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Messier-Bugatti and Tracer Repair & Overhaul Form Market-Leading Aviation Wheel & Brake Joint Venture
Messier-Bugatti-Tracer Signals New Era of Wheel and Brake Service for Airlines

Milwaukee, WI. 20 February 2003—Messier-Bugatti, a Snecma Group company, and Tracer Repair and Overhaul have announced the formation of Messier-Bugatti-Tracer (www.messier-bugatti-tracer.com), a joint venture providing comprehensive wheel and brake repair and overhaul services to commercial air carriers in the Americas. With FAA/JAA 145 certificated repair stations in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Miami, Florida, Messier-Bugatti-Tracer (MBT) is the third largest provider of wheel and brake services for commercial and military aircraft.

Jean-Marie Jacquet, Vice President, Aircraft Braking Division, Messier-Bugatti and a member of the new Messier-Bugatti-Tracer Board of Directors, said “the commercial aviation wheel and brake MRO market in the Americas is huge and is filled with opportunity for us. MBT will change the wheel and brake market landscape.”

Aviation veteran Bill Morales, Messier-Bugatti-Tracer President & CEO, founded Tracer Repair & Overhaul in 1996. The new company, MBT, offers its customers a new level of service. According to Morales, “It’s all about the customer and their experience with us. MBT offers very personalized and knowledgeable customer service with attention to what the customer actually wants and needs. In these tough times, airlines are looking for new ways of managing their parts and planes. If you need your wheels and brakes back in service tomorrow, they will be back in service tomorrow. MBT will say yes, when others say no. We are easy to do business with. Your schedule is our schedule.”

Jim Gomez, Executive Vice President, ran US Marine Corps flightline maintenance operations and was key in the startup of Tracer R&O in Milwaukee. MBT's executive team, along with top management of Messier-Bugatti, gives MBT a unique global perspective and an in-the-trenches practicality.

Messier-Bugatti-Tracer (MBT) is an FAA 145 certificated provider of complete wheel & brake services for commercial and business jet aircraft. MBT operates wheel & brake repair and overhaul shops in Milwaukee, WI. and Miami, FL. Visit www.messier-bugatti-tracer.com. For more information contact Barry Wightman, VP Marketing, at 414 875 2205.

Messier-Bugatti, a SAFRAN company, www.messier-bugatti.com, is one of the leading manufacturers of advanced systems and equipment: 

• Wheels and carbon brakes

• Braking, landing gear control, monitoring and electrical passenger seat systems. 

As a member of the SAFRAN Group, Messier-Bugatti is a leader among aeronautical equipment manufacturers. More than 170 airlines and the largest aircraft manufacturers in the world put their trust in Messier-Bugatti. 

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