MARPA 2010 Annual Conference Sponsors

Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel
October 27-29, 2010

Thank you to our 2010 Conference Sponsors!

MARPA's 2010 Conference Sponsors





Our sponsors:

Able Aerospace

Able Aerospace is the lunch sponsor for the 2010 Conference.

Reasons why you should be using Able:

Aircraft Inventory Management & Services

Aircraft Inventory Management & Services is the USB Media sponsor for the 2010 Conference.

AIMS is a company that embraces technology as a tool to assist in accomplishing goals, including the sale of parts. AIMS can help MARPA Members expand and increase their aircraft parts distribution efforts. AIMS is pleased to sponsor MARPA's commemorative 10th Anniversary USB Drives.

BELAC, LLC

BELAC is a 2010 Gold Sponsor.

With more than 32,000 high pressure turbine engine blades in operation, BELAC LLC is at the forefront of supporting the worldç—´ commercial air carriers to reduce operating expenses through advanced engine technology solutions. BELAC is a joint venture owned by Chromalloy &endash; a global technology company recognized for its ability to partner with turbine operators in an effort to reduce their operating expenses &endash; and Lufthansa Technik, United Airlines and Alitalia. BELAC designs and manufactures HPT blades used by airlines as replacement parts that meet or exceed FAA specifications. BELAC provides reliable, high quality HPT blades as an alternative to OEM equipment.

CHROMALLOY

Chromalloy is a 2010 Diamond Sponsor.

Chromalloy is the world’s largest independent supplier of technologically advanced repairs, coatings, and FAA-approved replacement parts for turbine airfoils and other critical engine components. Segments served include commercial and military aviation, as well as the aero-derivative and heavy industrial energy generation markets.

Chromalloy is the only independent supplier of gas turbine engine replacement parts (PMA) with complete design, casting and machining capability. Chromalloy offers more than 350 unique FAA Approved aero-engine replacement parts, and currently, more than 300,000 parts and repairs in service throughout the world. No Airworthiness Directive has ever been issued against a Chromalloy part or repair.

With more than 4,000 employees, and sales and production operations in 14 countries worldwide, the company also supplies components, coatings and advanced manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers, along with extensive engineering and component repair capability for commercial aviation, marine and land-based aero-derivative and heavy industrial turbine engines.

Delivering Cost Savings

One of today’s biggest trends in engine maintenance is the need for both the airlines and military to reduce expenses. Chromalloy’s safe, proven and FAA-approved replacement parts and repairs allow operators to reduce operating costs by providing options to parts replacement and competitive pricing.

Chromalloy provides parts and repairs on more than 90 percent of engines powering today’s commercial airline fleet. Customers include all major airlines in the U.S., as well as airlines around the world. The company’s repairs and parts are certified by the FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), and the company is ISO certified.

BELAC LLC

Chromalloy’s joint venture company BELAC LLC, based in Oldsmar, Fla., was formed in 1998 to provide reliable, high quality HPT blades as an alternative to those produced by the original equipment manufacturers of aircraft engines. BELAC was the first company to achieve FAA Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) for HPT blades in engines that power the air transport category aircraft flown by commercial airlines.

With more than 32,000 high pressure turbine (HPT) engine blades in operation today, BELAC LLC is at the forefront of supporting the world’s commercial air carriers to reduce their operating expenses through advanced engine technology solutions. BELAC’s partners are Lufthansa Technik and United Airlines.

Investing in Tomorrow

For more than 50 years, Chromalloy’s continued investments in research and development of coatings, repairs, and manufacturing technologies has led to the development of electron beam physical vapor deposition with ceramic materials, vacuum plasma, diffused precious metal / aluminide coatings, and vision-guided interactive laser welding and drilling for most advanced turbine engine components as well as many other advanced technologies – and new replacement parts development. Chromalloy has introduced a series of innovative and proprietary processes that allow engines to perform at improved efficiency levels, at higher operating temperatures and under severe environmental conditions.

Chromalloy belongs to Sequa Corporation a diversified holding company. Sequa Corporation is a Carlyle Group company.

HEICO

HEICO is the sponsor for the 2010 Conference opening night reception.

With annual sales approaching $500 million, HEICO is one of the industry's leading providers of cost saving alternatives to aircraft operators, airmotives, and repair stations worldwide.

HEICO Parts Group (HPG) is the world's largest independent supplier of FAA- Approved engine and component parts, holding over 5,000 PMAs and producing more than 400 new, highly engineered, parts each year. The HEICO laboratory, headquartered in Hollywood, FL contains state of the art equipment unrivaled in the PMA Industry. The Parts Group offers products for almost every engine platform and most ATA Chapters ranging from nuts/bolts, combustors and rotating airfoils, to fuel pump gears, bronze bearings and thrust reverser cascades, and delivers close to $4 million parts per year to the world's major operators.

HEICO counts all 20 of the world's largest airlines as customers. HEICO Corporation is a New York Stock Exchange listed company (NYSE:HEI and HEI.A), and is ranked as one of the 200 "Best Small Companies" and 200 "Hot Shot Stocks" by Forbes magazine. For more information about HEICO, please visit our web site at http://www.heico.com.

HEICO Aerospace-Your genuine alternative for over 50 years.

Jet Parts Engineering

Jet Parts Engineering is a 2010 Gold Sponsor.

Since 1994, Jet Parts Engineering Inc. has built a reputation as a high quality supplier of FAA-PMA parts. We are known to provide high value and excellent customer service, supplying PMA to such clients as Delta Air Lines, Lufthansa, and United Airlines, as well as repair stations all around the globe. Our quality control and quality assurance are held to the highest standards. Our engineers and technicians have a wealth of aerospace and manufacturing experience. We have fine-tuned our PMA processes to guarantee only the safest and most reliable PMA parts.

The goal of Jet Parts Engineering has always been to provide our MRO partners with accessible and easy alternatives to OEMs. We carry all of our parts in stock and can shipwithin twenty four hours. Our employees are here to serve you, our customer. We are certain that Jet Parts Engineering’s product value and customer service will exceed your expectations! Visit us at http://www.jetpartsengineering.com

Wencor

Wencor is the Conference bag sponsor for 2010.

Wencor is a worldwide leader in aircraft parts delivery and engineered aftermarket parts for commercial aviation maintenance. The company distributes its own proprietary FAA PMA parts such as gears, bearings, seals and other hardware for power generating, pneumatics, hydraulics, fuel and many other airframe and engine systems. Wencor distributes mil-spec, TSO, OEM and PMA parts manufactured by partners BE Aerospace, Eaton Aerospace, Sargent Aerospace, Timken Aerospace, Green Tweed, Shamban, Parker Seal, Stratoflex and other top-tier manufacturers. In addition, Wencor also engineers repairs that are performed in its Part 145 Repair Station. Wenstock is a proprietary inventory management system and Wencor is the largest kit provider to airlines and 145 repair stations. Login at www.wencor.com or call 801-489-2000 today.

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