India’s Alliance Air has
extended its Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA) with ATR for another
five years.
The two companies have been partners since the
airline signed its first ATR pay-by-hour maintenance contract in
December 2002.
“When two companies work together for twenty
years, it is not a transactional relationship, but a true
partnership,” said David Brigante, ATR SVP Customer Support and
Services. “As India’s national airline, Alliance Air provides
crucial air links that create new opportunities for millions of
people. Our job is to ensure that they can fulfill their mission
every day. That’s why we have been continuously improving the
quality of our services ever since our first agreement in 2002 to
match Alliance Air’s needs and, more generally, the challenges of
regional airlines today.”
Through the GMA, Alliance Air will continue to
benefit from the repair, overhaul and pooling services of Line
Replaceable Units, along with the availability and maintenance of
propellers and landing gears for its fleet of two ATR 42-600 and
18 ATR 72-600.
Vineet Sood, Chief Executive Officer of
Alliance Air, said, “Our ATRs have been playing a strategic role
in enabling us to offer our communities quick, comfortable and
reliable access to essential services. 20 years ago, we decided to optimise our operations and maintenance activities with the ATR
GMA. 20 years later, we reaffirm our trust in the manufacturer’s
expertise, looking forward to reaching the next significant
milestone of 25 years of a win-win partnership.”
