Sierra Pacific Airlines v. Dallas Aerospace

MEMORANDUM *

Sierra Pacific Airlines, Inc. (“Sierra”) appeals the dismissal of its action against Dallas Aerospace and General Electric Engine Services — Dallas, L.P. (“GE Services”) for lack of specific personal jurisdiction. We review the district court’s dismissal de novo. See Panavision Int’l, L.P. v. Toeppen, 141 F.3d 1316, 1319-20 (9th Cir.1998). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we reverse and remand.

1. Background

Sierra is a corporation in Tucson, Arizona, which owns a Boeing 737 airplane that it leases to others. The engines of the 737 (“JT-8 engines”) required periodic repair and maintenance service. GE Services, a Texas limited partnership, is an airplane engine repair company. Dallas Aerospace, a Texas corporation, provides management services for airplane engine repairs.

GE Services (operating formerly as “Greenwich Air Services-Texas, L.P”) had in past years traveled to Arizona to perform service calls on Sierra’s JT-8 engines. In 1996, Sierra contacted GE Services about performing the “Schedule C” service on the JT-8 engines. In 1996 and 1997, GE Services actively pursued this service job. A vice-president of GE Services traveled to Tucson…