Dubai, UAE – November 15, 2021 – Champion Aerospace and S3 AeroDefense held an official signing ceremony today at the Dubai Airshow to celebrate and solidify their new agreement. In attendance at the signing from Champion Aerospace was Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Andrew Wall. S3 AeroDefense founders Jeff Wnuk and Sebastien Imbert were present in Dubai, joined by members of the S3 Executive board to celebrate the new partnership. Champion has selected S3 as the exclusive worldwide distributor of their aircraft POWER SOLUTIONS products. This new relationship will allow S3 to leverage their global reach to deliver Champion products to customers around the world.
“S3 AeroDefense is honored and excited to enter into this partnership with Champion Aerospace. Merging Champion’s innovation and broad range of product lines with S3’s global market presence will provide operators worldwide with value add solutions,“ said Jeff Wnuk, S3 AeroDefense Founder and Senior Vice President of Operations.
This new agreement includes all military Power Solutions product lines exclusively supporting global operators. Power products include solutions for Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) and Transformer Rectifier Units (TRU) which are used in a variety of military fighter jet and helicopter applications including the UH-60 Blackhawk and F-16 Fighting Falcon, which are key platforms in the S3 suite of services. “Champion is proud to work with S3 AeroDefense to provide the gold standard in power handling equipment for global operators,” said Dan Massett, Champion Aerospace Business Unit Manager – Piston & Power. “We look forward to supporting customers unique demands with proven equipment. If a customer is developing a new platform or upgrading existing equipment, Champion and S3 have the capability and drive to generate solutions.”
Champion Aerospace’s engineering and design teams are constantly producing industry leading innovations and technological advancements. Over the past century, Champion Aerospace has earned a global reputation for high quality and performance-proven aviation solutions. Their dedication to product excellence aligns well with S3’s mission to provide worldwide customers the best solutions for prolonged component life and reduce maintenance time and cost, all while adding the assurance of safety.
About S3 AeroDefense:
Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, S3 AeroDefense is a recognized Worldwide leader in providing aircraft spares, component repair services and supply chain solutions to Military Aircraft Operators. Since its inception in 2005, S3 has been focused on quality, innovation and dedication to exceptional customer support. With a focus on OEM strategic distribution, S3 is the trusted solution provider to Customers and OEMs.
About Champion Aerospace LLC:
Champion Aerospace LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Transdigm Group, is a leading global designer, producer and supplier of aircraft ignition system technology and airfame power solutions for use on nearly all commercial, piston and military aircraft in service today.
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is pleased to announce Champion Aerosppace LLC as an Elite performing supplier for 2019. We want to thank you for your outstanding performance.
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, the builder of the world’s finest military fighter, transport and surveillance aircraft and commercial transport aircraft, relies heavily on its supply base to provide the key and critical components we need to meet our customer’s needs. Champion Aerospace is one of those companies we depend on.
In 2019, Champion Aerospace successfully delivered their product to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company 99% on time and with zero quality defects. This doesn’t happen without a workforce dedicated to the highest standards of performance Our mission is to deliver aircraft on time and it requires a strong partnership with our suppliers to accomplish this.
To celebrate this milestone we will be sending a certificate and banner to your facility. We encourage you to celebrate with your employees as appropriate on this well deserved recognition.
Lockheed Martin wishes to recognize and thank Champion Aerospace and its employees for their attention to detail and commitment to their customer needs in 2019.
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Champion Aerospace selects Airpart Supply Ltd as their Exclusive UK/European Distributor for both Piston and Turbine products
Airpart Supply Ltd, of High Wycombe, United Kingdom, is pleased to announce that they have been appointed the Exclusive UK/European distributor for Champion Aerospace’s Piston and Turbine product lines. This new relationship allows Airpart Supply to leverage their European presence to deliver the highest quality products to customers around the continent and beyond.
The partnership includes Champion’s full piston product offering of Slick magnetos, harnesses, oil filters, spark plugs and spare parts along with the turbine range including igniter plugs, exciter boxes, and ignition leads.
Matt Buckle, Sales & Business Development Manager at Airpart Supply stated “Airpart Supply is honoured and excited to further strengthen our partnership with Champion Aerospace. We pride ourselves on representing leading OEM manufacturers and this absolutely complements this business model. This relationship allows us to share information and educate users on the benefits of choosing Champion Aerospace products”
“Airpart Supply are proven to provide the gold standard in piston ignition equipment for operators and maintenance teams around Europe,” said Ashby Elliott, Champion Aerospace Business Unit Manager – Piston & Power.
“Champion is proud to work with the team at Airpart Supply to provide world class ignition systems to our European customers” stated Dan Massett, Champion Aerospace Business Unit Manager – Turbine.
Airpart Supply will be, over the next few months, increasing stock to fulfil the current, unprecedented demand for products from the leading brand in ignition products, Champion Aerospace.
About Airpart Supply
Airpart Supply Ltd is a leading aviation parts supplier based in the UK, proudly distributing for the largest manufacturers in the industry. We supply aircraft parts from our UK warehouse which is conveniently placed in High Wycombe, only 20 minutes from London Heathrow. This allows us to successfully support customers all over the World.
