MAS Aerospace Engineering & SpiceJet seal 3-year aircraft maintenance support agreement

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MAS Aerospace Engineering (MAE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines and SpiceJet, India’s low cost carrier, sealed a 3-year maintenance support agreement for SpiceJet’s fleet of Boeing 737 New Generation (NG) series aircraft.

SpiceJet’s current fleet of 19 aircraft and future aircraft will be sent to MAE for “C” and heavy checks from 2010 until 2013. SpiceJet will be adding 12 B737 NG aircraft over the next 2 years to build a fleet of 31 aircraft.

MAS General Manager, Engineering & Maintenance, Mr Tan Wee Liam sealed the agreement with SpiceJet’s Vice President Engineering/Maintenance, Mr. Robert Bryant. The ceremony was witnessed by MAE’s Managing Director, En Mohd Roslan Ismail and SpiceJet’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Sanjay Aggarwal.

“We are delighted with SpiceJet’s confidence in our Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) operations. As a low cost carrier, SpiceJet values partners who can provide the best value for their services. With over 37 years of MRO experience, skilled resources, readily available infrastructure, flexibility in meeting customers’ requirements and highly competitive pricing, MAE fits the bill.

“SpiceJet’s aircraft will first be serviced in Subang. Once our MRO JV company, MAS-GMR Aerospace Engineering in Hyderabad, India commences operation by the first quarter of 2011, the aircraft will be serviced on the subcontinent, allowing SpiceJet to enjoy even more cost savings and reduced downtime for each aircraft,” Roslan said.

With this, SpiceJet becomes one of the first launch customer airlines of MAS-GMR Aerospace Engineering Company Ltd; a 50:50 joint venture company between MAE and GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. to provide Airframe MRO services in Hyderabad. The facility will have the capacity to service between 60 and 80 aircraft annually.

SpiceJet’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Sanjay Aggarwal said, “We are happy to be one of the first customers of the partnership between MAS Aerospace Engineering and GMR Aerospace and look forward to our association. We are confident that their expertise, experience and professional support will ensure that SpiceJet remains the best airline in the low fare space in the Indian skies.”

MAE is an award winning MRO provider with over 100 customers. It is acknowledged as the 2009 best MRO Centre in Asia Pacific by Frost & Sullivan, Singapore. It was also awarded the 2009 Best Asia-Pacific Airline MRO Operation Award by Aviation Week and Overhaul & Maintenance, two of the industry's leading magazines.

(c) Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 19-Jan-10

 

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