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  Magellan Aerospace Corporation - New contract wins total $36 million 
      TORONTO, Oct. 19 /CNW/ - Magellan Aerospace Corporation (the ''Corporation'') (MAL) today announced the receipt of a number of major new programs.     The Boeing Company (''Boeing''), acting through its Tulsa and Winnipeg operations, has released contracts valued at $36 million to Magellan Aerospace Plants.     The contracts, valued at $36 million, are primarily for products incorporated into the B737 Next Generation (NG) and B747 aircraft and include the supply of metal bonded structures and machined aluminum and titanium components. These new contracts establish the basis of new long-term programs for Magellan Aerospace operations and are the first of a number of anticipated orders for work packages on a number of different Boeing aircraft.     Magellan currently supplies components on MD11, B717, B737NG, B747, B767 and B777 aircraft and is working with Boeing to yield cost efficiency on its backlog. This latest order builds on the tradition of this partnership and will expand the relationship between the two companies.     Magellan Aerospace Corporation, whose shares (MAL) are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange, manufactures, repairs and overhauls products for the international aerospace industry through the following subsidiaries and divisions: Bristol Aerospace Limited of Winnipeg and Rockwood, Manitoba and Medicine Hat, Alberta; Chicopee Manufacturing Limited of Kitchener, Ontario; Fleet Industries Ltd. of Fort Erie, Ontario; Orenda Aerospace Corporation of Mississauga, Ontario; Orenda Recip Inc. of Truro, Nova Scotia; A-R Technologies of Richmond, British Columbia; Aeronca, Inc. of Middletown, Ohio; Middleton Aerospace Corporation of Middleton, Massachusetts; Langley Division of San Diego, California; and Ambel Precision Manufacturing Corporation of Bethel, Connecticut.
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  For further information: Richard A. Neill, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING  OFFICER, (905) 673-3250 ext. 3571; Bruce W. Gowan, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER,  (905) 677-1889
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