Delhi Based Indian LCC Indigo has extended it's existing contract with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) for the Aircraft Component Overhauls & Repairs.
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With this extension, the Airline-MRO AFI KLM E&M will support the Aircraft Component overhauls of IndiGo's Airbus fleet of 350 A320 family aircrafts as per the signed agreement.
AFI KLM E&M says,
The range of services to be delivered by AFI KLM E&M includes component repairs, dedicated pool access, provision of a Main Base Kit (MBK) at the hub of IndiGo‘s airline operations in Delhi, as well as logistics support.
By signing this long-term contract, the two companies are extending and strengthening a business relationship that began with the creation of IndiGo in 2006 and has been growing significantly over the past years, driven by the strong fleet growth; and network expansion of IndiGo.
While initially AFI KLM E&M provided component support for IndiGo's A320 fleet, the partners also added the ATR fleet to the partnership in 2017. In 2019, the Indian carrier, holding over 50% of India‘s domestic market, placed an order for 300 A320neo, A321neo and A321XLR aircraft to support its ambitious growth plans.
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Based on this strong foundation, AFI KLM E&M has continued to develop and optimise its support organisation in order to provide the most efficient and adaptive MRO solutions, including the development of local repair capabilities through its local MRO joint venture Max MRO Services (MMS) as well as the establishment of a local support organisation dedicated to support IndiGo’s fleet operations.
President and Chief Operating Officer of IndiGo Wolfgang Prock-Schauer says,
“We are delighted to continue our cooperation with a world leader in aircraft maintenance services. The high standard of support already provided by AFI KLM E&M over many years, together with their unique expertise on the A320 product both as an airline and MRO, convinced us to continue placing our trust in them.”
Dominik Wiener-Silva, AFI KLM E&M VP Sales Asia Pacific says,
“We are very pleased with IndiGo’s decision to extend our long-term partnership. The extension marks another milestone in our strategy to strengthen our leadership postion in the A320neo market segment and to further develop our regional MRO foot-print in the Asia Pacific region.”
Pictures Source : AFI KLM E&M.
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