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Air Mauritius extends component support agreement with AFI KLM E&M for Airbus fleet

Air Mauritius extends component support agreement with AFI KLM E&M for Airbus fleet.
The extension of the contract will ensure sustaining operational continuity at Air Mauritius.

AFI KLM E&M in the field of component support for Air Mauritius’s two A330neo and four A350 aircraft.

Air Mauritius, the national airline of Mauritius has extended its partnership with AFI KLM E&M in the field of component support for the Mauritian operator’s two A330neo and four A350 aircraft. AFI KLM E&M has announced that the expert services supplied by the AFI KLM E&M will cover repairs, access to the spare parts pool and provision of a Main Base Kit. The agreement will thereby ensure optimum component availability for the Airbus fleet of Air Mauritius. The extension of the contract will ensure sustaining operational continuity at Air Mauritius.

“We are delighted to strengthen our collaboration with AFI KLM E&M, known for its reliability and also for its service quality and responsiveness to fulfilling our need for specific component services and support to ensure operational continuity,” said Ravin Ramroop, Head of Technical Services, Air Mauritius.

The two companies, over long years of cooperation, have built up a tight-knit partnership. According to AFI KLM E&M, the company has continued to stand by the Mauritian airline and is now supporting the recovery of its operations.

“We’re proud and delighted to help get our longstanding partner back in the air. The difficulties the airline ran into during the health crisis provided an opportunity to emphasize and consolidate the bonds of solidarity and trust that exist between our two groups,” said Pierre Teboul, SVP Commercial, AFI KLM E&M.

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Air Mauritius currently operates direct flights to 10 destinations in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Indian Ocean islands, and offers connections to many more via its hub at Paris Charles De Gaulle, and through a code-sharing agreement with Air France. Air Mauritius is now the first airline to operate both the Airbus A350-900 XWB and the A330-900neo and has one of the youngest and most modern fleets in the world.