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Safran’s NacelleLife gets new lease
Hawaiian Airlines Jim Landers and Safran’s Alain Berger signing the renewal at MRO Americas
SAFRAN NACELLES signed a six-year contract renewal with Hawaiian Airlines to service the thrust reversers on the carrier’s 24 Airbus A330ceo aircraft. Safran Nacelles will continue to support Hawaiian at its Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) shops located in the United States and France during scheduled maintenance or one-time repairs during unscheduled maintenance. Safran Nacelles also provides access to a pool of thrust reversers. “Since 2013, Safran Nacelles has been a trusted partner that shares our
commitment to safety and reliability. We expect Safran Nacelles to continue to provide exceptional support for our A330 fleet,” said Hawaiian Airlines Senior Vice President, Technical Operations, Jim Landers. It is Safran’s NacelleLife support and services packages that covers all of Safran Nacelles’ after-sales activities and aims to provide a responsive, reliable, cost effective and high-quality service. “We are pleased that Hawaiian Airlines has renewed its confidence in Safran Nacelles for its A330ceo fleet. Safran Nacelles teams, including those at the US and
France repair shops, are fully mobilized to keep Hawaiian Airlines’ fleet in operation,” said Safran Nacelles’ Executive Vice President Customer Support & Services, Alain Berger. Safran Nacelles also signed a ten-year service contract with Viva Air Colombia for the nacelles of its growing fleet of A320neo aircraft powered by CFM International LEAP-1A engines. CFM International is a 50/50 joint company between Safran Aircraft Engines and GE. The contract offers nacelle OEM warranties and is carried out as part of the NacelleLife support and services package. Viva Air Colombia will have access to Safran Nacelles’ global stock of spare engine nacelles that equip the airline’s growing fleet of Airbus A320neo family jetliners. The Colombian airline will also benefit from OEM guaranteed maintenance, repair and overhaul solutions at Safran Nacelles repair stations. Jhon Luna, Viva Air Colombia Director of Maintenance & Engineering said: “Our young A320neo fleet needs all the support and expertise of an OEM like Safran Nacelles to keep our aircraft in operation with the highest level of quality and to carry out the necessary repairs in the shortest possible time.” Berger commented: “We are pleased to support Viva Air Colombia in its A320neo maintenance operations. They can count on Safran Nacelles teams, particularly those at the Indianapolis, USA repair shop, who are fully mobilized to support Viva Air Colombia on a daily basis.”
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