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London, England – March 1, 2022 – Champion Aerospace and Airpart Supply LTD held an official signing ceremony today at Airpart’s facilities located in High Wycombe to celebrate and solidify their new agreement. In attendance at the signing from Champion Aerospace was Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Andrew Wall; Piston and Power Business Unit Manager, Ashby Elliott. Airpart Supply Director David McHugh and Airpart Business Development Manager, Matt Buckle. Champion has appointed Airpart Supply LTD as the Exclusive European/UK Distributor of Piston Products including its slick product line of magnetos, harnesses, oil filters, and spark plugs. This new relationship will allow Airpart Supply to leverage their European presence to deliver the highest quality ignition products to customers around the continent.
“Airpart Supply is honored and excited to enter into this partnership with Champion Aerospace. “ Said David McHugh, Airpart Supply Co-Founder and Director.
Champion brand piston engine spark plugs, filters, Slick magnetos and harnesses have been the drivers of Champion’s success. Breakthrough and consistent product improvements such as long-life, high-performance spark plugs have enabled Champion Aerospace to become the benchmark for aviation innovation, reliability, and trust.
“Champion is proud to work with the team at Airpart Supply to provide the gold standard in piston ignition equipment for operators and maintenance teams around Europe” said Ashby Elliott, Champion Aerospace Business Unit Manager – Piston & Power.
Champion Aerospace’s engineering and design teams are constantly producing industry leading innovations and technological advancements. Over the past century, Champion Aerospace has earned a global reputation for high quality and performanceproven aviation solutions. Their dedication to product excellence aligns well with Airpart Supply’s mission to provide customers the best OEM selected solutions for prolonged component life and reduce maintenance time and cost, all while adding the
assurance of safety.
About Airpart Supply LTD:
Airpart Supply Ltd is a leading aviation parts supplier based in the UK, proudly distributing for the largest manufacturers in the industry. Supplying aircraft parts from their UK warehouse, which is conveniently placed in High Wycombe, only 20 minutes from London Heathrow, allows Airpart Supply to successfully support customers all over Europe and beyond.
About Champion Aerospace LLC:
Champion Aerospace LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Transdigm Group, is a leading global designer, producer and supplier of aircraft ignition system technology and airframe power solutions for use on nearly all commercial, piston and military aircraft in service today.
Liberty, SC– Champion Aerospace LLC announced today its Quality Management System was certified to the AS9100 Rev D standard. This certification is the Industry standard for manufacturing, safety and quality systems in the Aerospace industry. “After eleven months of preparation and eight days of detailed auditing we were certified to the AS9100D standard with zero findings. Zero findings is an extremely rare instance and a testament to our processes, team and execution.” said Alan Woods, Champion Quality Manager.
“Applying the principles behind this standard in Champion’s Quality Management System has helped us ensure consistency in our processes and products and has helped us manage the implementation of process and product improvements. The transition from Rev C to Rev D is a significant accomplishment. We have long considered ourselves the premier ignition system manufacturer in the world and this certification is further proof that our Quality system is worldclass and in line with our customers’ expectations.” added Jason Marlin, President of Champion Aerospace.
About Champion Aerospace-
Champion Aerospace LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of TransDigm Group (NYSE:TDG), is a leading global designer, producer and supplier of aircraft ignition system technology and airframe power solutions for use on nearly all commercial, piston and military aircraft in service today. Champion ignition components powered the Wright brothers first powered flight in 1903 and have continued to power the skies ever since.
LIBERTY, SC – Champion Aerospace is proud to announce that UTC has recognized their superior performance by awarding Champion the UTC Supplier Gold status. UTC’s Supplier Gold program is a recognition program established to acknowledge superior performance over a 12 month period.
According to Maria Valerio, VP, Supply Management, Pratt & Whitney, “Champion’s performance in the areas of Quality, Delivery, Supplier Health and Customer Satisfaction over the past year have been exceptional. Champion is a key supplier to Pratt & Whitney, Pratt & Whitney Canada and UTC Aerospace Systems and we appreciate their hard work and dedication to total customer satisfaction.”
James Mullens, Materials Manager at Champion Aerospace, added “The journey to UTC Supplier Gold has been a long one for Champion Aerospace but the commitment and dedication of our team of Champions assured our success. As the preferred ignition system supplier of UTC our next goal as an organization was achieving Supplier Gold together as a team. When the entire organization cares about the quality, on time delivery and overall customer satisfaction of the business and the brand, together we can achieve anything we put our minds to.”
About Champion Aerospace:
Champion Aerospace LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of TransDigm Group (NYSE:TDG), is a leading global designer, producer and supplier of aircraft ignition system technology and airframe power solutions for use on nearly all commercial, piston and military aircraft in service today. Champion ignition components powered the Wright brothers first powered flight in 1903 and have continued to power the skies ever since. Champion Aerospace is proud to be a truly made in the U.S.A. company.
About United Technologies Corporation:
United Technologies Corp., based in Farmington, Connecticut, provides high-technology systems and services to the building and aerospace industries. To learn more about UTC, visit the website at www.utc.com or follow the company on Twitter: @UTC.
