| NORDAM | |
|---|---|
| Type | Private company |
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Founder | Ray H. Siegfried II |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Owner | The family of Ray H. Siegfried II and The Carlyle Group |
Number of employees | >2,300 (2019) |
| Website | nordam |
NORDAM, or Northern Oklahoma Research, Design, and Manufacturing is an American aerospace company. It concentrates on Interiors, Structures, Nacelle & Thrust Reverser Systems, Repair & Transparency.
NORDAM was founded in 1969 by Ray H. Siegfried II.
President and CEO Charles B. Ryan was killed in a plane crash in 2001.
In 2018 NORDAM filed for bankruptcy.
In 2018 NORDAM halted production of nacelles for the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW800 due to a contract dispute with Pratt & Whitney Canada. In order to recover its financial position NORDAM sold the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW800 nacelle program to Gulfstream Aerospace.
In 2019 NORDAM exited bankruptcy through a cash injection from The Carlyle Group which resulted in Carlyle becoming a 45% shareholder in the company.
In 2019 NORDAM had 1,800 employees in the Tulsa area and 500 elsewhere.
In 2022 NORDAM opened a major MRO facility at Taoyuan which will serve as their regional hub replacing operations in Singapore. The Taoyuan operation is a joint venture with China Airlines.