EVANDALE, Ohio, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- GE Canada is to continue its maintenance and logistics support services for LM2500 aero-derivative gas turbines on Halifax-class patrol frigates.
"We are now in our 15th year and fourth extension on a contract awarded by Public Services and Procurement Canada," said Brien Bolsinger, GE Marine vice president, Marine Operations. "This demonstrates that the contract provides the RCN [Royal Canadian Navy] with many benefits, most notably the impressive availability of the RCN's LM2500 fleet over the initial 14 years of the GE contract, which averaged 99.85 percent"