This news is classified in: Aviation Contracts Engines / Power / Fuel MRO
Jul 18, 2018
South Africa’s private domestic airline operator, JSE-listed Comair Limited, has signed an eight-year Rate Per Flight Hour (RPFH) agreement to support is fleet of 16 CFM56-7B engines. The agreement is valued at $160 million U.S. at list price.
RPFH agreements are part of CFM Services flexible support offering. Under the terms of the agreement, CFM will support the fleet on a dollar per flight hour basis.
“This is the first time we have signed a long-term support agreement with CFM for any of our engines,” said Erik Venter, CEO of Comair. “Our decision to make this commitment was based on our trust in CFM quality and to help us manage our fleet by making our costs more predictable.”
Forecasts by Aircraft Type (Narrow-Body Aircraft, Wide-Body Aircraft, Regional Aircraft), by Maintenance Type (Scheduled Maintenance, Unscheduled Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Predictive Maintenance), by Service Type (Engine Overhaul, Airframe Maintenance, Component Maintenance, Line Maintenance, Modification and Upgradation), by Component Type (Engine Components, Landing Gear Components, Avionics Components, Aircraft Interior Components, APU Components, Other) AND Regional and Leading National Market Analysis PLUS Analysis of Leading Companies AND COVID-19 Impact and Recovery Pattern Analysis
Download free sample pagesFounded in 1946, Comair (JSE: COM), a major private aviation player in South Africa, has successfully been operating local and regional services, within Southern Africa for more than seven decades.
Comair has been a CFM customer since 2001. In 2014, Comair became the first African airline to order the LEAP-1B-powered Boeing 737 MAX with an order for eight airplanes.
