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Ultra-Air selects Airbus Flight Hour Service to ensure fleet airworthiness and efficiency

Airbus will provide parts pooling, on-site stock at the airline’s main base in Medellin, components maintenance as well as engineering services.
With FHS, Ultra Air will benefit from guaranteed parts availability and be well-positioned to secure its operations as they continue to ramp up with the incorporation of additional A320s.

Airbus’ FHS material service is the best solution to have cost-efficient access to components required to maintain the airworthiness of the fleet.

Ultra Air has selected Airbus Flight Hour Services for its A320 fleet. Airbus will provide parts pooling, on-site stock at the airline’s main base in Medellin, components maintenance as well as engineering services. 

Juan Fernando Arango, Maintenance & Engineering Director of Ultra Air said, “Airbus’ FHS material service is the best solution to have cost-efficient access to components required to maintain the airworthiness of our fleet and guarantee safety, reliability, and availability of our aircraft in order to provide a great service for our customers.

Yohan Closs, Airbus Head of Customer Services Latin America and the Caribbean said, “We are proud that Ultra Air has selected our FHS material services. The airline will benefit from guaranteed parts availability and be well-positioned to secure its operations as they continue to ramp up with the incorporation of additional A320s to their fleet.”

Airbus FHS is now covering over 1100 aircraft across the globe with over 200 only in Latin America. It offers material and maintenance services that help advance the operational reliability and performance of airlines’ fleets while maximizing flying hours.

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Ultra-Air has a fleet of five A320ceo aircraft flying domestic routes in Colombia. The airline plans to expand its A320 fleet to open new routes in the years to come.