Air Canada Technical Services Secures CAD $101.7 Million Contract

Air Canada Technical Services, a division of Air Canada, today announced that it has secured a five-year, CAD $101.7 million agreement for the maintenance and repair of Canada's Department of National Defence (DND) fleet of Airbus A310 aircraft. The agreement, effective August 1, 2002, includes five one-year options for contract extension which, if exercised, would bring the total contract term to ten years with potential revenue to Air Canada Technical Services of CAD $250 million.

Maintenance work on the DND's five Airbus A310 aircraft will be performed at locations across Canada: Air Canada Technical Services' Vancouver facilities will handle heavy maintenance, component maintenance will be executed at its Montreal base and line maintenance will be performed at Canadian Forces Base facilities in Trenton, Ontario. "We are proud to provide our expertise to serve our country's national defence forces," said Robin Wohnsigl, President, Air Canada Technical Services. "With this contract, the Canadian military is demonstrating its confidence in Air Canada Technical Services to provide the very best in maintenance repair and overhaul work." 

Air Canada Technical Services provides maintenance, engineering, repair, supply and purchasing to support Air Canada's mainline fleet of more than 220 aircraft, as well as other airline customers, in five maintenance categories: airframes, engines, components, line and aircraft cabins. It also provides material and supply chain management services to the airline industry. Air Canada Technical Services employs approximately 8200 staff in Canada, the U.S. and Europe, with six major maintenance base centers located across Canada: in Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver.