After ten years of cooperation, the Irish
regional airline Stobart Air has extended its Global Maintenance
Agreement (GMA) with ATR.
This new six-year contract covers the
repair, overhaul and pooling services of Line Replaceable Units,
along with Propellers’ availability and maintenance.
The entire ATR fleet of Stobart Air is covered
by this maintenance agreement: 2 ATR 42-300s, 2 ATR 72-500s and 13
ATR 72-600s.
Flying in the United Kingdom, Ireland and continental
Europe, these aircraft are operated by Stobart Air under the Aer
Lingus Regional and Flybe brands, on behalf of their respective
owners.
Stobart Air also operates charter flights and offers
wet-leasing solutions.
Mick Conlon, Stobart Air Director of Engineering,
said, “As one of Europe’s leading regional aviation
specialists, servicing 32 regional routes with up to 860 weekly
flights, we demand industry leading reliability, availability and
operating economics; ATR GMA has been a key enabler of these
results.”
Tom Anderson, Senior Vice-President
Programs and Customer Services of ATR, said, “Our market forecast
estimates that 400 new routes will be created in Europe by 2035. Stobart Air GMA renewal is a strong message to European airlines,
saying we have the expertise required to provide airlines
customised maintenance services.”
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