Chilean Air Force signs MoU for F110 service agreement

Article Posted on : - Apr 09, 2012

F-16 of the Chilean Air Force flying in formation. F110-GE-129 engine from GE Aviation (inset).

SANTIAGO, CHILE (BNS): The Fuerza Aerea de Chile (FACH) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a Supply Based Logistics contract to support F110-GE-129 engines for its GE-powered Lockheed Martin F-16 fleet.

"This MoU underscores the longstanding relationship we have enjoyed with the FACH starting with the arrival of J85 engines in 1976," Alberto Frauenberg, Latin America sales manager for GE Aviation, was quoted as saying in the company statement.

Under terms of the agreement, GE will provide spare parts, line and shop replaceable units through 2016.

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