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East/West Industries (C4828) has reason to celebrate at Heli-Expo 2018, receiving a Boeing Performance Excellence Award and also marking its 50th year in business. The company designs, manufactures, and repairs aircraft seats and other lifesaving products.

 


Boeing issues the annual award to recognize suppliers who have achieved exceptional performance, and East/West has received the gold-level award for three consecutive years. Of Boeing’s 13,000 suppliers, only 85 suppliers received the gold level.

 


“We take great pride in knowing that we represent such a small number of suppliers who receive this honor, and we’re proud that our performance standards help meet Boeing’s customer expectations for world-class products that are competitive on a global scale,” said East/West president Teresa Ferraro.

 


Since being founded in 1968, East/West has delivered around 3,000 seats to a range of manufacturers, including nearly 400 Bell 505 VIP and utility seats under a 10-year agreement. “We just closed out our best year in the history of the company,” said Ferarro.

 


East/West recently moved into a new facility and was certified by the FAA as a Part 145 repair station. To raise money for charity, the company will donate $1 to the Wounded Warrior Project and Wreaths Across America for each Heli-Expo visitor at their exhibit that mentions the company’s motto, “Saving aircrew lives is our first concern.”

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