CEBU PACIFIC AIR expands its component support contract with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) to include seven (7) A321ceo and 32 A321neo aircraft. This is on top of the component support agreement signed last year between Cebu Pacific and AFI KLM E&M covering its fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft.
Operations under significantly extended contract will partly take place in Singapore at Singapore Component Solutions (SCS), a local joint venture between AFI KLM E&M and Sabena technics. The array of services provided under the long-term contract includes component repairs from Europe and Singapore, as well as access to local spares pool.
Established in September 2016, Singapore Component Solutions (SCS) operates out of Seletar international airport, with some 6,500sq.m.of repair facilities. SCS is one of the region’s leading multi-product and multi-fleet players. It has become one of the most efficient and responsive MROs in the region, backed by regional logistics centers, parts inventories, and technical expertise of its parent firms. SCS specializes in repairs for A320 and ATR fleets with a comprehensive offering for avionics, mechanical and pneumatic components, along with aerostructure and cabin and safety components.
“In 2017, Cebu Pacific Air signed its first contract with us. They are thus a recent customer and it is a great honor for us to have been able to rapidly convince the airline of our expertise and efficiency. We have taken up a challenge by demonstrating our ability to adapt to its ambitious fleet plan and operating imperatives in very short order,” said Fabrice Defrance, Senior Vice President for Commercial or AFI KLM E&M.
Between 2018 and 2021, CEB expects delivery of 45 brand-new aircraft as part of its fleet renewal program, specifically: two (2) Airbus A321 CEO, five (5) Airbus A320 NEO (New Engine Option), six (6) ATR 72-600, and 32 Airbus A321NEO. CEB has one of the youngest fleets in the world, with a total of 67 aircraft with an average age of five (5) years. The CEB fleet is comprised of 36 Airbus A320, five (5) Airbus A321CEO (Current Engine Option), and eight (8) Airbus A330; while the Cebgo fleet is composed of eight (8) ATR 72-500 and 10 ATR 72-600 aircraft.
Cebu Air (PSE: CEB), operating as Cebu Pacific, is the largest carrier in the Philippine air transportation industry, offering its low-cost services to more destinations and routes with higher flight frequency within the Philippines than any other airline. In conjunction with its wholly-owned subsidiary Cebgo, CEB operates the most extensive network in the Philippines with a total 37 domestic destinations—connecting the most exotic Philippine islands to 26 international destinations in Asia, Australia, the Middle East and the United States, with over 104 domestic and international routes in all. In its 22-years of operations, CEB has already carried over 150 million passengers.
Cebu Pacifi c has achieved full compliance with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA)—considered as the accreditation with the highest standards for safety in the airline industry, joining a roster of 429 airlines worldwide that have strictly complied with the most stringent of international standards governing aviation safety.
