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Thursday, November 26, 2009 - 8.35 GMT |
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IndiGo extends
aircraft maintenance contract to SL |
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India’s
largest
low-fare
airline,
IndiGo,
has
contracted
SriLankan
Engineering
to carry
out
major
maintenance
programmes
on its
fleet of
aircraft
in 2010,
following
the
success
of a
similar
programme
on 12 of
its
aircrafts
this
year.
The 2010
programme
is
expected
to
include
‘C-checks’
on 10
Airbus
A320
aircrafts
at
SriLankan
Engineering’s
hangar
complex
at the
Bandaranaike
International
Airport.
SriLankan
Engineering
has
already
completed
12 of 13
C-checks
this
year on
IndiGo’s
Airbus
A320
fleet.
C-checks
are
mandatory
maintenance
programmes
which
are
carried
out
periodically
on every
commercial
aircraft.
Sri
Lanka’s
National
Carrier
has made
a
significant
investment
in
recent
years to
transform
its
aircraft
maintenance
arm,
SriLankan
Engineering,
and
position
it as a
Maintenance,
Repair,
and
Overhaul
(MRO)
institution
of
choice
in the
South
Asian
region.
SriLankan
Engineering
specialises
in
Airbus
aircraft,
with the
SriLankan
fleet
being
comprised
of A320,
A330,
and A340
aircraft.
"IndiGo
is
pleased
to
extend
its
relationship
with
SriLankan
Engineering
and this
decision
is a
reflection
of the
strong
customer
focus
that the
professional
and
dedicated
team at
SriLankan
Engineering
has
demonstrated.
IndiGo
is
certain
that
SriLankan
Engineering
will
take
this
relationship
to the
next
level
with
enhanced
levels
of
support,
care and
TAT and
will do
its very
best to
uphold
the
trust
that
IndiGo
has
posed in
it by
embarking
on a
relationship
that
will
prove
mutually
beneficial
for our
companies”,
said
Aditya
Ghosh,
President
of
IndiGo.
SriLankan
Engineering
possesses
the
prestigious
EASA 145
certification
from the
European
Aviation
Safety
Agency
in
recognition
of its
commitment
to the
highest
standards
of
professionalism
in
aircraft
maintenance.
It was
awarded
the
title of
Best
Global
Operator
by
Airbus
Industries
for
operational
excellence
in both
A330 and
A340
aircraft
in the
small
airline
category.
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