AJW Group, has purchased another CFM56-5B/P engine for teardown. The engine will be dismantled to support AJW’s worldwide network of airline and MRO customers. It will provide inventory for piece parts sales, AJW Engines’ comprehensive Fan Blade Exchange programme and bolster strategically located spare parts to support the growing Engine Management Programmes that AJW administers for a number of airlines including JSC Donavia, Camair-Co and NordStar.
This recent purchase brings the total of this type of engine teardowns managed by AJW to three 5Bs, four 7Bs, two 5Cs, six V2500A5s and three RB21s. AJW Engines is actively in the pursuit of teardown engines to support its growing business. The third RB211 on consignment from Brickell Asset Management is currently in teardown under AJW’s supervision.
Operators looking for engine management, inventory consignment or parts supply can rely on AJW Engines. This growing commercial jet engines division has developed a significant aircraft engine portfolio and offers a range of integrated management solutions providing engineering services and quality overhauled condition engine parts. AJW Engines offers a wide range of CFM56-3/5/7, PW2000/4000, RB211-535E4 and V2500 sales and purchasing opportunities. AJW also manages a material salvage programme to recover and repair many airlines’ unserviceable shop visit materials.
“We’re busy,” Teague said. “We probably handled the recent downturn in the aviation industry here as good as anybody because we don’t let any one customer become that big a part of our business.”
Teague said Globe does a lot of supplying for the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, a military transport aircraft. For the fiscal year that ended Oct. 31, Teague said, the company had nearly $51 million in sales from 168 customers worldwide.
“We try to keep a good balance between general aviation, commercial aviation and military,” Teague said. “Although I think it’s starting to change, there’s definitely been a downturn in general aviation, but the other two have offset that for us.
“This year, we’re probably 35 to 40 percent military and probably the same commercial.”
In addition to its complex on South St. Paul, Globe also opened a 24,000-square-foot facility at 2432 S. Sheridan in June. Teague said the first test samples from the new facility went out in November.
“Globe Engineering is far exceeding our expectations,” said Jeff Blubaugh, Wichita City Council member for District 4. “They continue to be a paradigm for other Wichita technical parts manufacturers that supply the aircraft and aerospace industry.”
