Fokker Services introduces FLYFokker

• Innovative aircraft life cycle support program

Dubai, 16 November 2009 --[ASDWire]-- Today, at the Dubai Airshow, Fokker Services introduces its new innovative life cycle support program for the Fokker fleet. The program, called FLYFokker, consists of cost-effective aircraft and service solutions for start up, mature and phase-out operators.

"At Fokker Services we are dedicated to keep Fokker aircraft in continued competitive operation", says Erik Goedhart, Vice President Marketing & Sales: "Now, with FLYFokker, we put in the extra mile to combine existing services with latest innovations developed with our strategic partners."


Take Off, Take Care, Take Over, Take Next
FLYFokker comprises a package of four solutions: Take Off, Take Care, Take Over and Take Next.

Start up operators can Take Off with their operation in six weeks instead of typically six months. For mature Fokker operators Take Care is a comprehensive and cohesive solution to increase Technical Dispatch Reliability (TDR), reduce Direct Operating Cost (DOC) and improve passenger comfort. Operators moving to other aircraft types are supported by Fokker Services in the Take Over of the continued competitive operation of their Fokker fleet. The fourth solution is a package for a mean and lean transfer of aircraft to the next operator, called Take Next.

Partners
FLYFokker is used by and/or developed with key customers and strategic partners. Among the key customers are the operators KLM Cityhopper, Portugalia and Austrian Airlines. Major vendors are participating, such as Messier Dowty, Goodrich, C&D Zodiac, Eaton Aerospace, Piedmont Aviation Component Services, and engine OEM's like Rolls-Royce and Pratt and Whitney Canada. For ACMI start-up solutions the strategic partner is Denim Air, while Fokker Aircraft Services is responsible for aircraft conversion programs. As Colin Lapsa, Rolls-Royce Director Services, Corporate & Regional Engines said, "Rolls-Royce is proud to be associated with this important program. We look forward to supporting the many existing customers we have today and also introducing new ones to the world of reliable and cost effective operation with Tay-powered Fokker aircraft."

Source : Stork Fokker Services