PGA-Portugalia Airlines signs Life Time FLYFokker Take Care contract
PGA-Portugalia Airlines and Fokker Services have agreed to a Life Time FLYFokker Take Care contract for the support of their six Fokker 100 aircraft.
Nieuw Vennep, The Netherlands, January 31st , 2011,
PGA-Portugalia Airlines and Fokker Services have agreed to a Life Time FLYFokker Take Care contract for the support of their six Fokker 100 aircraft. In the contract, which was signed last December 31, both the ABACUS services and Fokker Services being the preferred supplier is included.
Fokker Services developed the Take Care solution for existing operators. It focuses on increasing Technical Dispatch Reliability (TDR), reducing Direct Operating Cost (DOC) and improving passenger comfort. ABACUS is the component availability program of Fokker Services, which is fully geared to keeping the aircraft in operation by offering guaranteed availability of serviceable components and customized component repair and overhaul services.
Being one of the first tier Fokker 100 operators from 1990 that bought the aircraft new, Portugalia has been a loyal customer of Fokker Services and also one of the first operators to join the ABACUS program. “We are extremely proud we have signed this contract with Portugalia, a very highly regarded customer for decades”, says Erik Goedhart, VP Marketing & Sales Fokker Services.
“We are very pleased with the performance of the Fokker 100 aircraft and the ongoing and innovative support we have received over the years from Fokker Services, the reason we have signed this Life Time FLYFokker Take care contract”, says Luiz Lapa, CEO Portugalia.
As part of the agreement Portugalia will become an official partner in the FLYFokker program and as such will be involved by Fokker Services in supporting start-up operators in the Iberia Peninsula and North African region.
About PGA-Portugalia Airlines
Starting off with domestic flights as from 1990 with two Fokker 100 from Lisbon to Oporto and Faro, Portugalia increased their number of Fokker aircraft to four and ultimately six in the in the years after, expending its route network further into Europe.
Founded as a public company with private capital, Portugalia was integrated in the TAP Group as of 2007 but remains independent with its own legal identity
About Fokker Services
At present there are more than 600 Fokker aircraft operational across the world. The Fokker aircraft has earned a reputation for advanced technologies, comfort, operational reliability, low noise level and durability. Many consider the Fokker among the best mid-size aircraft ever built. Besides the Fokker aircraft, Fokker Services is serving operators with the Bombardier Dash 8 and other out of production aircraft, with its logistic flight hour program ABACUS.
Fokker Services is part of Fokker Technologies, which develops and produces advanced components and systems for the aerospace and defense industry, and supplies integrated maintenance services and products to aircraft owners and operators. In 2009 the group achieved a turnover of € 602 million with 3,500 employees.
For more information, please contact:
Fokker Services B.V., P.O. Box 231, 2150 AE NIEUW-VENNEP The Netherlands
Jorgen Tesselaar: jorgen.tesselaar@fokker.com
Phone +31 252 62 75 55