royce and about developing a service-center in the UK from scratch.

To decrease drag in flight, undercarriages retract into the wings and fuselage with wheels flush with the surrounding surface or concealed behind flush-mounted doors. What is the difference between an A350 and a B737? And what happens in an emergency situation?

Line maintenance, base maintenance, aircraft modifications or AOG situations do not only need ground support equipment, including tripod-jacks or axle-jacks, they also require special tools tailored to every single aircraft model. Just how is a Boeing tool created exactly? What are the fine points and the differences? Just how is a Boeing tool brought to life exactly? And how do I make sure that it operates its entire life?