Sikorsky awarded maintenance contract for U.S. Navy pilot training aircraft

Sikorsky Aircraft announced the award of a maintenance and support services contract for more than 360 aircraft operated by the Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA). Valued at an estimated $110m, the work is expected to be completed in October 2014. The contract was awarded by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), based at the Naval Air Station in Patuxent River, Maryland. Sikorsky is providing program and material management, scheduled inspections, depot level maintenance, required repairs, modifications and logistical support for Naval Air Training undergraduate missions. Aircraft variants include the single-engine T-34, the twin engine T-44A and T-44C, and the single-engine T-6A and T-6B. The work is being performed at multiple sites: Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas; the Naval Air Stations in Pensacola and Whiting Field, both in Florida; and seven key satellite locations throughout the continental United States.