SIA Engineering company secures major maintenance contract.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-16 February 2000-SINGAPORE AIRLINES: SIA Engineering company secures major maintenance contract (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:15022000 SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, has been awarded a contract by Polar Air Cargo, Inc.

(Polar), a US-based all-cargo carrier that operates scheduled services to several major cities around the world. The contract with Polar calls for SIAEC to carry out maintenance work on the carrier's 14 B747-100/200 aircraft over a 2-year period. SIAEC secured this contract despite very keen competition from other major Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facilities around the world. Work on the first aircraft is scheduled to begin from the middle of...