Marshall begins first USMC C-130 maintenance job
Positive signs for a new partnership between Marshall and the USMC.
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has welcomed the arrival of the first USMC aircraft – a C-130 – set to undergo depot level maintenance at the company’s Cambridge MRO facilities.
The maintenance work is part of a ten year ‘multi-million dollar’ contract struck between Marshall and NAVAIR.
The C-130 recently returned from operations with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – North Africa Response Force, and will now be temporarily grounded for a Planned Maintenance Interval assessment.
Marshall was awarded the Multiple Award Contract (MAC) in October, giving it rights over depot-level maintenance for the 66-strong fleet of USMC KC-130J tanker aircraft and bringing the number of Government C-130 fleets the company supports to 17.
Gary Moynehan, MADG Chief Executive said, ‘The arrival of the first US Marine Corps aircraft is a very significant and exciting milestone for our business and I know that the team will deliver our usual standards of exceptional service to this important customer.
‘We have made significant progress in growing our international business over recent years and I believe we have now established Marshall as the global leader in C-130 depth maintenance and I am incredibly proud that so many nations are choosing to put their fleet in the hands of a privately owned British company.’
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