Liberty, SC– Champion Aerospace LLC announced today the release of the updated L-1363
Magneto Maintenance Manual. This release’s major change is the incorporation of our recent
magneto maintenance and 500-hour inspection kits. Packaging these parts together into kits has
reduced handling which allows Champion to reduce the price of these kit parts when compared to
individual piece part prices. Also included is a simplification of our condenser test and a 12-year
calendar requirement for overhaul to bring our guidance in line with the engine OEM’s for
accessory maintenance. For additional technical information please contact Piston Support at
slicksupport@champaero.com or call the Help Line at 904-772-1909.
About Champion Aerospace-
Champion Aerospace LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of TransDigm Group (NYSE:TDG), is a
leading global designer, producer and supplier of aircraft ignition system technology and airframe
power solutions for use on nearly all commercial, piston and military aircraft in service today.
Champion ignition components powered the Wright brothers first powered flight in 1903 and have
continued to power the skies ever since.
Liberty, SC– Champion Aerospace LLC announced today that sales and technical support staff will once again travel to several premier aerospace industry events. Champion personnel will be on hand at the AOPA Fly-In at the University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport (OUN) September 8 and 9 in Norman, OK. They will also attend the 11th annual Triple Tree Aerodrome Fly-In in Woodruff, South Carolina on September 9th. Please come visit our booth and take advantage of the opportunity to talk to the technical experts!
About Champion Aerospace-
Champion Aerospace LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of TransDigm Group (NYSE:TDG), is a leading global designer, producer and supplier of aircraft ignition system technology and airframe power solutions for use on nearly all commercial, piston and military aircraft in service today. Champion ignition components powered the Wright brothers first powered flight in 1903 and have continued to power the skies ever since.
Liberty, SC– Champion Aerospace LLC announced today that sales and technical support staff will
once again travel to Wisconsin in late July for the annual EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Airshow. The
show, held at the Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, will be held July 24th through July 30th.
Last year, EAA AirVenture attracted 563,000 visitors and more than 10,000 aircraft. Highlights for
the 2017 show include performances by the US Navy Blue Angels as well as a 50th Anniversary
celebration of Apollo 50.
Champion will display in the “Spruce Hangar” in booths 1014 and 1015. In addition to having sales
and technical support staff on site, Champion will also run show-only promotions including $100 off
SlickSTART™ and instant cash rebates for Spark Plugs and Oil Filters.
Also back by popular demand, Champion will host many of its popular Air Show Performers in the
booth for autographs and Meet & Greets. Upon arrival, check the Champion Booth to get the latest
performer schedule.
Please come visit our booth and take advantage of the show promotions!
Osk Kosh Show Specials
About Champion Aerospace-
Champion Aerospace LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of TransDigm Group (NYSE:TDG), is a
leading global designer, producer and supplier of aircraft ignition system technology and airframe
power solutions for use on nearly all commercial, piston and military aircraft in service today.
Champion ignition components powered the Wright brothers first powered flight in 1903 and have
continued to power the skies ever since.
Liberty, SC– Champion understands a competitive, FAA/DER approved maintenance and overhaul
manual is currently in use for repairs and overhauls of Slick by Champion magnetos. Several
companies are using this FAA/DER manual to overhaul Slick magnetos. This manual does not
require replacement of all of the parts called out in the Slick by Champion L-1363 Magneto
Maintenance and Overhaul Manual. The FAA/DER manual specifically approves reuse of the coil,
impulse coupling, and distributor block assembly. It also approves replacement of many OEM parts
with PMA’d aftermarket parts at TBO. These aftermarket parts may not be designed,
manufactured or procured to stringent aerospace requirements like Slick by Champion’s
ISO9001/AS9100 compliant Quality Management System.
As the manufacturer of these products with 50+ years experience in the operation and
maintenance of magnetos, we clearly state that these parts must be removed from service at TBO
to ensure that the newly overhauled magneto has the greatest opportunity to satisfactorily reach
the next TBO interval. It has also been pointed out that some overhaulers are using cannibalized,
“serviceable” used stock during these overhauls. This is not allowed per the L-1363 and will almost
certainly not allow the magneto to run to TBO. Champion has determined some parts having date
code markings 30 years old are being installed in “new overhauls”. There are no established
component level tests that can determine serviceability and remaining life capability.
Champion strongly recommends that you purchase only Slick by Champion manufactured parts
and adhere to the requirements in the L-1363 manual when installing these parts. Champion also
discourages the purchase of FAA/DER overhauled magnetos as these magnetos have been found
to contain “serviceable” used parts. An important part of your engine’s smooth and safe operation
is at stake. This reduces the risk and added cost of premature failure resulting in enjoyable and
safe operation of your aircraft.
About Champion Aerospace-
Champion Aerospace LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of TransDigm Group (NYSE:TDG), is a
leading global designer, producer and supplier of aircraft ignition system technology and airframe
power solutions for use on nearly all commercial, piston and military aircraft in service today.
Champion ignition components powered the Wright brothers first powered flight in 1903 and have
continued to power the skies ever since.
