Sargent Signs Global Agreement with Messier-Bugatti-Dowty

Le Bourget, France - Sargent Aerospace & Defense, a leading supplier of precision engineered components and aftermarket services, announced at the 2011 Paris Air Show that the company has signed a global parts and logistics agreement with Messier-Bugatti-Dowty, a Safran group company.

Under the general terms agreement, which is effective through December 31, 2021, Sargent will supply a variety of engineered components for Messier-Bugatti-Dowty, together with the provision of logistics services for the company's global facilities.


"Sargent's newest agreement with Messier-Bugatti-Dowty significantly expands our supply of components of flight-critical applications on a variety of civil and military aircraft equipped with Messier-Bugatti-Dowty landing gear," said Scott Still, president, Sargent Aerospace & Defense. "Most notably, this contract gives Sargent a global position on two of the aviation industry's most important next generation twin aisle commercial airliners."

Sargent will supply these components with immediate effect from its facilities in Tucson, Arizona; Torrance, California; and Guaymas, Mexico.

Messier-Bugatti-Dowty, the world leader in aircraft landing and braking systems, is headquartered in Velizy, near Paris. The company has 17 main facilities in Europe, North America, and Asia, employing approximately 6,250.

Source : Sargent Aerospace & Defense