Vector Aerospace Gets Contract with Canadian Armed Forces

Vector Aerospace, Summerside, P.E.I., Canada, is the recipient of a contract valued at more than $1 million for repair and maintenance of the engines on the CC-138 Twin Otter aircraft used by the Canadian Armed Forces. The airplanes are used primarily in Northern Canada for transport as well as search and rescue missions.

 

“The contract is good news for the area,” says Jeff Poirier, Vector's president of engine services, in an interview.

 

"We've hired about 50 new employees this year, and we're looking to add another dozen more," Poirier adds.

 

The contract will pay out $1 million over three years, with seven addition one-year options, bringing the potential total 10-year value to $7.9 million.

 

Canada’s armed forces currently have four Twin Otters in their fleet, all of which are located in Yellowknife, N.W.T. The engines will be removed in Yellowknife and trucked to Summerside, where Vector employees will take them apart and repair them before sending them back north.