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Nordam
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Nordam, or NORDAM, is an American aerospace company. It concentrates on Interiors, Structures, Nacelle & Thrust Reverser Systems, Repair & Transparency.[3]
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History
Nordam was founded in 1969 by Raymond Siegfried.[2]
President and CEO Charles B. Ryan was killed in a plane crash in 2001.[2]
In 2018 Nordam filed for bankruptcy.[2]
In 2018 Nordam halted production of nacelles for the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW800 due to a contract dispute with Pratt & Whitney Canada.[4][5] In order to recover its financial position Nordam sold its nacelles business to Gulfstream Aerospace.[1]
In 2019 Nordam exited bankruptcy through a cash injection from The Carlyle Group which resulted in Carlyle gaining control of 45% of the company.[1][6]
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Operations
In 2019 Nordam had 1,800 employees in the Tulsa area and 500 elsewhere.[2]
In 2022 Nordam opened a major MRO facility at Taoyuan which will serve as their regional hub replacing operations in Singapore.[7] The Taoyuan operation is a joint venture with China Airlines.[8]
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