Avocet Aviation Services, an Orlando-based aircraft maintenance services provider announced a working partnership agreement with SMBC Aviation Capital, a leading global aircraft leasing company based in Dublin, Ireland during MRO Americas 2017. Avocet is only one of two MROs in the United States, and the only one on the East Coast, to establish an agreement with SMBC Aviation Capital. Based on the contract, Avocet will service numerous aircraft and will provide support for their fleet of leased aircraft. Avocet’s team of highly experienced technicians has serviced its first aircraft, Airbus 319, earlier this month.
Diarmuid Healy, head of Technical Asset Management, SMBC Aviation Capital commented, “We are very pleased to partner with Avocet Aviation Services for our MRO requirements in the Americas. This feeds into our objective of ensuring that our airline customers across the world have access to quality support services which will facilitate efficient turnaround times for aircraft maintenance and transition.”
Avocet had lately won FAA approval to offer service to the Douglas/Boeing DC-9 series including Aircraft Line Maintenance, Aircraft Storage and Preservation, Engine changes, Aircraft A, B, and C checks, APU removal and installations. They also have added A, B, and segmented C checks to its capabilities for Airbus 330-200 series. Additionally, they have added Aircraft A, B, and C checks, Aircraft Storage and Preservation, and Composite Repairs to the Airbus 340-300 series.
