Industry Addendum
Qantas and Jetstar sign for AFI KLM E&M B787 component support
July 1st 2017
Qantas Airways and its low-cost carrier subsidiary, Jetstar, have committed a long-term component pooling services agreement with AFI KLM E&M for the airline group’s fleet of B787s. Read More » The contract for Qantas Airways’ eight B787-9s and Jetstar’s 11 B787-8s will cover pool access and repairs. The MRO will provide Qantas and Jetstar with direct pool access at its Kuala Lumpur facility.
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Qantas is a long-term AFI KLM E&M client that has component agreements with the MRO for its A330s and, via a joint venture with the European MRO’s Spairliners, its A380s. AFI KLM E&M senior vice president, Fabrice Defrance, said: “This is an important contract which confirms our strong position for B787 support and strengthens our position in the Asia-Pacific.”
Separately, the MRO and Safran Aircraft Engines have confirmed their year-old joint venture will be called Airfoils Advanced Solutions and that the component repair facility being built by the partners in northern France will open late next year. The company, which plans to employ up to 250 staff by 2020, will repair high pressure compressor blades and variable stator vanes, mainly from CFM 56, GE’s GE90 and Engine Alliance’s GP7200 engines.
