Derco Aerospace Enhances Worldwide Support for Honeywell Product Line

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Derco Aerospace, a Sikorsky Aerospace Services company, has expanded its distribution agreement with Honeywell Defense & Space (D&S) to include support and sales in six additional countries: South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, Romania, Austria, and Jordan. Derco now supports the Honeywell D&S Military Fixed Wing products and services worldwide, except in Japan. Under the expanded agreement, Derco will further integrate Honeywell products into its supply chain management and fleet sustainment solutions for its customers around the world. Sikorsky Aerospace Services is the worldwide aftermarket business of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).

"Derco is excited to expand on its existing relationship with Honeywell and begin supporting these additional countries with high-quality Honeywell products at reduced lead times,” said Brian Holt, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Derco Aerospace. “Customers will now enjoy the same level of industry-leading support on Honeywell products they have come to expect from Derco on other critical programs.”

For more information regarding this agreement or to learn more about Derco, call (414) 355-3066 or visit www.dercoaerospace.com.

Founded in 1979, Derco Aerospace, Inc., is based in Milwaukee, Wis., and is a world leader in providing aircraft spares, services, and solutions to customers around the globe. Through solid relationships with premier original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), Derco maintains one of the largest and most diversified aircraft spares inventories in the world. Today, Derco is a full-service logistics and solutions provider, supporting military and commercial fleets in more than 65 countries. Derco is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.

Sikorsky Aerospace Services provides comprehensive support to rotary and fixed wing aircraft around the world. It offers its military and commercial customers a full portfolio of support services through its aftermarket companies, Derco Aerospace, Inc., Helicopter Support, Inc., Sikorsky Aerospace Maintenance, Composite Technology, Inc., and Sikorsky Helitech.

Sikorsky Aircraft is based in Stratford, Conn., and is a world leader in helicopter design, manufacture and service. Sikorsky Aircraft’s mission statement reflects the company’s long commitment to safety and innovation: "We pioneer flight solutions that bring people home everywhere... every time™." More information is available at the interactive www.sikorsky.com Web site.

United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., and provides a broad range of high technology products and support services to the aerospace and building systems industries.

Honeywell International is a $37 billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell’s shares are traded on the New York, London and Chicago Stock Exchanges. For additional information, please visit www.honeywell.com. Based in Phoenix, Honeywell’s $12 billion aerospace business is a leading global provider of integrated avionics, engines, systems and service solutions for aircraft manufacturers, airlines, business and general aviation, military, space and airport operations.