Air Cairo, through this contract, will get benefits from the repair, overhaul and pooling services of ATR’s Line Replaceable Units for its fleet of six ATR 72-600s currently being delivered.
ATR, a Franco-Italian aircraft manufacturer, has announced the signing of a Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA) with Egyptian carrier Air Cairo, a low-fare airline based in Cairo, Egypt. Through this five-year pay-by-the-hour contract with ATR, Air Cairo will get benefits from the repair, overhaul and pooling services of ATR’s Line Replaceable Units for its fleet of six ATR 72-600s currently being delivered. This agreement also includes an on-site stock of spare parts offered by ATR along with blade availability and maintenance services.
Hussein Sherif, Chief Executive Officer, Air Cairo said, “Being profitable in a low-fare environment is a day-to-day challenge, the key of which is not only to have the right aircraft, but also to make the most of them. As we are reintroducing the ATR platform in Egypt after 15 years, we want to ensure we can offer our passengers the most modern, comfortable and reliable experience. Our choice of the aircraft type will assist on the former two points, while the ATR GMA will support our effort to deliver the latter to our passengers.”
Air Cairo, operating more than 200 weekly flights to 35 international and domestic destinations, offers invaluable connectivity for both local communities and tourists, who can rely on quick, modern and responsible access to all the beauties of Egypt and opportunities of a connected world.
“For over 20 years, ATR has been reducing operators’ maintenance costs and increasing time in the air through maintenance and repair,” said David Brigante, Senior Vice-President Customer Support and Services, ATR. “This contributes to making regional air transport even more reliable, accessible and sustainable. We will be offering Air Cairo our expertise to ensure it can make the most of its ATR fleet, as we well know that even the most efficient aircraft is only valuable when it is flying,” he further added.
ATR is a regional aircraft manufacturer with its ATR 42 and 72 aircraft the best-selling aircraft in the less than 90-seat market segment. In 2019 the company had a turnover of US$1.6 billion. The unifying vision of the company’s 1,400 employees is to help everyone, no matter where they are in the world, to connect and develop in a responsible manner.
