SPIRIT Selects DTB For Multi-Million Dollar Aircraft Testing Program
Oct 2nd, 2008 - Dayton T. Brown, Inc. (DTB) of Bohemia, NY was recently awarded a multi-million dollar contract by Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. to perform engineering and testing services on commercial aircraft. This contract is scheduled to be executed between 2007 and 2011. DTB will provide Structural and Fatigue testing, test set-up and their Engineering Design services to Spirit as part of this contract.
Commenting on the award, Mr. David Mroczka, General Manager and Senior Vice President at DTB, remarked “This contract win with Spirit AeroSystems gives our company the opportunity to prove ourselves once more to all the other major suppliers of commercial airplane assemblies and components. We are truly looking forward to a successful relationship with Spirit and believe that this will pave the way for further business in this market segment.”
Dayton T. Brown, Inc.’s Engineering & Test Division (http://www.dtbtest.com) has been in business for more than 55 years and has a rich history of testing aerospace structures and components for fixed wing and rotorcraft applications. DTB offers complete RTCA/DO-160 certification testing to the latest revision, and has extensive Environmental, Vibration, Shock, and EMI/EMC test facilities. Their aerospace engineering experience runs the gamut from Conformance Inspection with a full in-house Dimensional Lab and Metallurgical Lab, to Failure Analysis, In-flight Instrumentation, and much more. DTB also manufactures a wide range of aircraft test equipment to support Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul operations, component manufacturers and Commercial and Business Jet manufacturing operations.
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (http://www.spiritaero.com) was established in 2005 when Onex Corporation acquired what is now Spirit AeroSystems from Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The company's headquarters are in Wichita, Kan., the Air Capital of the World, with additional operations in Tulsa and McAlester, Okla., Prestwick, Scotland, and Samlesbury, England. Spirit offers a diverse line of products and services for aerospace design, build, support and spares/repair needs. Their mission is to provide customers with high-quality, cost-competitive products and services in the following areas: Fuselages, Under-wing components, Composites, Wings and Spares/repairs.
For more information, please contact:
William (Bill) Casey (631) 244-6297 (office); wcasey@DTBtest.com
