Magellan Aerospace Corporation is a
Canadian
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manufacturer of aerospace systems and components. Magellan also repairs and overhauls, tests, and provides aftermarket support services for engines, and engine structural components. The company's business units are divided into the product areas of aeroengines,
aerostructure
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s, rockets and space, and specialty products. Its corporate offices in
Mississauga
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,
Ontario
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, Magellan operates in facilities throughout Canada, the
United States
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, and the
United Kingdom
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.
Magellan is a component supplier for the
Airbus A380
The Airbus A380 is a very large wide-body airliner, developed and produced by Airbus until 2021. It is the world's largest passenger airliner and the only full-length double-deck jet airliner.
Airbus studies started in 1988, and the pr ...
, the
Boeing 787 Dreamliner
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is an American wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
After dropping its unconventional Sonic Cruiser project, Boeing announced the conventional 7E7 on January 29, 2003, wh ...
, the
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, and
Bombardier's complete line of business and commuter aircraft. Magellan also supplies gas turbine components for airplanes, helicopters, and military vehicles such as the
M1 Abrams
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.
History
Magellan was formed in 1996 from the remains of Fleet Industries, a subsidiary of the US-based
Fleet Aerospace located in
Fort Erie, Ontario
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. They produced products and services for the Canadian military, as well as subassemblies for aviation companies.
Through the 1990s, Magellan expanded, buying a number of Canadian aviation companies. These included:
*
Orenda Aerospace
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(c. 1946 and now Magellan Aerospace, Mississauga) in Mississauga and acquired in 1997
*
Bristol Aerospace (c. 1930) of
Winnipeg
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and acquired in 1997 and now Magellan Aerospace, Winnipeg)
* Chicopee Manufacturing Limited (c. 1953)
[Chicopee Manufacturing http://www.airframer.com/direct_detail.html?company=121658] and now Magellan Aerospace, Kitchener in
Kitchener, Ontario
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*
Haley Industries
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Origins
Haley Industries (originally known as Light Alloys Limi ...
(c. 1952) of
Haley Station, Ontario, and acquired 2002 and now Magellan Aerospace, Haley.
Several US companies were also added, including
Aeronca
Aeronca, contracted from Aeronautical Corporation of America, located in Middletown, Ohio, is a US manufacturer of engine components and airframe structures for commercial aviation and the defense industry, and a former aircraft manufacturer. ...
Magellan Aerospace Middleton, (formerly part of the US-based portions of Fleet), AMBEL Precision Manufacturing, Ellanef Manufacturing, (Magellan Aerospace New York) Middleton Aerospace (Magellan Aerospace, Haverhill) and
Presto Casting Company (Magellan Aerospace, Glendale). They also purchased the assets of Mayflower Aerospace in England, becoming Magellan Aerospace UK in 2003.
The Fleet Aerospace division was closed in 2003, was sold, and later re-opened as
Fleet Canada Inc. Magellan Aerospace is now an integrated, international company and all of its subsidiaries are wholly owned, operating under the Magellan name.
Structure
* Magellan Aerospace Limited
** Magellan Aerospace USA, Inc.
*** Magellan Aerospace New York, Inc.
*** Magellan Aerospace Middletown, Inc.
*** Magellan Aerospace Processing, New York
*** Magellan Aerospace Glendale, Inc.
*** Magellan Aerospace Haverhill, Inc.
* Magellan Aerospace (UK) Limited
Projects
Magellan Aerospace also manufactures structures and assemblies for commercial and defence aircraft manufacturers:
* General Electric - F101, F110, F404, F414, J79, J85, CF34, CF700, CJ610, LM2500, LM7000, CFE738, T64, CF6
* Pratt & Whitney - PW100 Series, PW300 Series, PW500 Series, PW 200, PW4000, PT6, TF33, JT9D, JT15D
* Rolls-Royce - RTM322, RB211, T406, T800, RR Trent and RB211Industrial, AE 3007, F136
* Honeywell - AS900, AGT1500 (used in the M-1 Abrams tank), ALF507, TF40/50, T53 (used in the UH-1 helicopter), T55, LF502
* Volvo - RM12
* A380 Inner Fixed Trailing Edge
References
External links
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Companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange
Aircraft engine manufacturers of Canada
Defence companies of Canada
Space industry companies of Canada