MAE And India's Spicejet Sign 3-Year Maintenance Support Agreement

Kuala Lumpur: MAS Aerospace Engineering (MAE) sealed a three-year maintenance support agreement Monday with India's SpiceJet for the airline's fleet of Boeing 737 New Generation series aircraft.
The first aircraft had arrived at MAE's Subang hangar last Friday.
MAE managing director Mohd Roslan Ismail said with SpiceJet coming on board for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operations, it also made the low-fare airline the first airline customer of MAS-GMR Hyderabad Engineering Company Ltd.
The airframe MRO joint venture company was established by MAE and GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd on a 50:50 basis in Hyderabad last year.
Roslan said SpiceJet's current fleet of 19 aircraft and future aircraft would be sent to MAE for 'C' and heavy checks from 2010 until 2013, adding that the airline would add 12 B737 New Generation aircraft over the next two years to build a fleet of 31 aircraft
The 'C' checks are where virtually the entire aircraft goes through a series of checks, inspections and overhaul work.
"SpiceJet's aircraft will first be serviced in Subang. Once our joint-venture company in Hyderabad commences operation by the first quarter of 2011, the aircraft wil be serviced on the subcontinent," Roslan told reporters after the signing ceremony here Monday.
The facility at the Hyderabad airport will provide base maintenance services, starting with 'C' checks for narrow bodied aircraft like Airbus A 320 and Boeing 737, including the B-737 Classic and B-737 next generation aircraft.
18/01/10 Bernama, Malaysia

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